Hallmark Guides - Historical and Cultural Perspectives


Anna Van Wie
Director, Learning Outcomes Assessment
School of Undergraduate Studies

Category: » Online-pedagogy » Teaching-strategies
"We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always, that accusation is not proof; and that conviction depends on evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear of one another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we dig deep into our history and our doctrine and remember that we are not descended of fearful men. We cannot defend freedom abroad by dissecting it at home." - Edward R. Murrow

Definition

Graduates will be able to recognize and interpret historical and cultural events, people, and places and apply the knowledge to form relevant and objective perspectives and conclusions.

Graduates will be able to:

  1. Recognize basic characteristics of important historical periods and cultures.
  2. Use appropriate historical and cultural evidence to form relevant, reasonable and objective conclusions.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of key historical and cultural perspectives.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of diversity in a global context.

Overview

Good teaching entails accuracy and rigor in communicating factual information, and strives always to place such information in context to convey its larger significance. Integrity in teaching means presenting competing interpretations with fairness and intellectual honesty.

Sample Outcomes

100-200 Level

  • Demonstrate your understanding of the diverse influences and contributions of pre-Hellenic cultures to the development of Western Civilization.
  • Recognize and discuss the original Greek contributions to the development of art, architecture, drama, poetry, historical writing and philosophy.
  • Understand and discuss the legacy and lasting effects of these civilizations on many Western traditions.
  • ·Compare the innovations of the Romans in the areas of architecture, engineering, law and government with that of their predecessors.

300-400 Level

  • Describe the fundamental forms of institutional and cultural organization that structured daily life in colonial Latin America.
  • Analyze and discuss major trends (economic, social, and political) and events in colonial Latin America.
  • Use a mixture of primary, secondary, and nonwritten sources (i.e., artifacts, art, etc.) to compare and contrast the competing ideas, meanings, and understandings of colonial Latin American life.
  • Explain the ways in which peoples’ different genders, races, ethnicities, religions, social classes, nationalities, and geographic locations in colonial Latin America impacted their social behavior.

Note: Course objectives are from History 107, Classical Foundations and History 354, Latin America: from Montezuma to Bolivar. Both courses utilize essays in final exams to assess goals and objectives.

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Have Questions?

For more information on the History and Cultural Perspectives Hallmark, contact Robert Bromber, SUS, at rbromber@umuc.edu.

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