Reflective Engagement Activity (6)

We spent some time in class today recapping some key points from the readings and developing a kind of vocabulary for talking about the value and viability of what we do in ways that get beyond airy abstractions like “critical thinking. For Anders this involves working in uncharted environments rife with uncertainty; reading deeply to find less obvious answers; synthesizing insights, emotional intelligence, relatability and persuasive abilities. For Madsbjerg, this involves a process of “sensemaking,” which involves a focus on deep culture, thick data, real-world environments, and creativity.

For our next major blog post, we will begin connecting some of the academic work we have done in English and other related disciplines to some of these concrete skills, dispositions, and ways of thinking and being. We will start some of that reflective work today.

Take some time to think about a key humanities project that you’ve worked on during your time at CofC. It could be a larger or smaller assignment–as longs as it had some significant impact at the time or in retrospect. Please reflect on this project by discussing  (1) a key insight that you developed (new knowledge about the world); (2) how this work shaped or reflected your own disposition, define here as qualities of mind or character, especially in relation to other people, ideas, and things in the world; and (3) any skills you practiced, honed, or developed as part of this project–thinking broadly here about all aspects of the project.

 

 

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