August 29, 2018
Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen began putting university lectures into podcast form and set up an online master’s program dedicated to imaginative literature research: Signum University. We will discuss Signum, the state approval process, current benefits and outlook of online education, the differences between Tolkien and Lewis, and reading Tolkien with children.
link
Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
Mythgard Institute (Free Program for the Public at Signum)
https://mythgard.org/
Professor Tolkien Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tolkien-professor/id320513707?mt=2
Corey Olsen’s website https://tolkienprofessor.com/
Timestamp
Corey Olsen
2:38 Signum University approved by the New Hampshire Board of Higher Education
3:02 Scope of research at Signum University: The definition of imaginative literature. Tolkin of the Center
5:54 The fundamental difference between Tolkien and Lewis
15:23 Process of obtaining educational programs approved by the state board
22:46 Corey’s motivation for podcasts: desire to communicate with audiences more than small scholars, demand from those who want to study Tolkien seriously
28:43 Make online education more than efficient communication courses: real-time interaction and community
33:14 Online education is an affordable alternative to defeating students and exploiting faculty.
40:00 Mythgard Institute’s free Signum program for the public
47:04 How old should your child read? Lord of the Rings?
52:38 Moral Tolkien vs. Lewis: How do they lend to different ways of reading with children?
56:17 Reading of the Week: Jrr Tolkien, Letter 250 https://amzn.to/2plxhcs
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