In fall of 2010 I took a class called Digital Civilization at BYU. IT was a very unique class that aimed to teach us post 1500 world history, but also to make connections with any given movement or event’s modern digital counterpart. For example, when we talked about the printing press and the informational revolution that followed we then drew parallels to the recent Internet revolution and the splash that it caused. The class was one of the most interesting I have ever taken and it was certainly the best history class I have ever been a part of.
Now, why am I talking about a history class? Well, you see, in said ‘revolutionary approach to learning history’ our teacher required us to keep a blog of our research and thoughts on the subjects at hand. At first I was very reluctant to keep a blog (you see I thought blogs were only for teenage girls who needed more space to tell about their feelings, or for stay at home mom’s who didn’t have anything to do with their days). I was clearly above that lowly form of media. However, as time passed I found my regular blog keeping to be quite engaging, and, at times, even therapeutic.
And so as I begin my second leg of blogging I do so with a better attitude: excitement and willingness. Enjoy the blog!
