## What is *Antheum*? Antheum is a digital garden, created by Will Denny. It is a play on the Greek *άνθεμον (anthemon / flower)* and *mουσεῖον (mouseion / library)*, taken to mean a digital garden. A digital garden is a combination of a blog and a knowledge management system. Rather than static articles that are posted on a specific date, digital gardens have multiple pages of ideas that are grown, trimmed, or pruned over time. So, Antheum is a collection of my notes as I research the topics and issues that I am studying. You'll also find notes on personal knowledge management, teaching, learning, language acquisition, social work, therapy, higher education, and cultural psychology. Currently, I am interested in the experiences of linguistic minority students in higher education and issues of linguistic and cultural equity and diversity on college campuses. Remember, these are *working* notes in the sense that the priority is function over form. You **will** find missing links, inconsistent formatting, and half-formed ideas. My philosophy with this collection is to develop and improve the topics that I am working on at the moment. I rarely spend time polishing notes from topics that are not otherwise taking up my attention. Sometimes I post shorter things on <a rel="me" href="https://pkm.social/@wjd">Mastodon</a>. ## Looking for something? The fastest way to find something interesting is to use the search feature for specific keywords. Otherwise, here's a brief introduction to how things are organized in my knowledge management system. The foundation of this system are the "main notes" which are prefixed with a string of letters and numbers. These are individual notes that represent a single idea. Based on the Zettelkasten system, these atomic notes are linked to other notes to create a network of ideas. Main notes are initially hidden under the "Main Notes" section of the menu. Main notes are given a clear and direct name that is a statement of the idea they contain. Here's an example of a main note: [[5B3D3B - an ecomap maps current social assets]]. There are also reference notes, prefixed with a "@" symbol. This represents a single source of information such as a book, chapter, article, or video. References notes will include a full APA citation, a rhetorical précis to describe the content, and a list of main note links of the ideas contained within that source. Reference notes are initially hidden under the "Reference Notes" section of the menu. The name of a reference note is the citekey that I use for that source in my academic writing workflow. Here's an example of a reference note: [[@2019norcross_stages]] Finally, there are "maps of content" prefixed with a "§" symbol. These are notes that organize main notes under specific topics. A map of content could be a specific topic of interest, a synthesis of course content, or the outline of an article that organizes notes for a specific purpose. Maps of content are listed on the site menu. Here's an example of a map of content: [[§ Language acquisition and identity]]