Teaching an Honors Course Tied to a Large University Event
Teaching an Honors Course Tied to a Large University Event
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教授与大型大学活动相关的荣誉课程
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2007
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S. Surber
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Anne M. Wilson;Tyler Blakly;Kathryn Leciejewski;Michelle R. Sams;S. Surber
摘要 学术机构经常举办学院或大学范围内的活动，这些活动可以轻松地为荣誉项目提供基于活动的课程重点的机会。在此，我们描述了以巴特勒大学一百五十周年庆典为中心的课程以及该课程所实施的教学模式。背景：巴特勒大学一百周年纪念 2005-06 学年，巴特勒大学庆祝了其入学 150 周年。巴特勒大学举办的各种活动都受到关注，并展示了大学的学术传统。由巴特勒学院教职员工和管理人员组成的一百周年纪念规划委员会精心策划了一系列活动，首先是社区“生日派对”庆祝活动，邀请安娜·昆德兰、大卫·哈尔伯斯坦、比尔·克林顿总统和乔治·H·W·布什总统等演讲者来到校园，邀请著名的表演者和艺术家来到校园，邀请著名的巴特勒校友，并强调大学在城市、州和地区的作用。除了计划好的正式活动外，巴特勒工作人员还收集了有关大学的故事并将其发布在大学的网站上。当地报纸广泛宣传了巴特勒的活动，并做出了巨大努力，让教职员工和校友参与到一百五十周年庆典中；然而，几乎没有机会让学生投入或关注这一大型大学活动的课程。这种级别的类似活动，如新建筑落成、新校长就职和周年庆典，可以提供机构反思的机会，同时也包括在校学生，但前提是学术单位选择接受挑战。由于巴特勒大学的荣誉课程经常充当课程开发和创新的实验室，我们认为这是一个我们不能忽视的学术机会。课程重点：关于巴特勒大学 150 周年的荣誉课程 理念 早在 2005 年春天，大学荣誉委员会就一致投票决定在 2005-06 学年开设一个关于 150 周年纪念的荣誉课程，题为“巴特勒 150 周年”。该项目的负责人被列为记录讲师，而课程的结构则被故意保留为无形。主任从教职员工中寻找志愿者来协助教授课程、宣传课程和促进入学，并了解可用于准备课程的资源。随着春天的到来，很明显，学生对一百五十周年纪念活动的投入微乎其微。因此，为了促进学生参与庆祝活动，所有荣誉学生都被邀请在2005年秋季学期作为独立研究参加150年课程的准备工作。四名学生当选接受挑战并担任荣誉课程方向的指导委员会。计划 让学生作为课程规划的合作者是巴特勒大学课程开发的创新一步。荣誉学生通常会在课程后半部分通过展示项目或从有限的主题中进行选择来确定个人荣誉课程的方向；然而，学生从未参与过最初的选科、课程设计、课程开发或承担课程运行的实际责任。指导委员会参与制定课程大纲，联系讲者参加课堂早期会议，在巴特勒社区、校友基地和当地社区寻找合作伙伴，并规划课堂活动。主任被任命为课程的“召集人”。关于课程设计的讨论充满了学生的主人翁意识和对一百周年纪念的贡献。 ……
ABSTRACT College- or university-wide events take place fairly often at academic institutions, and these events can easily provide honors programs the opportunity to offer a curricular focus based on the event. Herein, we describe a course centered on the sesquicentennial celebration of Butler University and the teaching model implemented to deliver the course. BACKGROUND: BUTLER UNIVERSITY'S SESQUICENTENNIAL In the 2005-06 academic year, Butler University celebrated its 150th year of matriculation. A variety of university-wide events were spotlighted Butler and showcased the academic tradition of the university. The Sesquicentennial Planning Committee, made up of Butler faculty, staff, and administrators, crafted a series of events beginning with a community "birthday party" celebration, bringing speakers to campus such as Anna Quindlan, David Halberstam, President Bill Clinton, and President George H. W. Bush, bringing notable performers and artists to campus, inviting prominent Butler alumni, and highlighting the university's role in the city, state, and region. In addition to planned, formal events, Butler staff also collected stories about the university and posted them on the university's website. Butler events were widely publicized in the local newspaper, and substantial efforts were made to include faculty, staff, and alumni in the sesquicentennial celebration; however, little opportunity was provided for either student input or a curricular focus on this large university event. Similar events of this caliber such as dedications of new buildings, installations of new presidents, and anniversary celebrations can provide opportunities for institutional reflection while including current students but only if academic units choose to take the challenge. As the Honors Program at Butler University has often served as a laboratory for curricular development and innovation, we felt that this was an academic opportunity we could not ignore. A CURRICULAR FOCUS: AN HONORS CLASS ON THE 150 YEARS OF BUTLER UNIVERSITY THE IDEA Early in the spring of 2005, the University Honors Board unanimously voted to offer and fully support an honors course on the sesquicentennial during the 2005-06 academic year entitled "The 150 Years of Butler." The director of the program was listed as the instructor of record while the structure of the course was deliberately left shapeless. The director sought volunteers from the faculty and staff to assist in teaching the course, to publicize the course and promote enrollment, and to get a sense of what resources would be available for its preparation. As the spring progressed, it became clear that student input for the sesquicentennial was minimal. Thus, in order to facilitate student involvement in the celebration, all honors students were invited to participate in the preparation of the 150 Years course as an independent study during the fall semester of 2005. Four students elected to assume the challenge and serve as the steering committee for the direction of the Honors course. THE PLAN Having students serve as collaborators in the planning of a course was an innovative step in curricular development at Butler University. Honors students often shape the direction of individual honors courses by presenting projects or selecting from a limited choice of topics during the second half of the course; however, students have never participated in initial subject selection, course design, course development, or the actual responsibility of running the course. The steering committee engaged in developing the syllabus for the course, contacting the speakers for the early meetings of class, finding partners within the Butler community, alumni base, and local community, and planning class events. The director was made "convener" of the course. A sense of student ownership and contribution to the sesquicentennial permeated the discussions about the course design. …