The Age of Wonder Meets the Age of Information
What can past eras of information overload teach students about critically consuming content in the present?
Ivory Towers: Good or Bad?
The ivory tower has always been metaphoric, but as Steven Shapin shows, its symbolic value has shifted over the centuries.
All Travelers are Infiltrators: An Introduction to the Study of Travel Writing
Travel writing as a genre has arguably been around for centuries, but it didn’t emerge as a distinct field of academic study until the 1980s.
Teaching Peace Between the Wars
In the years between the world wars, the League of Nations attempted to change how history was taught to emphasize commonalities across national lines.
9 Ways to Create an “Intellectually Humble” Classroom
A university faculty member offers practical pedagogical steps to incorporate in the classroom to foster an intellectually humble environment.
From Gamification to Game-Based Learning
Use the JSTOR Daily Sleuth game to highlight the dangers of AI within academic research.
The History of Peer Review Is More Interesting Than You Think
The term “peer review” was coined in the 1970s, but the referee principle is usually assumed to be as old as the scientific enterprise itself. (It isn’t.)
The Impact JSTOR in Prison Has Made on Me
Tim Johnson, serving a life sentence in North Carolina, shares how access to JSTOR creates opportunities that cultivate change in prison and beyond.
Building Classroom Discussions around JSTOR Daily Syllabi
Help students develop discussion skills using JSTOR Daily syllabi and roundups as catalysts for classroom conversations.