Last night I attended a 75 reunion event for Bennington College. Bennington received a $20 million dollar donation from an alumnus and the college is using it to establish a center for curriculum innovation. In her address, the President, Elizabeth Coleman talked about developing capacities in students – the ability to be improvisational for example and also the idea of rethinking the 14 week course. they are thinking of learning in a more modular way. If developing a capacity only takes 4 weeks than it will only be a 4 week course. It was really refreshing to learn that as an institution they are rethinking their mission and the pedagogies that support in from ground up. Bravo!
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Tags: Curriculm, pedagogy, rethinking
