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2009 Semester Spring 2009 Learning Community Offerings Heroes and Villains "Heroes and Villains" combines English Composition II and Introduction to Criminology, two highly popular courses. The integration of these two courses will provide students with the opportunity to explore, through literature, film and theater, the worlds of good and evil. Using real and fictitious case studies, students will learn about the field of criminology and relate concepts studied in Introduction to Criminology to wrongdoing found in diverse literary works in various genres. Dead Man Walking, as presented in three formats, will be a major focus in this Learning Community and will reinforce the spring's Liberal Arts theme of the death penalty. Critical thinking and interpretive reading skills will be put to use in composing writing which links the Introduction to Criminology concepts with the literature considered in English Composition II. Instructors: Cynthia Crivaro and Linda Desjardins. Crime & Passion Get ready to read and learn in a challenging field, Criminal Justice. Students in this learning community will increase their ability to communicate with others, think, read and write critically and to comprehend a wide range of texts with an emphasis on readings in the Criminal Justice field. The ability to effectively read and write is crucial in the Criminal justice profession. Many students in the field, or considering the law enforcement as a career, often feel uneasy in their abilities to communicate. This learning community will improve your confidence and turn report writing, and other forms of communication, into personal strengths. College Reading and Criminal Justice will encourage students interested in the Criminal Justice field to develop responsibility in themselves as students and learners, increase their self-awareness of their reading processes, and become more critically reflective as learners and problem solvers of the wider community. One of the major goals of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police is prioritization of reading and writing skills for recruit officers. This learning community will assist students in becoming highly competent readers and writers in their field. Instructors: Paul Cavan & Trish Schade. Read It; Write It What two better courses to connect in a learning community- reading and writing? Using interrelated reading and writing assignments, we strive to create a learning environment focused on a theme that connects the work of the two courses. A book, common to both courses will provide the basis for reading assignments as well as a springboard for writing. Instructors: Gene Wintner & Joanna Fortna Comparing Civilizations
II This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization II and World Literature II and focus on the period from about 1600 to the present. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community for learning. NOTE: World Civilization I and World Literature I are NOT pre-requisites for this Learning Community. Instructors: Steve Russell & Barbara Stachniewicz. Seeing and Writing the
World This course will give students living in a digital culture an opportunity to explore the world through the creative acts of writing and photography. Students' lives, their communities and their perceptions of the world will be the basis of projects and assignments. A supportive environment will be created to help students become more critically reflective as they develop a writing style and a photographic style. At the end of the semester, a multimedia portfolio will be produced. Instructors: Bryan Ward & Ginger Hurajt. Nature & Numbers This Learning Community integrates College Algebra and General Ecology. Our focus will be on applying mathematics to solve real life ecological issues. Mathematics is an important tool for understanding how populations grow, for modeling and investigating interaction among living organisms. Students will apply what they learn to solving nature conservation issues. Our Learning Community will include in-class group work as well as field work in which students will gather scientific data and use mathematics to understand what the data means. Come learn how numbers can help us conserve nature! Instructors: Mariana Melo & Jim Sullivan. The Human Experience: From Body To Mind This learning community will examine the integral relationship between the human mind and body. Topics to be covered will include (but will not be limited to) study of human brain development and personality, investigation of the affects of drugs and alcohol on the brain and rest of the body, psychosomatic illness, and the organic basis of mental illness, as well as other relevant topics. Smoke and Mirrors: Politics
and Philosophy in the 21st Century Does our political system make any sense to you? How do we react when our government seems to be broken, as exemplified in crises like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina or the current financial collapse? How might philosophical inquiry enlighten our understanding of our place in society, and of our government and politics? This learning community combines an introduction to philosophical inquiry and an examination of American Government and Politics. It will foster a critical perspective on both, and students who want to put their philosophy into action (praxis) will be encouraged to do so. Instructors: Meredith Gunning & Stephen Slaner Virtual You This learning community is all about the one entity that can ensure your academic and professional success: you. In Virtual YoU, we'll combine composition and computers to explore and communicate the past, present, and future you in the best ways possible. Independently and in teams, we'll create informative graphs, impressive written pieces, helpful databases, and compelling PowerPoint presentations-with a focus on their practical applications-and, in the process, we'll have fun. Instructors: Michael Broughton & Terry Cargan Fall 2008 Learning Community Offerings Got a Problem? Speak Up! Contemporary Social Problems - CRN7967 - SOC107-HLC
