"A Passage through Time": Original Artwork for Elko Street-scape Project
The original concept art for "A Passage through Time," the Elko Street-scape public art project undertaken by the Nevada Department of Transportation in Elko in the spring and summer of 2015. The artwork was produced by John L'Etoile, Senior Landscape Architect of Nevada DOT
John L'Etoile
Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
2015
Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
<a title="Video Interview with John L'Etoile" href="/omeka/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Elko Street-scaping Project: Interview with Nevada DOT Architect John L'Etoile" - http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/115</a>
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"Discussions for Critical Thinking" - In-Service Handout
The handout distributed to participants at the VHC In-Service "Discussions for Critical Thinking," 21 January 2016.
The handout distributed to participants at the VHC In-Service "Discussions for Critical Thinking," 21 January 2016. The handout was intended to be a guide for the workshop discussions and includes three sample discussions from GBC faculty presenters.
Scott A. Gavorsky
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
21 January 2016
Joshua Webster; Kathy Schwandt;
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English
"Discussions for Critical Thinking" - Spring 2016 Faculty In-Service
Spring 2016 Faculty In-Service on using discussions to promote critical thinking skills, particularly for online classes.
<p>On 21 January 2016, the VHC hosted a faculty in-service on strategies to use discussions to promote critical thinking, particularly in online classes. The workshop was presented by GBC faculty members Scott A. Gavorsky, Kathy Schwandt, and Joshua Webster.</p>
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
<a title="Humanities Toolkit exhibit on Discussions" href="/omeka/exhibits/show/humanities-toolkit/discussions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Humanities Toolkit - Discussions</a>
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
21 January 2016
Scott A. Gavorsky, Kathy Schwandt, Joshua Webster [VHC presenters]; Brenda Wilkie [GBC IAV facilitator]
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streaming video [mp4]
English
Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
<p>Historian Dan Flores' talk on <em>Coyote America</em> to Dr. Jonathan Foster's HIST 102 (U.S. History since 1877) class at GBC, 28 January 2016.</p>
<p><a title="Dan Flores GBC Talk - 28 January 2016" href="http://gbcnv.mediasite.com/mediasite/Play/f3cbfc66eaac44148bc7c3584fbadb561d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View Event [MediaSite Stream]</a></p>
<p>Event sponsered by <a title="Nevada Humanities dot org" href="http://www.nevadahumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Humanities</a> and the <a title="Western Folklife Center dot org" href="http://www.westernfolklife.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Western Folklife Center</a>.</p>
<p>Dan Flores speaks about his forthcoming book, <em>Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History</em> (New York: Basic Books, June 2016):</p>
<p>“[It] is a biography of the animal from its evolutionary origins in the American Southwest five million years ago, its role in inspiring the principal deity of many western Indian tribes, to its 21st century spread across North America and colonization of America's largest cities,” said Flores. “Along the way I'll try to explain how its evolutionary adaptations, so similar to ours, has coyotes mirroring our own successes, one of the reasons it continues as an animal avatar for us in modern culture."</p>
<p>Dan Flores is a cultural and environmental historian of the American West. The author of ten books, Flores’ work focuses on a longue durée approach. According to the Western Folklife Center’s website, Flores’s work encompasses “both history and the present so that today’s westerners can strive to make decisions that promote the long-term health of the land.”</p>
<p>Flores has written widely about western animals, including bison and wild horses, and has two forthcoming books to be released in 2016, titled: <em>American Serengenti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains</em>, and <em>Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History</em>. Flores was also a keynote speaker for this year's National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.</p>
Dan Flores
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
28 January 2016
Nevada Humanities; Western Folklife Center; Robert Hannu [GBC]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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MediaSite Course Stream
English
Deepa Willingham - Eradicating Extreme Poverty through Girls' Education
Rotary International Humanities Speaker Deepa Willingham discusses a project to eradicate local extreme poverty in Piyali, India through the girls' school (the Piyali Learning Center).
