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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
Classes We Love
In Theater Class, It’s Stage Left, Right Cross
By Jason Jacks on June 8, 2011
“Smack!” The man falls back, reeling from a blow to his left cheek. Undeterred, he slams his palms into the chest of his assailant, sending him in the opposite direction. Soon enough, ears are grabbed, hair is tugged, and one man is thrown rudely to the floor. While Hulk Hogan would be proud, WrestleMania it’s…
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Classes We Love: Engineering Students Check on HOT Lanes
By Colleen Kearney Rich on March 29, 2011
You were required to wear a hard hat and a DayGlo vest. Beltway traffic was whizzing by many feet below. This was not your typical class field trip, but for a group of civil engineering students, it was a great experience and the opportunity to see engineering in action. The students were enrolled in a…
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Classes We Love: In EDIT 732 and 752, Augmented Reality Is the ‘New Way to Learn’
By Jason Jacks on February 23, 2011
“Augmented Reality” sounds like a pilot for a Syfy Channel movie of the week. But while the technology behind what is known in scientific circles as AR is certainly state of the art, its mission is far from science fiction. In Brenda Bannan’s EDIT 732 and EDIT 752 graduate-level classes, students are learning and developing…
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