liberal arts Tag

08 Mar

Posted at 07:16h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12

Syntopical thinking, also known as synthesis, is the touchstone of a liberal arts education and syntopical reading is the most important type of reading in the Humanities so that we may form the most informed evaluative positions about the works that we explore.   In fact, according to Bloom’s taxonomy, synthesis, evaluation and creation are usually considered among the highest level critical thinking skills that we aspire to in education. For more information please visit Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Levels. Instructions:  Please research more on the levels of cognition.  Please respect the copyright and terms of use displayed on the webpage above. A great tool...

25 Feb

Posted at 06:47h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12

A liberal arts education, as a general concept, involves integrative learning—transdisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary study—through history. Such an inquisitive and broad approach to education produces well-rounded, better educated and happier, more fulfilled human beings. Many individuals throughout time, from Socrates to present, have suggested that a liberal arts education is one of the highest pursuits of humankind. In today’s world the liberal arts are usually best studied through integrative explorations in the humanities. According to the Association of American Colleges and Universities: “Integrative learning is an understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum and co-curriculum, from making simple...

12 Oct

Posted at 16:53h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12, Tips on Courseware Creation

The central educational issue this article intends to illuminate is how to conflate education in the western intellectual tradition and Open Educational Resources (OER) to make such an education available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. An education in the western tradition abounds with timeless ideas, old books, and scholars, and by nature it is slow to adopt a new influence especially if it seems hypermodern. This longstanding mistrust regarding the use of digital technology to educate youth in great ideas can and should be overcome for great advantage while assuring achievement of the intended ends of a classical education. Recent advances...

29 Jul

Posted at 17:28h in Collegiate, Humanities, K-12, Training and Lifelong Learning

Great Conversations that Center around Great Ideas Found in Great Works Syntopical thinking, also known as synthesis, is the touchstone of a liberal arts education and syntopical reading is the most important type of reading in the Humanities so that we may form the most informed evaluative positions about the works that we explore. In fact, according to Bloom’s taxonomy, synthesis and evaluation are the highest level critical thinking skills that we aspire to in education. A great tool to assure a syntopical approach in this class is Mortimer Adler’s work The Great Ideas, and his collection of essays which divide Humanities education...