This subject surveys main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in …
This subject surveys main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period. Such a foundation course is central to the humanities in Europe. The curriculum introduces a set of ideas and arguments that have played a formative role in European cultural history, and acquaints them with some exemplars of critical thought. Among the topics to be considered: the critique of religion, the promise of independence, the advance of capitalism, the temptations of Marxism, the origins of totalitarianism, and the dialects of enlightenment. In addition to texts, we will also discuss pieces of art, incl. paintings and film.
In this presentation and discussion for high school students, students will learn …
In this presentation and discussion for high school students, students will learn a simple definition for algorithm and discuss the ways that algorithms shape social media content. Students will question whether the algorithms in their own social media allow them to pursue their interests or limit them. Students will explore ways to adjust settings, privacy and ad preferences to affect the algorithms in the platforms they use.
Lesson ObjectivesStudents will be able to articulate what microaggressions are and how they …
Lesson ObjectivesStudents will be able to articulate what microaggressions are and how they transpire.Students will analyze how words can shift meaning in different contexts and explain how and why communication crosses from harmless to harmful.Students will examine microaggressions from multiple perspectives to compare and contrast how different people might respond.Students will generate solutions and practice responding to microaggressions.
As part of their study of Richard Wright's "Black Boy", students research …
As part of their study of Richard Wright's "Black Boy", students research and reflect on the current black-white racial divide in America. By examining the work of literature in the context of contemporary events, students will deepen their understanding of the work and of what it means to be an American today.
This text was envisioned as an essentials text, providing coverage of the …
This text was envisioned as an essentials text, providing coverage of the main areas of study reviewed in most introduction to sociology classes. With that said, we understand faculty may wish to tailor this text to meet their teaching objectives and the needs of their students, so please feel free to revise, remix and redistribute this text at will. We hope that this text provides faculty and students with a quality resource which aids students in achieving their academic goals.
Students apply the main research methods in sociology to explore their personal …
Students apply the main research methods in sociology to explore their personal footprints (i.e., the global consequences of their individual actions).
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The fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. …
The fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Examination of the nature and function of culture, development of individual and group cultural identity, definitions and implications of diversity, and the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy. This course has a required field experience component.
Long Description: The fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from …
Long Description: The fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Examination of the nature and function of culture, development of individual and group cultural identity, definitions and implications of diversity, and the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy. This course has a required field experience component.
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Designed to be relevant to a range of introductory sociology classes, this …
Designed to be relevant to a range of introductory sociology classes, this eBook weaves together ‘the canon’ of sociology with contemporary content, and material specifically relevant to learners in Australia and New Zealand. This gives students the necessary foundations to understand how sociology has emerged and developed in different contexts over time. The eBook ensures that readers are aware that this canon is the product of a number of factors and does not represent the limits of what sociology was and can be. Through an approach that recognises both the European classics and those not talked about enough, which includes sociology outside of the European and American scenes, the authors highlight classical and contemporary thinkers from a range of backgrounds.
This peer reviewed eBook includes interactive and multimedia resources to engage learners and demonstrate the dynamic, non-linear, and still-active nature of sociological theory. Even those sociological approaches which have long histories are still relevant and constantly adapting. This eBook includes up to date resources, such as statistics and other forms of data, to ensure the eBook is empirically grounded as well as theoretically developed.
A Curriculum for Social Service Workers Short Description: This open textbook is …
A Curriculum for Social Service Workers
Short Description: This open textbook is designed for post-secondary learners who want to improve their knowledge about substance use in Canada. Using a constructivist approach, with a critical eye on the intersectionality of the social determinants of health and substance use, learners will have the opportunity to critically explore their own beliefs and improve their understanding of a complex topic. Reflecting current trends in Canada as well as evidence based policies, this text offers learners reflective activities, classroom discussions and individuals assignments.
Word Count: 63856
ISBN: 978-1-990641-48-0
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Edited by Marja Bakermans, Mickaela Gunnison, and William San Martin Short Description: …
Edited by Marja Bakermans, Mickaela Gunnison, and William San Martin
Short Description: Extinction Stories was co-authored by undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute while exploring issues of extinction and conservation of biodiversity. The book highlights key interests and insights of current students in their quest to create a better world. Cover image: Elph painting on May Lane, JAM Project, CC BY-SA 2.0
Long Description: Extinction Stories was co-authored by undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute while exploring issues of extinction and conservation of biodiversity. The book highlights key interests and insights of current students in their quest to create a better world.
