Alliance for the Advancement of Liberal Arts Colleges (AALAC) Workshop “Blended Learning Approaches to Teaching Early Modern France in a Liberal Arts Context” Workshop Date: Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, 2015 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA Organizers: Hélène Bilis, Hélène Visentin, Thomas Parker, David Harrison, and Jean-Vincent Blanchard
Our workshop has three main goals: 1) Pedagogical: to focus on flipped/blended approaches to teaching early modern France with the aim of enhancing the learning experience of our students through an informed use of new media. 2) Philosophical: to reflect on how best to convey the relevance and importance of the French early modern period to twenty-first-century undergraduates through liberal arts curricula. If the goal is to teach students to think historically, how can we best foster in them an understanding of the past and a value for languages and cultures seemingly so distant from them? 3) Collaborative: to build professional connections through the implementation of shared pedagogical projects across campuses. All interested are invited to attend. Prof. Dan Edelstein (Stanford University) will serve as keynote speaker, offering a talk entitled, "Who was the Enlightenment?," to be given on Saturday, October 17 at 10:30. The preliminary program is available here: https://wellesley.academia.edu/HeleneBilis