{"id":3127,"date":"2015-01-14T13:38:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T18:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2015-01-14T16:23:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T21:23:38","slug":"teach-in-sparks-current-event-conversations-in-many-elizabethtown-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2015\/01\/14\/teach-in-sparks-current-event-conversations-in-many-elizabethtown-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach-in Sparks Current-Event Conversations in Three Dozen Elizabethtown classes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Student Hannah Matthews, on Instagram, shared a photo of a discussion in one of Dr. Richard Newton\u2019s three teach-in classes.<\/p><\/div>\n

The first day of a new semester is typically dedicated to the syllabus. This was not the case in many Elizabethtown College classrooms as the spring 2015 term opened.<\/p>\n

Several Elizabethtown College faculty members, who saw the relevance of recent issues in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, N.Y., for their courses, decided to devote time during the first class meeting of the spring semester to conversations where students could share, discuss and debate their reactions. As a part of this two-day \u201cteach-in\u201d event<\/a>, held Jan. 12 and 13, more than 20 faculty members, from a variety of disciplines, led talks applicable to the subject matter of their particular courses. In addition to students enrolled in the class, many faculty members opened their doors to interested campus community members and the general public.<\/p>\n

Among the dozens of choices: \u201cClosing Our Eyes and Listening: Teaching Tolerance\u201d in an upper-level education class; \u201cMinorities and the State in Contemporary China: Lessons from Ferguson\u201d in Modern Asia, a history course; \u201cRace, Gender and I.Q.\u201d in Intelligence and Creativity, an upper-level psychology class; and \u201cUnpacking the Knapsack: Understanding White Privilege Even if You Think You Don\u2019t Have Any,\u201d in a social justice course. View the full list, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Excited to get to see other professors outside of my major share their professional perspectives!\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A statement from the Dean of Faculty\u2019s office, shared with members of the campus community, said, \u201cWe hope that the varied perspectives and outcomes of these classroom discussions will prompt our students and faculty to greater critical thinking, cultural understanding and engaged citizenship.\u201d<\/p>\n

In reviewing uses of the official event hashtag, #etownengage, it is evident that faculty members and students were affected by the teach-in, and students visited classrooms and heard from professors they\u2019d not likely hear from otherwise.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, student Emily Hornung said, \u201cExcited to get to see other professors outside of my major share their professional perspectives!\u201d Dr. Dan Chen, who talked about structural, institutional and cultural aspects of political participation, tweeted, \u201cHad great discussions on race, cultural misperceptions and police militarization with my Comparative Politics students.\u201d And Dr. David Kenley, who led the contemporary China class, tweeted, \u201cGreat teach-in today. My class had everything from a 17- to a 40-year old. Hope the discussion continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

To see more social media activity, visit this Storify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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