Hi, Sister Edith, If you are interested in having them write a team paper, let me know. I'm in the process of writing up an activity with a colleague. The whole point of the exercise is for students to apply sociological theory to facilitate a productive team experience amongst themselves.
Best wishes, Michael -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sister Edith Bogue Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: TEACHSOC: Honors Intro Greetings - I'm going to have the pleasure of developing and teaching an Honors version of Intro Soc next year. My goals for the course (other than the sheer pleasure of doing it) are: - to provide significant hands-on experience with the process of dsicovering social patterns - to infuse theory into the course in an insightful and sophisicated way - to use the course as an entryway to exploring the diversity of human experiences in other cultures and around the world Our Honors students, like our regular student body, are drawn from the Arrowhead region of northern Minnesota. Most are white and have never really encountereed a person of color; Duluth is the largest city in which they have lived, and - other than the family strife common everywhere - their lives have not exposed them to most of the things that intrigue sociologists. I would welcome suggestions from the group about: 1) A snappy title for the course 2) Textbooks that would lend themselves to a hands-on empirical approach 3) Projects or assignments suitable for intro level Honors students 4) Caveats or wisdom gained from previous endeavors like this Thanks for whatever you can share! Peace, Sistser Edith * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation's development." -- Aung San Suu Kyi * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sister Edith Bogue, Ph.D. / Dept. of Sociology College of St. Scholastica / Duluth MN 55811-4199 [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teaching Sociology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/teachsoc -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
