I believe that the “medium” affects the way that we are able to make sense of content because the technologies that help us transfer our messages change social norms and the ways we interact with one another. For example when stories were told orally there was a higher chance of the story being changed through time and being inaccurate. Now that content can be recorded in so many other ways it is easier to keep track and make sense of…
A Liberal Arts Education gives people the general skills, critical thinking,citizenship and knowledge that are needed to contribute to society in an impactful way. That’s not to say that STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) aren’t equally as impactful. It is important to realize how broad the liberal arts are and all it encompasses many disciplines, with the five major categories being literature, languages, history, philosophy, math and science. But it is so much more than that, by taking…
5What are some common themes/ take aways about creative process that are described in these different sources? There is no right creative process. Everyone’s creative process is different and there is no right or wrong way to approach or think about it. The creative process is the process that an individual finds best helps them get their ideas and their creativity across. Whether that means to be hyper aware of your conscious and unconscious minds or not to be aware…
This semester My voice has been the driving point in all of my writing assignments. I feel that this semester has helped me to be more specific and clear with my thesis statements which is useful when I’m trying to make my perspective and point of view well known right off the bat (something that i’ve struggled with in the past). I actually have been running into the problem in my writing where there’s too much of my voice and…
Question 1 (Smithsonian article): How would you describe the relationship between technology, society, and culture? Social media is both helpful and hurtful when it comes to making and maintaining relationships. Being someone who grew up in this era where we have so heavily depend on technology it’s hard to bring myself to say negative things about it because I too, am extremely dependent on it. Our technological creations are now inseparable from us. Technology and social media has changed the…
Write one “paragraph-like thing” that explores how Boyer’s concept of the enriched major (with a quote!) is illustrated/supported by/found in some element of your major (with a quote – outcome, mission, course requirement, course description, etc.) One quote that i found in the communications guide that I thought related to Boyers idea of an enriched major was in the learning outcomes when it stated “The program goals of the Bachelor of Arts in Communications are strongly focused on providing our…
What is a central tension Boyer discusses in his chapter? Support your response with a quote from Boyer and at least 4 sentences of explanation. The central point of tension in this chapter is “Therefore, in judging the merits of a major, the issue is not the newness, or status, or even the utility of the program. Rather, the basic test of a proposed major is this:Does the field of study have a legitimate intellectual content of its own and…
Do you really want a world with leaders (and their fingers) on the button, who don’t empathize? (Claim). In my opinion empathy is the most important leadership skill. It’s often said that people don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses, and it’s true in my experience. If your boss doesn’t care about you, or worse, actively sabotages you, it’s your sign to hit the exit. Don’t look back and don’t feel bad – we work to live, not the other way…
In Chapter 5, Nussbaum makes a case for the kind of education needed if we’re to be “citizens of the world.” As she sees it, we need to be attuned to the global situation, as we live in a truly globalized world – and our challenges are global in scale. She writes, “Colleges cannot convey the type of learning that produces global citizens unless they have a liberal arts structure” ( 93). What is it about the liberal arts structure…