- T/R 10:45-12 Surfing with a Pen Wicked Words: The Path to Empowerment Clicking & Surfing Around the World! Comparing Civilizations I Space on Earth Spring 2008 Learning Community Offerings Virtual YoU Computer
Applications - CRN1894 CIS110V-HLC, T/R 10-11:50, Location TBA Comparing Civilizations II World Literature II - CRN1898 LIT272H-HLC, MWF 9:00-9:50,
Location TBA This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization II and World Literature II and focus on the period from about 1600 to the present. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community for learning. NOTE: World Civilization I and World Literature I are NOT pre-requisites for this Learning Community. Instructors: Gerry Morin & Barbara Stachniewicz Work and Wealth English Composition I - CRN1896 ENG101R-HLC, MWF 9-9:50,
C110 Work and Wealth is a linked learning community for students taking English Composition I and College Reading. In this learning community, we will explore the world of work: the kinds of work people do and the compensation people earn through their work. We will read Nickel and Dimed and discuss the issues this book raises about employment and social class in the United States. Reading and writing assignments will focus on these themes. Instructors: Gene Wintner & Joanna Fortna Fall 2007 Learning Community Offerings Virtual YoU Computer
Applications - CRN7961 - CIS110V-HLC - T/R 10-11:50, B310 Liberation from the Cave Intro. to Philosophy: CRN7959 - PHI101P-HLC
- T/R 9:15-10:30, C103 Does our political system make any sense to you? How do we react when our government does not seem to function correctly, as in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina? How might philosophical inquiry enlighten our understanding of our place in society, and of our government and politics? This learning community combines an introduction to philosophical inquiry and an examination of American Government and Politics. It will foster a critical perspective on both, and students who want to put their philosophy into action (praxis) will be encouraged to do so. Instructors: Meredith Gunning & Stephen Slaner Comparing Civilizations I World Literature I - CRN7957 - LIT271W-HLC
- MWF 9-9:50, TC211 All American Learning Community American Literature I - CRN7953 - LIT201L-HLC
- MWF 10-10:50, C107 Immerse yourself in the life of this country from 1600-1865! U.S. History I and American Literature I are fully integrated in this learning community. Through literary works, historical documents, texts, field trips, lectures and discussions, we will study, experience, and write about the period during which a chunk of the North American continent became the United States of America, with special attention to the condition and contributions of our local area. What united us then? What divided us? What did we value? How does this history and literature help us understand the USA today? Instructors: Priscilla Bellairs & Stephen Russell Reading Between the Lines of Your Mind Intro. to Psychology: CRN7955 - PSY101P-HLC
- MWF 9-9:50, C216 This Learning Community offers students the opportunity to apply the skills taught in College Reading directly to the material they are expected to read and understand in the content course, Introduction to Psychology. Through group discussions, role playing, and other classroom activities we hope to create group cohesion and an active learning environment so that students will be successful in both courses. Students should note that they must also register in a Reading Lab course (REA 022) a co-requisite for REA 022. Instructors: Marilyn McCarthy & Carolyn Cohen ALPHA Basic Reading - CRN7963 - REA011E-HLC - MWF
9-9:50, C220 ALPHA is a learning community for students who wish to improve their reading and writing skills in a cooperative learning environment. Reading and writing instruction are interrelated, focusing on themes relevant to success in college. Students will build their skills in a supportive environment, and will learn how reading and writing skills reinforce each other. NOTE: ALPHA students must also register in a section of Basic Reading Lab (REA012). Instructors: Gene Wintner & Wendy Leeman Space on Earth English Composition I - CRN7965 - ENG101D-HLC
- MWF 9-9:50, TBA An English and Math Learning Community will integrate Basic Algebra II with English Composition I. The theme for this learning community will be current environmental issues that affect the world population. Students who are required to take both courses will have a unique opportunity to fulfill two requirements in a rich learning environment where English and Math will be connected by the common theme of environmental issues. Students often question the relevance of either of these two courses to their daily lives. This learning community provides the opportunity to apply Math and English skills to real events that will shape their future. Instructors: Joanna Fortna & Jim Sullivan Spring 2007 Learning Community Offerings Comparing Civilizations II World Civilization II - CRN1984 HIS122H-HLC, MWF 9-9:50,
TC211 This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization II and World Literature II and focus on the period from about 1600 to the present. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community for learning. NOTE: World Civilization I and World Literature I are NOT pre-requisites for this Learning Community. Instructors: Gerry Morin & Barbara Stachniewicz Virtual YoU Computer Applications - CRN1992 CIS110V-HLC, TR 10-11:50,