Cover image: Elph painting on May Lane, JAM Project, CC BY-SA 2.0
Word Count: 77875
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Outlines course objectives and week-by-week lesson plans including links to syllabus and …
Outlines course objectives and week-by-week lesson plans including links to syllabus and other OER materials for class use.
Required Course Objectives 1. Discuss theories and research supporting a family-centered approach to early childhood education. 2. Articulate the role of cultural context in attitudes, beliefs, values, and child-rearing practices. 3. Analyze personal values, beliefs, and cultural biases that influence their work with families. 4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the IFSP/IEP process and the impact this process has on families. 5. Identify strategies that support and assist families to identify their priorities, resources, and concerns for their children. 6. Identify specific components of IDEA that support families in the special education process. 7. Continue to identify themselves with the early childhood profession and will exhibit the attributes of a collaborative educational leader including the acquisition of appropriate knowledge, skills, and dispositions.
Creation of the Mashpee District in 1685. Program focuses on the August, …
Creation of the Mashpee District in 1685. Program focuses on the August, 1976 lawsuit filed by the Wampanoag Indians of Massachusetts against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in an effort to reclaim lands sold from 1763 to 1870 without Congressional approval. Host Barbara Barrow speaks with guest Russell Peters, President of the Mashpee Tribal Council, about the problems the council is having regaining tribal lands, when was the lands were taken, when the council decided to file suit, how Peters feels about the claim that Wampanoag marriages with Black and white Americans has diluted their culture and claim to lands, if Mashpee becoming a town gave Native Americans the power to sell their own land (as they did willingly, according to Barrow), and what will happen to the people who are living in Mashpee who feel they own their land and houses. Additional segments include the 'Say Brother News' with reporters Leah Fletcher, Eric Sampedro, Justina Chu, and WNAC TV arts critic Tanya Hart, the 'Third World Connection' (which discusses the intermarriage of African Americans and Native Americans, and their historical bond, is discussed), and the 'Community Calendar.' Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
I have produced a series of introductory undergraduate lectures on the subject …
I have produced a series of introductory undergraduate lectures on the subject of feminism and gender: the first introduces the concept of gender, the second tackles discussions around universalism and intersectionality, the third explores issues around reproduction, and the fourth applies an intersectional analysis to the topic of gender, power and violence. I have also produced a fifth which covers how to write an undergraduate essay.
The lectures take the form of Prezi presentations. They are free for academic colleagues and others to download, adapt and use as they see fit. They can be simply read out in class, expanding on points where appropriate, used as the basis for a more in-depth lectures by colleagues with expertise in the field, or clicked through and read by students in preparation for discussion sessions. The webpage includes links to transcripts of each lecture, for text readers.
This course investigates theories and practices of feminist inquiry across a range …
This course investigates theories and practices of feminist inquiry across a range of disciplines. Feminist research involves rethinking disciplinary assumptions and methodologies, developing new understandings of what counts as knowledge, seeking alternative ways of understanding the origins of problems/issues, formulating new ways of asking questions and redefining the relationship between subjects and objects of study. What makes research distinctively feminist lies in the complex connections between epistemologies, methodologies and research methods. This course explores how these connections are formed in the traditional disciplines and raise questions about why they are inadequate and/or problematic for feminist inquiry and what, specifically, are the feminist critiques of these intersections. This course is part of the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies at MIT.
This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender …
This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction; definitions of public and private spheres; and gender issues in citizenship, the development of the welfare state, experiences of war and revolution, class formation, and the politics of sexuality.
This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender …
This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction. Also discussed are definitions of public and private spheres, gender issues in citizenship, the development of the welfare state, experiences of war and revolution, class formation, and the politics of sexuality. Graduate students are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.
This video lesson shows students that math can play a role in …
This video lesson shows students that math can play a role in understanding how an infectious disease spreads and how it can be controlled. During this lesson, students will see and use both deterministic and probabilistic models and will learn by doing through role-playing exercises. The primary exercises between video segments of this lesson are class-intensive simulation games in which members of the class 'infect' each other under alternative math modeling assumptions about disease progression. Also there is an occasional class discussion and local discussion with nearby classmates.
Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological …
Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological study of the social institutions and symbolic meanings of family, gender, and sexuality. We will explores the myriad forms that families and households take and considers their social, emotional, and economic dynamics.
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