Book Talks 2006-07
Book Talks |
Reading Circles |
Global Feminisms |
Reading Circles on General Education Goal Areas |
Book Talk
October
Wednesday, October 18 12:00 – 1:00 MC 114/115
Integrating Information Literacy into the Higher Education Curriculum by Ilene F. Rockman and Associates
Facilitators: Karen Thoms and Susan Schleper
November
Wednesday, November 8 12:00 – 1:00 MC 114/115
The Learning Paradigm College by John Tagg
Facilitators: Monica Devers and Balsy Kasi
Thursday, November 16 12:15 – 1:30 MC 114/115
Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter by George D. Kuh et al
Facilitators: Victoria Williams and Carol Mohrbacher
January
Tuesday, January 30 12:30 – 1:45 Oak Room, Atwood
The Open Space of Democracy by Terry Tempest Wiliams
Facilitator: Michelle Kukoleca-Hammes
February
Wednesday, February 7 12:00 – 1:00 MC 114/115
The Art of Changing the Brain: Enrichinng the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning by James E. Zull
Facilitators: Matt Tornow
Tuesday, February 13 12:15 – 1:30 Oak Room, Atwood
Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education by Barbara Walvoord
Facilitators: Sandra Johnson Suellen Rundquist
Wednesday, February 21 12:00 – 1:00 MC 114/115
Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk edited by Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow
Facilitators: Frankie Condon
March
Tuesday, March 13 12:30 – 1:45 Oak Room, Atwood
My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned b y Becoming a Student by Rebekah Nathan
Facilitators: Annette Schoenberger, Debra Japp, Marla Kanengieter
Wednesday, March 21 12:00 – 1:00 MC 114/115
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch
Facilitator: Tonya Huber-Warring
Reading Circles
Spirituality and Higher Education
Facilitator: Patricia Hauslein
Texts :
Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer
A Hidden Wholeness by Parker J. Palmer
The Call to Teach by David T. Hansen
Spirituality in Higher Education edited by Sherry L. Hoppe and Bruce W. Speck
Dates Monday, October 16 Wednesday, November 15 Monday, January 22 Wednesday, February 14 Monday, March 12 Wednesday, April 18 |
Times 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 2:00 1:00 – 2:00 |
Location OAK ROOM, ATWOOD GRANITE ROOM, ATWOOD OAK ROOM, ATWOOD OAK ROOM, ATWOOD OAK ROOM, ATWOOD OAK ROOM, ATWOOD |
Global Feminisms
Facilitators: Catherine Fox and Mumbi Mwangi
Texts :
Methodology of the Oppressed by Chela Sandoval
Scattered Hegemonies: Postmodernity and Transnational Feminist Practices edited by Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan
Feminism without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity by Chandra Talpade Mohanty
Making Face, Making Soul Hacienda Caras: Creative and Critical Perspectives by Feminists of Color edited by Gloria Anzuldua
Dates Thursday, October 12 Thursday, October 26 Thursday, November 9 Thursday, February 1 Thursday, February 15 Thursday, March 1 Thursday, March 15 Thursday, March 29 Thursday, April 12 Thursday, April 26 |
Times 12:15 – 1:30 12:15 – 1:30 12:15 – 1:30 2:15 – 3:45 2:15 – 3:45 2:15 – 3:45 2:15 – 3:45 2:15 – 3:45 2:15 – 3:45 2:15 – 3:45 |
Location MC 114/115 MC 114/115 MC 114/115 MC 310 MC 310 MC 310 MC 114/115 MC 114/115 MC 310 MC 310 |
Reading Circles on General Education Goal Areas
Reading Circles on General Education Goal Areas
As the General Education Committee (GEC) started work on revision efforts, they spent a good deal of time reading key monographs that informed our work. The American Association of Colleges and Universities has many excellent pieces that are informative, insightful, and that focus specifically on improving student learning. Of particular interest is the “Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College”—a “must read” for anyone interested in general education reform. Several of them also focus on the proposed goals for our new program. If you are interested in joining an important conversation about general education and student learning, please sign up for one or more of these sessions. Also, if you would be interested in serving as a discussion leader along with Judy Litterst, please contact her at jlitterst@stcloudstate.edu.
(R)evolution of the New Globally Engaged Academy Peer Review Winter 2004
February 12, 2007 3:00 - 4:00 PM MC 314
Facilitators : Judy Litterst and Lindah Mhando
As David Tritelli, Editor of Peer Review writes, “in reading this issue of Peer Review, one is struck by how closely liberal education and democratic values are intertwined as well as by how appropriate, even necessary, both are to effective global engagement.”
Science and Engaged Learning Peer Review Winter 2005
February 26, 2007 2:00 - 3:00 PM MC 314
Facilitators: Judy Litterst and Pat Hauslein
This issue explores efforts to improve science education for majors and non-majors through new forms of engaged science learning. Included are an overview of trends in undergraduate science reform, a reflection on the multiple meanings of engaged learning, and a list of myths about engagement that prevent science faculty from adopting active learning pedagogies.
Quantitative Literacy Peer Review Summer 2004
March 20, 2007 12:15-1:30 PM MC 314
Facilitators: Judy Litterst and Sandra Johnson
This issue focuses on quantitative literacy as a key outcome of liberal education and explores recent trends in instruction, assessment, and curricular location. Also included is a look at related college readiness issues.
Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility Liberal Education Summer/Fall 2005
April 17, 2007 2:00 - 3:00 PM MC 314
Facilitators: Judy Litterst
In the fall of 2004, in order to identify and assess undergraduate education’s contribution, actual and potential, to students’ ethical and moral development, AAC&U and the John Templeton Foundation convened a national panel of leading educational researchers. The panel concluded that there is a need for greater emphasis on educating for personal and social responsibility as an essential purpose of liberal education, and urged development of robust assessments colleges and universities can use to demonstrate and improve upon their success in this regard. This issue of Liberal Education is an outgrowth of the panel’s discussions.
