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August 27, 2010
For General Education: English core requirement / Ways of Knowing, 6 credits
For Business / Political Science / Economics Majors
This cluster will investigate — through reading, conversing and writing — the broad historical phenomenon called “the good life,” as it is understood in the context of political science and economics. Students will explore the concept of “the good life” through questions such as: How do we define “the good life”? Is it measured by our accomplishments? Our material possessions? Our relationships? Our moral and ethical standards? Is it something to be defined individually or corporately? Do our notions of “the good life” transcend time and space, or are they inevitably influenced by the culture we live in?
Faculty
Roger Bradley
Assistant Professor, Economics
James Rowell
Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies
Judith Burdan
Assistant Professor, English
Brian Nesselrode
Research & Instruction Librarian
Courses
- ECO201: Principles of Macroeconomics
- REL211: Religions of the World (WI)
- ENG152: Research Topics in College Writing (WI)
WI = Writing Intensive
Cluster 3A: Identity
August 27, 2010
For General Education: English core requirement / Creative Expression, 6 credits
For Art / Theatre / English Majors
This cluster will focus on Identity — how people, literary characters, corporations and societies create, manipulate and transform their own identities. Courses will incorporate workshops in the theatrical arena with studying and creating artistic and literary pieces focused on advertising, writing, blogging, photography and video.
Faculty
Jim Wilson
Associate Professor, English
Chris Smith
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
Phyllis Gibbs
Chair & Associate Professor, Theatre Arts
Jack Daniels
Research & Instruction Librarian
Courses
- THA201 / ENG201: Introduction to Drama & Literature
- ENG152: Research Topics in College Writing (WI)
- ART218: Visual Culture
WI = Writing Intensive
Cluster 2A: History & Visual Culture
August 27, 2010
For General Education: Foundations of Knowledge, 3 credits / Creative Expression, 3 credits
For History or Art Majors
This cluster explores the overlapping relationship of American history and visual culture. HIS205 examines the events of American history from Colonialism to Reconstruction, while ART218 will examine how visual imagery promotes, influences and records history. Ideas about how visual images sustain history will be explored through class discussions, projects and field trips.
Faculty
Steve Voguit
Assistant Professor, Geography & History
Laura Mongiovi
Assistant Professor, Art
Katherine Owens
Research & Instruction Librarian
Courses
- ART218: Visual Culture
- HIS205: United States History to 1877 (WI)
WI = Writing Intensive
Cluster 1A: Teaching, Writing, Reflecting: Documenting the History of the Teaching Profession
August 27, 2010
For General Education: English core requirement
For Education Majors
This cluster looks at how education policies and practices, as well as modes for their documentation, have changed over the years. Courses will examine how these changes are reflected by different social movements and key events in American history. The courses are interwoven in their focus on different methods of documenting the changes made in schooling at key moments in American history, such as before and after the end of slavery, during the Civil Rights movement and more current moments that influence today’s educational practices, such as the introduction of special education. During the course of the semester, we will visit local Civil Rights historical sites and low-income elementary schools, as well as create digital documentation, share completed research, produce videos and other documents.
Faculty
Sandy Davis
Associate Professor, Education
Bettina Baker
Assistant Professor, Education
Lisa Baird
Assistant Professor, English
Blake Pridgen
Research & Instruction Librarian
Courses
- EDU202: Introduction to Teaching & Learning
- ENG152: Research Topics in College Writing (WI)
- EDU241: Electronic Portfolio Development
WI = Writing Intensive
Student Videos from ‘Teaching, Writing, Reflecting’ Cluster
April 30, 2010
Instructors Tina Baker, Lisa Baird, Sandy Davis and Blake Pridgen worked with Ignite students to produce documentaries for a cluster titled “Teaching, Writing, Reflecting: Documenting the History of the Teaching Tradition.”
“Violence in Schools,” by Kelsey Peryan, Jennifer Kelly, Heather Cribbs and Rachel Reiner
Part I
“Violence in Schools,” by Kelsey Peryan, Jennifer Kelly, Heather Cribbs and Rachel Reiner
Part II
“Public vs. Private vs. Homeschooling,” by Kaylee Miller, Kim Conway and Rachel Trufant-Robertson
Part I
“Public vs. Private vs. Homeschooling,” by Kaylee Miller, Kim Conway and Rachel Trufant-Robertson
Part II
“Public vs. Private vs. Homeschooling,” by Kaylee Miller, Kim Conway and Rachel Trufant-Robertson
Part III
“Gender in Schools,” by Courtney Buzzanca, Melissa Schafroth and Kate Wise
Part I
“Gender in Schools,” by Courtney Buzzanca, Melissa Schafroth and Kate Wise
Part II
“Disabilities in Education” by Shelby Anderson, Hayley Bowker, Michelle Clark and Ghellsea Guyer
“Church vs. State in Schools” by Jessica Skinner, Emily Barimo, Monica Hughes and Bethany Johnson