Aims & Objectives:
- to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question
- to encourage students to make connections between academic disciplines by exploring underlying concepts and by identifying similarities and differences in the methods of inquiry used in different areas of knowledge
- to prompt students to consider the importance of values, responsibilities and ethical concerns relating to the production, acquisition, application and communication of knowledge.
Key Knowledge Questions:
- Is knowledge about the past different from other kinds of knowledge?
- What challenges does archive-based history emphasize about how knowledge is shared and preserved?
- What is unique about the methodology of history compared to other areas of knowledge?
Agenda:
- Unit Intro: Matter & Memory Pt. 1: Artifactual Knowledge
- What are artifacts?
- Artifactual Investigation Activity
- Collect your artifacts (20 minutes)
- Share out your findings (20 minutes)
- TWYN: How does organizing knowledge around artifacts differ from other methods of knowledge construction (e.g., conceptual, theoretical, logical)?
Reminders:
- Finish/Revise EE workshop #2 before TUESDAY.
- CAS Blog Due Sunday
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