<p><a href="http://gbcnv.mediasite.com/mediasite/Play/679a4ac7a46a427bbd62c85a2d4828841d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View MediaSite of Event</a></p>
<p>Deepa is the founder of Promise and Assurance of Children Everywhere (PACE) Universal, a non-profit organization leading a program to prevent child trafficking and eradicate extreme poverty through education of girls and women, vocational training, and holistic village rehabilitation.</p>
<p>Deepa is an active Rotarian originally from India. She studied under the stewardship of Mother Teresa and has spent much of her career working with children.</p>
Deepa Willingham
Rotary International, Great Basin College, and the Arts and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Committee
19 November 2015
Anita Franzoia [moderator]; Radhika Bahkta [dance]; GBC IAV Department [connection facilitation and MediaStreaming];
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Design for the Human Spirit Logo (Theme 2015-2017)
Official logo for the VHC "Design for the Human Spirit" Theme for 2015-2017.
The official "Design for the Human Spirit" logo.
Scott A. Gavorsky
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
August 2015
Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
Should be used only for "Design for the Human Spirit" items.
.jpg; 300 dpi; 2700 px x 2400 px
English
Designing a College for Rural Nevada, part 1: Motive, Means, Opportunity
A brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College.
<p>A brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College, as related by original college founders Robley "Bob" Burns, Jr., Mark and Katherine Chilton, Dr. Hugh Collett, and Michael Marfisi.</p>
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
<a title="GBC at 50 collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GBC at 50 [collection]<br /></a>
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
24 August 2015
Robley "Bob" Burns, Jr.; Dr. Hugh Collett; Michael Marfisi; Mark Chilton; Kathy Chilton; Dr. Mark A. Curtis [interviewer]; longzijun - <a title="longzijun - Words and Music" href="https://longzijun.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">longzijun.wordpress.com</a> [music]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
<a title="GBC at 50 collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GBC at 50 [collection]</a>
streaming video [mp4; 1080p]
English
Discussion Requirements for a History Survey Course
Example discussion requirements for a History Survey Course, including a rubric for grading.
<p>Example discussion requirements for students for a History Survey course, in this case HIST 105 (European Civilization to 1648). The requirements includes the rubric for grading.</p>
<a title="Discussion Requirements for History Survey Course" href="/omeka/files/original/0ae5e93257b596567e75b837d09936c8.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download pdf of full page</a>
Scott A. Gavorsky
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
January 2016
All rights reserved. Use of any content only by express permission of Great Basin College © 2016.
HTML coding that can be copied-and-pasted.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Copy the HTML text.
2) In WebCampus course shell, click Add New Page.
3) In page editor, click on "HTML Editor"
4) Paste the text into the HTML Editor.
5) Save and test links.
6) Place in any desired course module.
English
Discussions Posting Rubric for a History Survey Course
A grading rubric for discussion posts used for History survey courses.
This grading rubric for discussion posts was developed for History survey courses, although it is generic enough to be used for any types of courses. The rubric is set up based on a three-prompt discussion model, with an initial post and two required responses.
Scott A. Gavorsky
Discussion Requirements for History Survey Courses [<a title="Discussion Requirements for History Survey Course" href="/omeka/exhibits/show/humanities-toolkit/item/124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/humanities-toolkit/item/124</a>]
GBC Virtual Humanities Center
21 January 2016
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<a title="Humanities Toolkit - Discussions" href="/omeka/exhibits/show/humanities-toolkit/discussions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Humanities Toolkit / Discussions</a>
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Elko Street-scaping Project: Interview with Nevada DOT Architect John L'Etoile
Interview with John L'Etoile, Nevada DOT Senior Landscape Architect on the Elko Street-scaping project.
Angie de Braga (GBC VHC) interviews John L'Etoile, Senior Landscape Architect for the Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT), about the design of the Elko Street-scaping project, using the theme "A Passage through Time."<br /> <br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TFxgxvF45Kw" frameborder="0"></iframe>
Angie de Braga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxgxvF45Kw&feature=youtu.be
Nevada Department of Education
July 2015
Angie de Braga [interviewer]; John L'Etoile [interviewee]; Nevada DOT [editing]
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