Liberal Arts and Sciences Collaborative Series Features LAS Strengthening Guides and Research Articles
Runs through Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Online Event
9:30 am – 10:15 am EDT/GMT-4
9:30 am – 10:15 am EDT/GMT-4
LASC's public gathering series of short events is ongoing through August and features authors presenting their completed LAS research or guide.
Research Articles are quantitative or qualitative work that furthers the collective understanding of LAS education and Strengthening Guides are technical documents that engage with best practices and lessons learned in LAS administration, curriculum, or pedagogy.
Please register for each individual event below:
Enhancing Pedagogy with Artificial Intelligence
Monday, July 22; 8:00 - 8:45 AM New York l 2-2:45 PM Vienna
Inesa Stolper, Department of Social Sciences (European Humanities University)
The "Enhancing Pedagogy with Artificial Intelligence" handbook provides an introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and pedagogy for beginners. It explains fundamental AI concepts and essential tools for educators, addressing key challenges at the intersection of teaching and technology. The guide outlines various methods for incorporating AI into curriculum design and classroom activities to develop critical thinking skills and modernize teaching practices. Join us by registering here.
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Decolonizing Creative Education in the Global South
Wednesday, July 24; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Faculty of Creative Studies, Universidad del Rosario Colombia
This research examines how decoloniality and creative education intersect in the Global South by integrating art, architecture, design, and traditional practices into modern educational frameworks. It argues that incorporating local traditions and environmental principles into curricula enhances cultural diversity and social justice while critiquing colonial power dynamics and disciplinary boundaries in education. The study proposes strategies for universities to develop inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogies, offering guidance for educators and policymakers to promote social change, cultural respect, and sustainability in creative fields.
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Student Perspectives of the Value of General Education in Professional Studies: Investigating a Law School in Bangladesh
Monday, July 29; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
BRAC University School of Law
Although general education is highly essential in the development of students' skills and knowledge required in professional work, its value has not been analyzed before from a student's perspective in professional studies in Bangladesh. Through this research, the significance of general education in legal education has been examined through a leading law school and analyzed in order to implement a general education curriculum effectively in the country.
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Scaffolding the Academic Writing Process
Tuesday, August 6; 8:00 - 8:45 AM New York l 2 - 2:45 PM Vienna
Jennifer Browdy, Professor of Comparative Literature & Media Arts (Bard College at Simon's Rock)
In the AI age, it is essential to break down writing assignments into stages that can be assessed individually, so that as teachers we have an opportunity to intervene early if we see students getting off track in any way. This LAS Guide presentation will unpack the scaffolding necessary to guide students in producing high-quality writing in the humanities based on textual analysis.
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Storytelling in the Liberal Arts & Sciences Classroom
Wednesday, August 7; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Will Buckingham, Faculty of General Education (Parami University and Wind&Bones)
This is a practical guide for putting storytelling to work in the liberal arts and sciences classroom, to build community, confidence, and connection. This guide provides a new approach to storytelling in the classroom, putting direct one-on-one communication at the heart of storytelling. Through this approach, students can make stronger connections with their peers and with the subject-matter they are studying, while growing in confidence and building stronger, more engaged communities of teaching and learning.
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Our Seminar Story: Building First-Year Seminar from the Ground Up
Thursday, August 8; 9 - 9:45 AM New York l 3-3:45 PM Vienna
Guy Risko, Dean of Studies (Bard High School Early College Cleveland)
This presentation will review the 10 years of the Bard High School Early College Seminar Sequence at Bard High School Early College in Cleveland, focusing on the three core issues covered in the short podcast series: the creation of the sequence, how the courses are maintained, and how it evolves. It will discuss the interviews and production process behind the podcast and briefly explore the possibilities of audio as a guidebook for others.
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Intertwining Wisdom: The Fusion of Indigenous Knowledge and LAS Education Discourses in the Colombian Cauca
Tuesday, August 13; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Paula Suárez Sandoval, Political Scientist and Lawyer (Universidad de los Andes)
This presentation shows how the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC), a political organization dedicated to advocating for the human rights and cultural traditions of the Indigenous nations of the Colombian southwest has incorporated Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) discourses into its educational initiatives, specifically through The UAIIN (Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University), the biggest community-based Indigenous educational institution in the country.
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Exploring Liberal Arts Education: Unveiling the African Perspective
Tuesday, August 20; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Ashesi University
"Exploring Liberal Arts Education: Unveiling the African Perspective" is a dynamic magazine that details the African perspective and context of liberal arts education. This magazine captures different community members' stories and experiences across diverse institutions, quotes, and research articles under core themes.
