From The Hobbit to Signum University with The Tolkien Professor

<p>Episode 47 features The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, founder and president of Signum University and the longtime host of The Tolkien Professor podcast. We talk about Tolkien, learning, online education, and higher education. And along the way The Tolkein Professor tells the tale of the founding of Signum University from the seed of The Tolkien Professor podcast, and more.</p> <p>During the episode we cover:</p> <ul> <li>Our Tolkien introductions</li> <li>Staying inspired by Tolkien</li> <li>Conversation is weather</li> <li>Starting The Tolkien Professor podcast</li> <li>The Silmarillion Seminars</li> <li>Inspirations for Signum University</li> <li>The thrill of teaching</li> <li>And much more...</li> </ul> <p><strong>Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode</strong></p> <p><a href="http://agentpalmer.com/">AgentPalmer.com</a></p> <p><a title="TolkienProfessor.com" href= "https://tolkienprofessor.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TolkienProfessor.com</a></p> <p><a title="SignumUniversity.org" href= "https://signumuniversity.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">SignumUniversity.org</a></p> <p><a title="Mythgard Institute" href="https://mythgard.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mythgard Institute</a></p> <p><a title="The Silmarillion Seminars - The Tolkien Professor" href= "https://tolkienprofessor.com/lectures/courses/silmarillion-seminar/"> The Silmarillion Seminars - The Tolkien Professor</a></p> <p><strong>Tweets</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://twitter.com/ThePalmerFiles">@ThePalmerFiles</a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/AgentPalmer">@AgentPalmer</a></p> <p><a title="@tolkienprof" href="https://twitter.com/tolkienprof" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@tolkienprof</a></p> <p><a title="@signumu" href="https://twitter.com/signumu" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">@signumu</a></p> <p><a title="@mythgardian" href="https://twitter.com/mythgardian" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@mythgardian</a></p> <p><strong>Other Links</strong></p> <p><a title= "Coupland’s ‘Psychotic’ family portrait is