Dimensions of Freedom

Community College of Vermont - Springfield, VT

Currently accepting resumes from applicants interested in teaching:  Fall 2016

INT-1060   Dimensions of Freedom   3 Credits
In this first-semester seminar, students read, discuss, and think critically about written and visual texts in literature, philosophy, and history. Beginning with the self and then drawing upon others' experiences, knowledge, and representations of the world, students develop and apply 21st-century skills necessary for lifelong learning and active participation in a diverse community. Central to the course is developing an understanding of academic freedom and responsibility.

    1. Read and interpret various texts, written and visual, in order to explore the author's intended purpose and audience.
    2. Employ effective techniques for analyzing a text and its sources, such as identifying themes and main ideas, recognizing supporting evidence and underlying assumptions, and describing the different contexts or perspectives that inform our understanding of texts.
    3. Identify stylistic elements in selected works and articulate the effect such elements can have on a reader, viewer, or other audience member.
    4. Discuss individual roles and responsibilities in relation to academic freedom, intellectual property, work, service to the community, and citizenship.
    5. Demonstrate foundational information literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills (e.g. distinguishing facts from opinions, valid from invalid statements, reasons from conclusions, and relevant from irrelevant data).
    6. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in structured written assignments, online and classroom discussion, presentations, and small group learning.
    7. Apply effective strategies for building new knowledge and skills, reflecting on his or her preferences for learning, identifying potential challenges, and developing a plan for addressing those challenges.
    8. Discuss relationships of the individual and society as reflected in such concepts as dissent, alienation, oppression, and freedom.

Master's degree required.

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