Author: Bob Squillace Recent years have seen an alarming global rise in nativism as a political force. Nativism is, in essence, the politics of normalization – it seeks to privilege as…
Published November 29, 2017 by gb994
Published September 5, 2017 by gb994
Author: Lindsay Davies Since the earliest times, works of art have left a complex record of human arrogance towards the environment that, as educators, we have a responsibility to…
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Published August 21, 2017 by gb994
Author: Gabriela Dragnea Horvath, PhD After teaching philosophy and literature courses to American college juniors for more than a decade, starting to teach Cultural Foundations and Social Foundations to freshmen…
Published March 6, 2017 by am2759
Author: Stefanie Goyette A group podcast project offers students an opportunity to combine new research with their learning from class discussion and previous assignments, to work with other students…
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Published February 15, 2017 by am2759
Author: Alexander Nagel Creating a syllabus for a liberal arts course that delves into cultural foundations in an exciting, hands-on way was my goal for the Fall 2016 semester at…
Published January 17, 2017 by am2759
Author: Bob Squillace In its list of high-impact educational practices, the American Association of Colleges and Universities lists “Collaborative Assignments and Projects,” explaining briefly that, Collaborative learning combines two key…
Published December 5, 2016 by am2759
Author: Julia Pascal Since 2008 I have been teaching freshmen. Writing is mandatory and my class often includes those who already believe that they have no talent for it. I…
Published November 14, 2016 by am2759
Authors: Brian Culver • Nancy Reale We have seen from many years of experience teaching a complex and demanding set of core humanities courses that deal with the verbal, visual, and…
Published October 24, 2016 by am2759
Author: Mahnaz Yousefzadeh Beginning with contemporary evocations of the notion of dignity within international institutions (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), bioethics (stem-cell research and end-of-life care), and socio-economics (the Indignant…
Published September 26, 2016 by am2759
Author: Kevin Bonney Liberal Studies courses provide many opportunities to illustrate the dynamic and collaborative nature of science and examine connections between science and other disciplines. For example, teaching the…
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