Proposing Faculty Member: Yoshiko O. Green Category: Contemporary Social Values Component: Global Cultures Description: This course will cover Japanese language and society including multilingualism, language and nationalism, technology and language, native language, and reading habits. It is organized around the theme of language and identity, in particular the role of language in constructing national, international, and personal… Read more »
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CARMIn Procedures for Gen-Ed Courses
If the proposal is for a completely new course, then initiating a new course request in CARMIn should be the first step in the proposal process, as it requires multiple routing steps and can take six months or more. Once the new course request has been made in CARMIn, submit a gen-ed proposal to the… Read more »
Global Cultures: WGS-W 350 / HSC-H 350 (Global Health, Gender and Sexuality)
Proposing Faculty Member: Christina Gerken Category: Contemporary Social Values Component: Global Cultures Description: This course examines the gendered dimensions of global health. We will analyze how ideas about health intersect with culture and how state and global institutions have influenced, manipulated and exploited health. We will put a specific emphasis on the power relations and… Read more »
Visual Literacy: CMLT-C 294 (Film Genres)
Proposing Faculty Member: Elaine Roth Category: Extended Literacies Component: Visual Literacy Description: This global survey of film history moves from the middle of the twentieth century to the present moment. In this course, students will develop interpretive skills relevant to the study of film by examining the history of several major film movements. Lectures, readings,… Read more »
SOC-B 399 (VT: Young People Creating Social Change: How You Can Transform the World!
Proposing Faculty Member: Gail McGuire Category: Common Core Component: Human Behavior & Social Institutions Description: This course we will examine the ways in which young people have created social change on national and international topics, such as gun violence, climate change, civil rights, and women’s rights. Drawing on historical analyses, social science research, and fictional… Read more »
Prof. Wolfer Presenting WIP Paper Related to Computer Literacy Gen-Ed
Professor Jim Wolfer, from the Department of Computer & Information Sciences, will be in Austria late September to present a Work-In-Progress (WIP) paper entitled TO2YS – Teaching Online with Objects from Youth to Seniors on adapting his in-person classroom illustrations to the constraints of an online Computer Literacy class the International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning / IGIP… Read more »
Gen-Ed and FYS Director Announcements at September 2022 Senate Meeting
Gen-Ed Co-Directors Jennifer Muñiz & Henry Scott and FYS Director Betsy Local Updates to Academic Affairs Gen-Ed website: Student petition forms (for substitutions or exceptions) revised to reflect curriculum as of Fall 2021 New Course Proposal forms, and procedures, moved to Gen-Ed Blog under Info for Instructors Updated to reflect curriculum as of Fall 2021… Read more »
GenEd Assessment for Fall 2022
Groupings within our General Education curriculum are assessed on a rotating basis so that each area is reviewed every 3rd semester, with individual courses being selected via systematic sampling. The Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to be assessed for each component (e.g., Quantitative Reasoning within the Fundamental Literacies category) should be identical for all offerings, and… Read more »
PALC-B 190 (VT: Introduction to Palliative Care)
Proposing Faculty Member: Bunmi Okanlami Category: Common Core Component: Human Behavior & Social Institutions Description: This course introduces students from diverse disciplines to the interdisciplinary field of Palliative and Supportive care, which improves the quality of life for people of all ages with serious illnesses. Students will be introduced to the philosophy under which a… Read more »
HSC-B 190 (VT: Disabilities Related to Communication and Society)
Proposing Faculty Member: Jennifer Essig Category: Common Core Component: Human Behavior & Social Institutions Description: Introduction to behavioral and social aspects of communication disorders. There will be an emphasis on human perception of disabilities and the experiences of individuals with communication disorders. Also discussed are the potential influences of popular media in shaping the thinking… Read more »