US 310
War & Literature
Jonathan Lighter (English Department) |
- “The purpose was to share the thought process, and it succeeded admirably.” -Spring 2001
- “Made me consider more aspects of war than I had before”-Spring 2001
- “We were exposed to a vast array of interesting film and literature” -Spring 2001
- "brought up some aspects of war and its details that I hadn't thought about before. I enjoyed the books and films we examined." -Fall 2001
- "The books were interesting and I loved watching the films." -Fall 2001
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US 311
AIDS and Society
Wayne Smith (coordinating faculty in several colleges, the UT Hospital, and the Graduate School of Medicine) |
- “Everyone should take this course” Fall 2001; “Should be a required class for all freshman.” Fall 2001
- "Presented topics about HIV/AIDS that I never knew” Fall 2001
- "I am so grateful that this class was available for me . . . I know that the information that I have learned will not leave me . . . it will have some place in my life, in mty future career" (Fall 2001)
- The “variety of speakers, Wayne [Smith]’s personal experience, and our required involvement in activities related to the class such as World AIDS day, food delivery" contributed to in-depth learning -Fall 2001
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US 321
Aging and Society
Sandra McGuire (College of Nursing) and Bill Wallace (Health and Safety Science) |
- “Dr. McGuire’s positive attitude contributed most to my learning. You could tell she really wanted us to learn, and always has such a positive attitude. She made class fun, and is the best teacher I’ve had at UT.” -Fall 2001
- “It made me think about what type of elder I will be and how to start preparing now.”-Fall 2001; “It made me aware of my community and its programs for elders.” -Fall 2001
- “Ms. McGuire was fun, challenging, and very knowledgeable.” -Fall 2001
- “The instructor cares about the subject and cares about her students.”-Fall 2001
- “This course changed many fundamental opinions of mine, that in itself, makes it a good course.” -Fall 2000 (Wallace and McGuire)
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US 322
Technology, Society, and the Common Good
Karl Jost (Theory and Practice in Teaching Education) and Richard Strange (Forestry) |
- “Dr. Jost’s immense personal experience of the course material - and his apparent passion for the same - made the class exciting and encouraged me to take an active interest.” -Fall 2000
- “This course encompasses the effects our technological advancement has on earth, and presents alternate methods of living.” -Fall 2000
- “provided an array of unique perspectives to which I would otherwise have not been exposed.”-Fall 2000
- “We are often exposed to the physical effects of our lifestyles on the environment, but it was much more challenging to also consider the underlying social factors.”-Fall 2000
- “The course encouraged applying the material covered to personal disciplines. As an engineering student, I had to expand my mind to be able to consider the different material presented.”-Fall 2000
- "Lectures were always interesting and stimulating.” -Fall 2000
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US 410
Perspectives on Creativity
Sandra Leach (Libraries) and The University Studies Colloquy on Creativity |
- “Lots of variety” -Spring 2001
- “It was incredible; everyone needs to be in a class like this” -Spring 2001
- “The material covered in this course was unique and stimulating” -Spring 2001
- The“variety of speakers and freedom given to students to make the class what they wanted it to be” -Spring 2001
- I deserve an A in this class because if my grade is a reflection of what I learned and how much I worked, then I get an A +++++! (Nathan Pang, Philosophy, US 410/Perspectives on Creativity/2002)
- This course forced me to think in a totally new way. I read the assignments or I would be lost on most lectures. If this was a traditional class, I would skip it and cram for the tests, but instead I opened my mind, checked my attitudes, and tried to refine my creative ideas. (Chris Palmer, Plant and Soil Sciences, US 410/Perspectives on Creativity/2002)
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US 410
Riots in British and American History, 1790 -2000
Tom Hood (Sociology) and John Bohstedt (History) |
- “It was challenging in critical reading, thinking, and writing. Constant class discussion kept me on my toes.” “The class presented abstract thinking on an historical and sociological level.” (Fall 2001)
- “The class was intellectually stimulating, because I had to understand theory and reasons for riots, not just the violence.” Fall 2001
- “It delves into social and historical modes of interpretation deeper than any class I’ve taken. Tons of information to process.” “It was good in teaching how to read critically and to articulate ideas verbally.” “It required abstract thinking on an historical and sociological level combined with in depth discussion” (Fall 2001)
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US 410
Animal and Human Welfare: Medical, Moral, and Social Connections
Catherine Faver (Social Work), John C. New, Jr. (Comparative Medicine), and John Nolt (Philosophy) |
- “Great topics and discussions.” “The issues addressed were intriguing and presented in many different ways.”
- “Material was interesting.”
- “Great topics and discussion.”
- “Cutting edge material”
- “Broad spectrum perspectives”
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US 410
The Business of America: American Attitudes Toward
Charlie Biggs (Soundings) |
- “Instructor’s enthusiasm among the best I’ve seen at UT”
- “The course material was unlike that for any course I had ever taken. I found it quite entertaining to look at history from the standpoint of authors from their respective eras.”
- “Mr. Biggs enthusiasm was great”
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US 411
Art and Organism
Neil Greenberg (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) |
- “Dr. Greenberg was able to open doors in my mind that I didn’t know existed. I still find myself searching for connections between art, science, and just about every other subject!”
- “This class is perhaps the most intellectually stimulating class I have taken at UT. Such a wide variety of topics were explored.”
- "It made me look at why I do, what I do, and why I believe what I believe"
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