Location TBA This learning community is all about the one entity that can ensure your academic and professional success: you. In Virtual YoU, we’ll combine composition and computers to explore and communicate the past, present, and future you in the best ways possible. Independently and in teams, we’ll create informative graphs, impressive written pieces, helpful databases, and compelling Powerpoint presentations—with a focus on their practical applications—and, in the process, we’ll have fun. Instructors: Michael Broughton & Terry Cargan The Mindful Self: Creative Non-Fiction & Yoga Creative Non-Fiction - CRN1994 ENG113C-HLC, M 2-4:50,
C117 What do writing and yoga have in common? Integrating yoga postures, meditation and mindfulness, students will write about experiences, making them more meaningful and concrete. Journal writing in yoga will be used as an act of discovery and inspiration for creative non-fiction assignments, many of which will be autobiographical in nature. Both courses ask students to explore their deeper selves in order to express themselves more thoughtfully and imaginatively. Instructors: Ginger Hurajt & George Medelinskas Dead Write! English Composition II: CRN1986 ENG102S-HLC, TR 9:15-10:30,
C104 Decide how you would like to be remembered—write about a death that affected you—visit a funeral parlor when you’re not grieving—all in a supportive community, and for college credit. How can sociology help us understand death and dying? How can literature enlarge our experience of death and dying? And how can writing help us to express our own opinions about death and dying? This learning community integrates two courses to explore these sensitive issues, using fiction, drama, poetry, short stories, sociological texts and non-fiction. Expect writing assignments, group projects, class activities, and even humor to help us achieve our goals. Instructors: Priscilla Bellairs & Sandra DeVellis Get Psyched about Writing Intro. to Psychology: CRN1988 PSY101W-HLC, MWF 10-10:50,
C117 Get Psyched about Writing is a Learning Community that combines English Composition I and Introduction to Psychology. In Psychology, we learn about what underlies the behavior of all species. Through the process of writing, individuals can discover what motivates their own behavior and begin a process of self-discovery. By combining these two courses, we hope students will get a deeper understanding of both. Some of the central skills needed by scholars are the ability to uncover information and to then communicate their results effectively. Both courses are aimed at improving those skills, while helping students to better appreciate the diversity of behavior. Instructors: Carolyn Cohen & Susan Sanders Naturally English Composition I - CRN1990 ENG101R-HLC, MWF 9-9:50,
C115 We hear the word “natural” often enough these days, but what does it really mean? In this learning community linking English Composition I and College Reading, we will explore our relationship with the natural world, examining topics such as “nature vs. nurture,” environmentalism, and living a natural lifestyle. We will read and write about people who have lived close to nature and about solutions to current environmental issues. We will build toward a vision of a productive and hopeful future. Instructors: Joanna Fortna & Gene Wintner Fall 2006 Learning Community Offerings Teaming
Up! “Teaming Up” is a new learning community that combines Introduction to Sociology and English Composition I and is designed to help students develop skills in communication, writing, and teamwork that will be useful not only in their future coursework, but in their lives. The concept of "team" will be applied to readings, writing and course material and related to the various ways in which people participate in teamwork, whether it be completing a group project, participating in sports, cooperating with others on the job, or just understanding one's role as an integral part of a larger societal team. Instructors: Cynthia Crivaro & Linda Desjardins Comparing Civilizations
I This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization I and World Literature I. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community for learning. Instructors: Gerry Morin & Barbara Stachniewicz All American Learning
Community Immerse yourself in the life of this country from 1600-1865! U.S. History I and American Literature I are fully integrated in this learning community. Through literary works, historical documents, texts, field trips, lectures and discussions, we will study, experience, and write about the period during which a chunk of the North American continent became the United States of America, with special attention to the condition and contributions of our local area. What united us then? What divided us? What did we value? How does this history and literature help us understand the USA today? Instructors: Priscilla Bellairs & Stephen Russell Reading Between the Lines
of Your Mind This Learning Community offers students the opportunity to apply the skills taught in College Reading directly to the material they are expected to read and understand in the content course, Introduction to Psychology . Through group discussions, role playing, and other classroom activities we hope to create group cohesion and an active learning environment so that students will be successful in both courses. Students should note that they must also register in a Reading Lab course (REA 022) a co-requisite for REA 021. Instructors: Marilyn McCarthy & Carolyn Cohen Spring 2006 Learning Community Offerings Dead Write! English Composition II: CRN1793 ENG102S-HLC, TR 9:15-10:30 Decide how you would like to be remembered—write about a death that affected you—visit a funeral parlor when you’re not grieving—all in a supportive community, and for college credit. How can sociology help us understand death and dying? How can literature enlarge our experience of death and dying? And how can writing help us to express our own opinions about death and dying? This learning community integrates two courses to explore these sensitive issues, using fiction, drama, poetry, short stories, sociological texts and non-fiction. Expect writing assignments, group projects, class activities, and even humor to help us achieve our goals. Instructors: Sandra DeVellis and Priscilla Bellairs Comparing Civilizations II: Looking at the World through History and Literature World Civilization II: CRN1802 HIS122H-HLC, MWF 9-9:50
