As the culminating event of the project, the grant directors piloted a 2-day Engaged Humanities Institute on May 11 and 12 to support faculty in developing interdisciplinary Core Exploration courses. Our goal had been to attract 6 participants from at least 3 disciplines; we ended up receiving 21 applications, demonstrating intense interest across campus in engaged humanities pedagogical approaches. With additional funding from the Core, we were able to accept 14 total applicants from 10 different disciplines to participate.
The institute included sessions on place-based teaching, engaged humanities models, and leading engaged discussions, led by Adam Davis, director of Oregon Humanities, alongside individual work time and small group workshops on concrete work products such as new syllabi frameworks and learning outcomes and engaged humanities assignments and activities.
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