FYSM 246 - Learning:The Human Experience

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

Learning. It will be the major focus of your years at Trinity and in your life beyond Trinity. Learning is part of who we are and determines who we may become, but what are the conditions that facilitate learning, and how can we use learning to enhance our development as individuals and as a society These questions, along with questions students bring to the course, will create the central focus of this first-year seminar. Using a variety of materials and resources, we will explore issues that will include: education and development, ways of knowing, human adaptation, genetics, the environment, culture, the complex mind, choice and responsibility, symbolization and meaning, creativity, and social institutions. The seminar will discuss issues of equity as they relate to opportunities for learning, humans as agents of social change, and humans and the future of learning in our society. Readings, college lectures, films, interviews, and field trips are some of the tools that will provide the material for our discussions. The seminar experience will emphasize the development of analytical reading, thinking, and writing skills in an effort to nurture an engaging learning environment. 1.00 units, Seminar

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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