This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization
II and World Literature II and focus on the period from about 1600 to
the present. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures
that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the
literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding
the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their
own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community
for learning. NOTE: World Civilization I and World Literature I are NOT
pre-requisites for this Learning Community. Instructors: Barbara
Count Me Green Basic Algebra II: CRN1799 MAT022G-HLC, MWF 8-8:50,
F 9-9:50 Count Me Green links Composition I, College Reading, and Basic Algebra II, using an environmental theme. We will explore environmental issues with attention to the impact of modern lifestyles on our shrinking natural resources, with the hope of learning how we can all contribute to a more sustainable future. We will use reading, writing, and math as tools to increase our understanding of the natural environment and how we interact within it. Reminder: students enrolled in Count Me Green must also register for a section of College Reading Lab. Instructors: Joanna Fortna, Jim Sullivan and Eugene Wintner My Family, Myself, My World: More Than the Sum of My Parts English Composition II: CRN1966 ENG102E-HLC, MWF 10-10:50 This Learning Community will study man as a social being, through the eyes of the sociologist and through works of literature. How does one fit in and what happens if one doesn’t? Is there pressure to conform to society’s wishes? What happens if one can’t or won’t? What sources might exert this pressure? What happens if the pressure doesn’t have the desired result? What happens if it does? These are some of the topics to be addressed in a unique learning community pairing Sociology and English Composition II. The same students will be in both classes, as will both instructors, forming a supportive “community.” After concepts pertinent to Sociology are introduced and understood, we will read literature to demonstrate the concept in action. Course readings, films, class activities and discussions will enable students to comprehend, discuss and write about the observations and insights made in integrating these two subjects. Instructors: Linda Desjardins and Cynthia Crivaro Get Psyched about Writing English Composition I: CRN1795 ENG101W-HLC, MWF 9-9:50
Get Psyched about Writing is a Learning Community that combines English Composition I and Introduction to Psychology. In Psychology, we learn about what underlies the behavior of all species. Through the process of writing, individuals can discover what motivates their own behavior and begin a process of self-discovery. By combining these two courses, we hope students will get a deeper understanding of both. Some of the central skills needed by scholars are the ability to uncover information and to then communicate their results effectively. Both courses are aimed at improving those skills, while helping students to better appreciate the diversity of behavior. Instructors: Susan Sanders and Carolyn Cohen Fall 2005 Learning Community Offerings Comparing Civilizations I: Looking at the World through History and Literature World Literature I - CRN 7903—HIS121W MWF 10-10:50
C110 This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization I and World Literature I. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community for learning. Instructors: Barbara Stachniewicz and Gerry Morin The All American Learning Community American Lit. I - CRN 7905—LIT201L MWF 10-10:50
C203 Immerse yourself in the life of this country from 1600-1865! U.S. History I and American Literature I are fully integrated in this learning community. Through literary works, historical documents, texts, field trips, lectures and discussions, we will study, experience, and write about the period during which a chunk of the North American continent became the United States of America, with special attention to the condition and contributions of our local area. What united us then? What divided us? What did we value? How does this history and literature help us understand the USA today? Instructors: Priscilla Bellairs and Stephen Russell Reading Between the Lines of Your Mind Intro. to Psychology - CRN 7911—PSY101P MWF
9-9:50 C309 This Learning Community offers students the opportunity to apply the skills taught in College Reading directly to the material they are expected to read and understand in the content course, Introduction to Psychology . Through group discussions, role playing, and other classroom activities we hope to create group cohesion and an active learning environment so that students will be successful in both courses. Students should note that they must also register in a Reading Lab course (REA 022) a co-requisite for REA 02. Instructors: Carolyn Cohen and Marilyn McCarthy A Journey of the Spirit: Yoga and Creative Writing: Poetry Yoga I - CRN 7907—PED145B R 2-4:45 D129 &
