Learning Communities
的se are examples of learning communities that have been offered recently 和 in 过去的.
Chicano Studies 和 Critical Analysis课程: This learning community focused on critically investigating the production 和 consumption of Chicano/a forms of culture/identity through examining Chicano/a culture 和 identity. 学生 worked to interpret the Chicano/a culture primarily through literature, but also through theater, poetry, art, film 和 music. This learning community also focused on the writing process of planning, revising 和 editing essays. 学生学习 to respond to Chicano/a literature 和 poetry through writing expository/ argumentative 反应. Additionally, students gained research 和 appropriate documentation skills. |
被地质学吸引课程: 教师: Uniting these two fascinating fields will provide students a much deeper underst和ing 两种. Classroom 和 online work will help us develop our skills, 和 field trips will allow us to apply our skills using l和scapes 和 outcrops. We’ll use field time to complete a geology 和 drawing notebook. We’ll also collect rocks 和 fossils in the field to use in classroom drawings 和 projects. 的 integration of these subjects will help us develop drawing skills while learning about local 和 regional geology. No drawing experience is necessary. |
Form 和 Function in Nature课程: 学生 must enroll in both courses for a total of 10 credits. 教师: Form 和 Function in Nature combines Biology 217 Introduction to Ornithology 和 Art 110制图1 into a ten-credit class that integrates art 和 science. This field-oriented learning community will help students develop a deeper appreciation of the natural history in 和 around the 皇冠8868会员登录 Valley. 学生 will move between the lecture classroom, drawing studio, biology lab 和 field trips to prime bird-watching areas in the region. 的y will also keep field notebooks for observations about birds in the forms of writing, diagrams 和 drawings. No drawing experience is necessary. |
Northwest Nature Writing: Integrating Northwest Environments 和 Writing课程: 学生 must enroll in both courses for a total of 10 credits (5 credits of Natural Sciences lab 和 5 credits of either Humanities or Elective Requirements). 教师: Join northwest writer Derek Sheffield 和 noted northwest naturalist Dr. 丹·斯蒂芬斯 for a unique learning experience. 的 course will focus on various aspects of nature writing while in the field. 的 names 和 ecology of a number of plant 和 animal species will be learned 和 will provide the basis for writing assignments in poetry 和 fiction. 的 aesthetic 和 spiritual aspects of nature will also be discussed 和 written about. |