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Research Articles are quantitative or qualitative work that furthers the collective understanding of LAS education and Strengthening Guides are technical documents that engage with best practices and lessons learned in LAS administration, curriculum, or pedagogy.
Please register for each individual event below:
Enhancing Pedagogy with Artificial Intelligence
Monday, July 22; 8:00 - 8:45 AM New York l 2-2:45 PM Vienna
Inesa Stolper, Department of Social Sciences (European Humanities University)
The "Enhancing Pedagogy with Artificial Intelligence" handbook provides an introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and pedagogy for beginners. It explains fundamental AI concepts and essential tools for educators, addressing key challenges at the intersection of teaching and technology. The guide outlines various methods for incorporating AI into curriculum design and classroom activities to develop critical thinking skills and modernize teaching practices. Join us by registering here.
Register to join online
Decolonizing Creative Education in the Global South
Wednesday, July 24; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Faculty of Creative Studies, Universidad del Rosario Colombia
This research examines how decoloniality and creative education intersect in the Global South by integrating art, architecture, design, and traditional practices into modern educational frameworks. It argues that incorporating local traditions and environmental principles into curricula enhances cultural diversity and social justice while critiquing colonial power dynamics and disciplinary boundaries in education. The study proposes strategies for universities to develop inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogies, offering guidance for educators and policymakers to promote social change, cultural respect, and sustainability in creative fields.
Register to join online
Student Perspectives of the Value of General Education in Professional Studies: Investigating a Law School in Bangladesh
Monday, July 29; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
BRAC University School of Law
Although general education is highly essential in the development of students' skills and knowledge required in professional work, its value has not been analyzed before from a student's perspective in professional studies in Bangladesh. Through this research, the significance of general education in legal education has been examined through a leading law school and analyzed in order to implement a general education curriculum effectively in the country.
Register to join online
Scaffolding the Academic Writing Process
Tuesday, August 6; 8:00 - 8:45 AM New York l 2 - 2:45 PM Vienna
Jennifer Browdy, Professor of Comparative Literature & Media Arts (Bard College at Simon's Rock)
In the AI age, it is essential to break down writing assignments into stages that can be assessed individually, so that as teachers we have an opportunity to intervene early if we see students getting off track in any way. This LAS Guide presentation will unpack the scaffolding necessary to guide students in producing high-quality writing in the humanities based on textual analysis.
Register to join online
Storytelling in the Liberal Arts & Sciences Classroom
Wednesday, August 7; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Will Buckingham, Faculty of General Education (Parami University and Wind&Bones)
This is a practical guide for putting storytelling to work in the liberal arts and sciences classroom, to build community, confidence, and connection. This guide provides a new approach to storytelling in the classroom, putting direct one-on-one communication at the heart of storytelling. Through this approach, students can make stronger connections with their peers and with the subject-matter they are studying, while growing in confidence and building stronger, more engaged communities of teaching and learning.
Register to join online
Our Seminar Story: Building First-Year Seminar from the Ground Up
Thursday, August 8; 9 - 9:45 AM New York l 3-3:45 PM Vienna
Guy Risko, Dean of Studies (Bard High School Early College Cleveland)
This presentation will review the 10 years of the Bard High School Early College Seminar Sequence at Bard High School Early College in Cleveland, focusing on the three core issues covered in the short podcast series: the creation of the sequence, how the courses are maintained, and how it evolves. It will discuss the interviews and production process behind the podcast and briefly explore the possibilities of audio as a guidebook for others.
Register to join online
Intertwining Wisdom: The Fusion of Indigenous Knowledge and LAS Education Discourses in the Colombian Cauca
Tuesday, August 13; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Paula Suárez Sandoval, Political Scientist and Lawyer (Universidad de los Andes)
This presentation shows how the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC), a political organization dedicated to advocating for the human rights and cultural traditions of the Indigenous nations of the Colombian southwest has incorporated Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) discourses into its educational initiatives, specifically through The UAIIN (Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University), the biggest community-based Indigenous educational institution in the country.
Register to join online
Exploring Liberal Arts Education: Unveiling the African Perspective
Tuesday, August 20; 9:00 - 9:45 AM New York l 3 - 3:45 PM Vienna
Ashesi University
"Exploring Liberal Arts Education: Unveiling the African Perspective" is a dynamic magazine that details the African perspective and context of liberal arts education. This magazine captures different community members' stories and experiences across diverse institutions, quotes, and research articles under core themes.
Register to join online
For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Time: 9:30 am – 10:15 am EDT/GMT-4
Location: Online Event