D154 Transform your writing through yoga. Transform yourself through writing. By blending yoga and creative writing, students will discover alternate pathways to free the imagination. Movement, breathing and meditation, along with group activities, dialogue and immersion in nature will open creative channels and enhance self-exploration. Writing during meditation and examining the mind/body connection will help you understand hidden thought processes leading to a discovery of your true nature. Instructors: Ginger Hurajt and George Medelinskas ALPHA 7 Basic Algebra I - CRN 7913—MAT021R MF 11-11:50
C215 ALPHA-7 is a learning community for students taking Basic Reading and Basic Algebra I. How are reading and math related? In ALPHA-7, you will learn how reading and writing skills can help you solve math problems, and you will learn how solving math problems can contribute to the improvement of your reading skills. You will learn to improve your problem solving skills along with your reading and math skills. We will apply algebra concepts to real life situations and discover how reading and math skills can help us be better problem solvers in our daily lives. (* Important Note: You must also register for a section (any section) of REA012, Basic Reading Lab.) Instructors: Jim Sullivan and Eugene Wintner Spring 2005 Learning Communities: Dead Write! Decide how you would like to be remembered—write about a death that affected you—visit a funeral parlor when you’re not grieving—all in a supportive community, and for college credit. How can sociology help us understand death and dying? How can literature enlarge our experience of death and dying? And how can writing help us to express our own opinions about death and dying? This learning community integrates two courses to explore these sensitive issues, using fiction, drama, poetry, short stories, sociological texts and non-fiction. Expect writing assignments, group projects, class activities, and even humor to help us achieve our goals. Instructors: Sandra DeVellis and Priscilla Bellairs (Death and Dying & English Composition II) Comparing Civilizations II: Looking at the World through History and Literature This Learning Community will integrate World Civilization
II and World Literature II and focus on the period from about 1600 to
the present. We will use literary texts to better understand the cultures
that produced them and we will use historical texts to shed light on the
literature. Most importantly, students will be actively engaged in understanding
the relationship between the two disciplines, and in understanding their
own roles as learners. We will all work to create a supportive community
for learning. NOTE: World Civilization I and World Literature I are NOT
pre-requisites for this Learning Community. Instructors: Barbara Stachniewicz
and Gerry Morin (2299 LIT272H-HLC It’s Not Easy Being Green This learning community integrates English Composition I and College Reading. We will explore environmental issues with attention to the impact of modern lifestyles on our shrinking natural resources. Reading, writing, and discussion will focus on these questions, as we seek to learn more about ourselves, our natural environment, and the planet we inhabit. Instructors: Joanna Fortna and Eugene Wintner (1768 ENG101R-HLC English Composition I, 2339 REA021R-HLC College Reading * Please NOTE: The College Reading Course MUST be accompanied by a College Reading Lab.) Born or Bred: The Criminal in Fact & Fiction Why are people so fascinated with crime and criminals? What is the root of this pre-occupation and how valid is the information on which it is based? By pairing English Composition II with Criminology, this learning community will learn to differentiate between the criminal in fact and fiction by investigating the nature of crime and the criminal. Students will gain a realistic view of the sociological causes and consequences of contemporary crime and the people who commit it by studying and writing about current events, works of literature and film and through hands-on group exercises and activities. Instructors: Susan Sanders and Cynthia Crivaro (2293 ENG102C-HLC English Composition II, 2294 SOC104C-HLC Intro. To Criminology) Fall 2004 Learning Communities: ALPHA Comparing Civilizations
I: Looking at the World through History and Literature The All American Learning
Community A Journey of the Spirit:
Yoga and Creative Writing: Poetry Alive: Studying Survival
and Society Spring 2004 Learning Communities: Born or Bred: The Criminal in Fact & Fiction Comparing Civilizations II: Looking at
the World through History and Literature Dead Write! Start Making Sense: Thinking, Writing and
Computer Programming Pop Goes the Culture Fall 2003 Learning Communities: Integrated Academic English
Skills Intro. to Sociology & English Composition I - Instructors: Crivaro and Sanders Creative Writing & Yoga I - Instructors: Hurajt and Medelinskas The Face of Law and Disorder ALPHA World Civilization I & World Literature I - Instructors: Stachniewicz and Morin Spring 2003 Learning Communities: Pop Goes the Culture Programming and Writing Fall 2002 Learning Communities: ALPHA All the World's a Stage Problem Solving, Computing, Writing: Integrating
for Success Integrated Academic English Skills Freshman Cluster Law and Disorder Spring 2002 Learning Communities: Fast Forward and Rewind: Entering the 21st Century Programming and Writing The College Journey Fall 2001 Learning Communities: ALPHA Integrated Academic English Skills From Darwin to Dolly: Learning and Writing
About Life Thinking, Computing, Writing Venus and Mars: Explorations in Gender and
Culture Spring 2000 Learning Community: College Reading and Introduction to Psychology ALPHA Fall 1986 & Spring 1987 Learning Communities: Cluster 
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