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Journeys of Teaching
By Dr. Aaron R. GierhartEducation
Journeys of Teaching episodes
- Episode 110: @SpookySarahSays - Gastro Horror and Networked Learning
This week, we sit down with Sarah Stubbs, known online as @SpookySarahSays. Sarah is the creator of the #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Challenge, Community Manager of the Chattanooga Film Festival, and co-host of the Geeks Who Eat and Final Girls Feast podcasts.
On this episode, we discussed the #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days Challenge Sarah created in 2020 as well as the networked learning around horror films that she engages in and facilitates for others.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.
Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast intro/outro music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.
Transition Music Credit: “Radiate Instrumental (GLASS)”, Nuisance, Free Music Archive CC BY-NC
25 min - Jonathan Robertson - Legislation and Book Banning
Jonathan Robertson is a recent graduate Columbus State University with a degree in Political Science. On this episode, recorded in Spring 2024, Jonathan will examine increased legislative efforts in different states and distinguishes between challenges and outright bans.
References:
- Ferri, C. E. (2023). Book Banning Goes Digital: Libraries Suspending Their E-Book Services and the Complications It Poses for First Amendment Doctrine. Stanford Technology Law Review, 27(1), 127–179.
- “HB 1084.” Georgia General Assembly. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61477.
- Maloney, S. (2023). Political Advocacy Groups: The Puppet Masters behind Public School Boards’ Banning of Books. DePaul Law Review, 73(1), 129–154.
- “PEN America Is Suing Escambia County, Florida.” PEN America, January 31, 2024. https://pen.org/pen-america-v-escambia-county/.
- Yates, B. March 3, 2023. “School Book Bans: Senate Bill 226 and How Georgia Got Here.” Georgia Law Review.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.25 min - Amiya Smith & Carolina Maldonado - Art Censorship & Book Banning
Amiya Smith and Carolina Maldonado are Art majors at Columbus State University. On this video podcast episode, recorded and produced in Spring 2024, they discuss examples of art censorship and intersections of this issue with book banning.
Their references list is provided as a shared Word Doc.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.1 hr 18 min - Daniel Oved - Financial Censorship
Daniel Oved is a Finance major at Columbus State University. On this episode, recorded in Spring 2024, Daniel defines "financial censorship" and discusses how this issue is connected to book banning.
References:
- Farrell, K. (2008). Corporate complicity in the Chinese censorship regime: When freedom of expression and profitability collide. Journal of Internet Law, 11(7), 1–21.
- Federal Trade Commission. (2022, March 4). The antitrust laws. https://www.ftc.gov/advice-guidance/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/antitrust-laws
- Pagani, M., Czerwinski, D., & Whaley, G. (2020). Financial censorship controversy: Financial services leading social change? Journal of Accounting & Finance (2158-3625), 20(3), 101–126. https://doi.org/10.33423/jaf.v20i3.3012
- Reitman, D. O. a. R. (2020, December 15). Visa and Mastercard are trying to dictate what you can watch on Pornhub. Electronic Frontier Foundation. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/visa-and-mastercard-are-trying-dictate-what-you-can-watch-pornhub
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.19 min - Jagrishi Settipalli - Internet Censorship
Jagrishi Settipalli is a Cybersecurity major at Columbus State University. On this episode, recorded in Spring 2024, Jagrishi will discuss Internet censorship and parallels with the issue of book banning.
References:
- Lawson, T., & Comber, C. (2000). Censorship, the internet and schools: A new moral panic? The Curriculum Journal, 11(2), 273–285. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585170050045236
- Mathewson, T. G. (2024, April 13). Schools were just supposed to block porn. instead they sabotaged homework and censored suicide prevention sites. The Markup. https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/13/schools-were-just-supposed-to-block-porn-instead-they-sabotaged-homework-and-censored-suicide-prevention-sites
- Storts-Brinks, K. (2010). Censorship online. Knowledge Quest, 39(1), 22-28. https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/censorship-online/docview/763169771/se-2
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.8 min - Zada Ivey & Daniel Argueta - Hunger
Zada Ivey and Daniel Argueta are Theatre Education majors at Columbus State University. On this episode, recording in Fall 2023, they discuss the story of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and how to navigate the dominant sociocultural values that are reinforced in today's education sector.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.11 min - Aidan Phillips & Paige Abney - Her Fight Lives On
Aidan Phillips and Paige Abney are Theatre Education majors at Columbus State University. On this episode, recorded in Fall 2023, they will discuss the story of Suzie King Taylor, a former slave in Georgia who became the first African American nurse and implications for today's education sphere, including how all students must feel seen and supported by teachers, schools, and communities.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.
12 min - Kennedy Larkin - Divisive Concepts
Kennedy Larkin in an Elementary Education major at Columbus State University. On this episode, recording in Fall 2023, Kennedy discusses the aims of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and misconceptions about it amidst anti-CRT state legislation. She also discusses the need for positioning historical racism and injustice amidst present-day problems and issues and tells the story of lynchings that occurred in her hometown of Albany, GA.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.
17 min - Episode 109: Dr. Sarah Bonner - Meaningful Work
This week, we will catch up with a previous guest from this podcast, Dr. Sarah Bonner. Sarah is a award-winning former middle grades English language arts teacher of two decades and current now serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle, Literacy and Special Education at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.
In Spring 2023, Sarah resigned from her teaching position with her school district in Central Illinois due to unrest from a vocal minority over her inclusion of This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson in a curated collection of books for her students on a day dedicated to reading and exploration.
On this episode, we will hear Sarah’s story, and unlike most weekly releases on this podcast, we will present our conversation with Sarah in its entirety with only minor edits.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.
Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach
Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.
1 hr - Episode 108: Minh Lê - Writing Ourselves into Existence
This week, we will explore the journey of Minh Lê. Minh is the author of well-regarded picture books such as Lift and Drawn Together as well as the middle grades graphic novel Green Lantern: Legacy. He is an early childhood education policy expert and a faculty member for Hamline University’s MFA Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults.
On this episode, we will discuss Minh's work as a board member for the We Need Diverse Books organization, the growing issue of book banning and censorship, and how he teaches his students at Hamline to write from an authentic place.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.
Podcast Socials: Facebook & Instagram @JourneysOfTeaching & Twitter @JourneysTeach
Thank you to Mitch Furr for the podcast theme music and Adam Gierhart for the logo artwork.
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About Journeys of Teaching
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In Journeys of Teaching, we explore the narratives of different educators and how their experiences in across their lives and careers inform their pedagogy and teaching approaches.