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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Chapter 3 – As part of an argument for the role of the liberal arts in educating for democratic citizenship, Nussbaum offers a brief tour of child development and social psychology. While much of what she describes will be new to us, much of it is the stuff of some entry-level, college psychology courses. Nussbaum connects that material to some real challenges of social interaction in a democratic society, claiming that “The narcissistic child’s original desire to turn parents into…

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The number 1 job that came up for me was to be an interpreter. Which I thought was funny I would never think to be an interpreter. Some things that the assessment pointed out were that I would thrive doing something artistic (work that is creative and original) and that I would do best in a workplace that allows me to express myself creatively and that I am likely to enjoy work that requires high energy and taking risks. I…

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Sanford J. Ungar – Table of Ideas for “7 Major Misperceptions…” LIL 120 A  (Fall ‘22) – Cripps This is a table to help us structure Ungar’s article and begin thinking about relationships between that article and other texts we’re working on. MAKE A COPY OF THIS GOOGLE DOC AND BEGIN TO BUILD IT OUT as part of the Homework for September 22. Misp. # Misperception Description (with brief quote & explanation) Ungar’s Response (with quote/evidence & explanation) Connections (to…

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