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We hope in turn that todays guests from around the state, representing several four-year and two-year colleges as well as three high schools, gain valuable insights and contacts from the time spent together. Thank you for being with us. Your CCU Hosts 9:30 Welcome by President Bill Armstrong CCU's Educational Vision 9:45 Introductions by John Andrews 10:00 Christian Kopff, CU Why Study Western Civilization? 10:30 Timothy Fuller, Colorado College Making It Work in the 21st Century 11:00 Greg Schaller, CCU What Do We Want Them to Learn? 11:30 Phil Mitchell, CCU - Panel on Student Experiences 12:00 Working Lunch Michael Poliakoff, ACTA What Ever Happened to High Standards? 1:00 Bill Watson, CCU Textbooks, Approaches,andPrimary Sources 1:30 Vincent McGuire, CU Collaborating with Peer Institutions & High Schools 2:00 Wrapup by John Andrews - Conclusions & Next Steps 2:30 Adjourn Todays event is sponsored by CCUs think tank, the Centennial Institute. We provide research, events, and publications to enhance public understanding of the most important issues facing our state and nation. By proclaiming Truth, we aim to foster faith, family, and freedom, teach citizenship, and renew the spirit of 1776. Director, John Andrews * 8787 W. Alameda * Lakewood CO 80226 * 720.489.7700 * CentennialCCU.org TEACHING WESTERN CIVILIZATION: WHAT DO WE WANT THEM TO LEARN? Gregory Schaller, MA Assistant Professor of Political Science Colorado Christian University April 16, 2010 Learning Objectives: Chronological: Any student needs a solid chronological structure of knowledge in order to understand any period of history; Biographical: The activities of great men and women often drive history and that the knowledge of their lives helps us to understand any period of history; Interdisciplinary: Various fields of study such as economics, sociology, anthropology must augment a historical core of study in order to understand any period of history; Aesthetic: And finally, that the artistic achievements of the human community provide important insights into the past and that the aesthetic experience should be part of any study of history. Important Questions: What is Western Civilization? Is Western Culture somehow special, even unique, in World History? Does it contain recognizable, noteworthy characteristics? Or should it be included as simply one more of the many cultures of the world, as does the 'comparative' approach in the study of World History? Is Western culture withering away? How has it changed over time? Is Western Civilization better than other civilizations? Is it worse? Are such considerations to be rejected as ethnocentric? (Source: http://www.westernciv.com/about/) Normative Questions What makes a good society? What role does God play in our consideration? Can we rank civilizations? What criteria would we use for ranking? Textbook definition: There are three major themes whose development and interplay have shaped the distinctive characteristics that set Western civilization apart from the other great historic cultures. They are the growth of a tradition of rational scientific inquiry, the persistence of a tension between Judeo-Christian religious ideals and social realities, the emergence of constitutional forms of government. Introduction by Brian Tierney, Donald Kagan and L. Pearce Williams (Great Issues in Western Civilization, 2 vols., N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 1992), p. xi. 1. Rational inquiry o Classical Legacy of study, education and presentation in the areas of philosophy, history, literature, rhetoric, poetry, sciences (biology, astronomy, medicine) geometry, mathematics, music, politics, logic, grammar, o critical thinking o ethics and/or morality o exploration of the relationship between human and divine, faith and reason o individualism o freedom within higher education o technology improving the material standard of living across the social spectrum o human realism in art, along with innumerable explorations into various genres of art, music, architecture, sculpture o explicit study and use of both deductive and inductive reasoning 2. tension between Judeo-Christian religious ideals and politics/government o Jesus, on giving to Caesar what is Caesar and to God what is God's o Exploring the relationship between human and divine, faith and reason o Separation of religious and secular life in government o Religion and secular government as checks-and-balances on each other o Guarantees of individuals' rights to free speech in these areas o Academic freedom 3. constitutional forms of government o democracy o republic o oligarchy o rule of law o equality before the law o concept of a citizen rather than a subject o equality o limited government, and codifying those limitations as law o representative government o individual liberty o concepts of human rights o free market/enterprise concepts o Limits on arbitrary power, provided protections for citizens (Source:  HYPERLINK "http://people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/mmarkowski/H112/WC-home.htm" http://people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/mmarkowski/H112/WC-home.htm) BEST PRACTICES IN TEACHING WESTERN CIVILIZATION Colloquium at Colorado Christian University Friday, April 16, 2010 Bill Armstrong Colorado Christian Univ. 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