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Educating For A Democracy —

Fall 2021

Instructor: Brian Campion

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Democracy in the United States continues to be under threat and countless Americans do not understand enough of our country’s history or political systems to comprehend the threat. This has led to inaction by the American people, media outlets that share disinformation and individuals who care more about power than participating in democratic governance. To reach this point, it

Education and Politics: What the Presidential Candidates Are Advocating and What that Means for Our Future — Cancelled

Spring 2020

Instructor: Karen Gross

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Credits: 1

Each of the current candidates for the Office of President of the United States across the political spectrum has detailed positions on education: early childhood opportunities, public vs charter schools, free college and student debt loads, among other issues. This pop up course will look at the current candidates’ positions in the context of the broader policy debates

Education for a Democracy: The Patrick J. Leahy Public Policy Forum — APA2017.02, section 2

Fall 2023

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 2

Patrick J. Leahy was United States Senator from Vermont from 1975 to 2023, a career that put him front and center in American history for almost fifty years. This course invites historians, politicians, and those who know Leahy best to discuss and analyze the key policies that impacted American democracy on the local, national, and international levels. We will examine how

CAPA

Education for a Democracy: The Patrick J. Leahy Public Policy Forum — APA2017.01, section 1

Fall 2023

Instructor: Eileen Scully

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Credits: 4

CAPA

Education Governance in Flux — MOD2155.03

Fall 2015

Instructor: Erika Mijlin

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 1

Using the newly approved Vermont Education Bill as a starting point, we will examine the changing needs and responses of both the government, and its public constituency, with regard to public education. How do governing bodies view the challenge of modernizing public education differently than the general public, and how are assets being newly allocated to respond to those

Modules: Transferable Approaches

Education in Society: Purpose, Power and Possibility — SOC2111.02

Fall 2021

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 2

“Education in Society: Purpose, Power and Possibility” comprises a series of interactive lectures, recorded for those unable to attend synchronously, and written assignments including an asynchronous discussion board to share your reactions to the lecture and reading materials. Additional information about this course will be forthcoming soon. This class meets once a week for

Society Culture and Thought

education policy —

Fall 2021

Instructor: Brian Campion

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Improving literacy, reforming school discipline, civic education, universal school meals. These are all issues that the Vermont legislature worked to advance in the 2021 biennium. This class will assess each of the major pieces of legislation. What did each initiative try to achieve, how it will impact education and what policies are still need to improve education in Vermont.

CAPA

Education, Inc. — SOC4104.02

Fall 2019

Instructor: Debbie Warnock

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Credits: 2

In this course, we will examine the rise of market-based approaches to K-12 education reform in America. What are the theoretical arguments for implementing free market reforms in public schooling? What are examples of school choice policies and what are the consequences of these for students and families? How has the increased privatization and marketing of schools influenced

Society Culture and Thought

Educational Software Design — CS2277.01

Fall 2020

Instructor: justinvasselli@bennington.edu

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Credits: 2

The fundamental goal of educational software is to teach or reinforce the user’s knowledge in a specific domain. The system must be able to adapt to user needs and current level of domain knowledge to be truly effective. In this class, we will be using language learning as the primary domain for exploring the concepts of educational software design. Designing software

Science and Mathematics Cultural Studies and Languages

Effective Public Action: Case Studies — APA2116.01

Fall 2013

Instructor: Eileen Scully

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

What kind of world are we making? What kind of world should we be making? What kind of world can we be making? We explore these questions through case studies of successful public action, ranging from local projects to global initiatives. Working together to identify the complex variables and design principles of successful models, students collaboratively develop frameworks

Advancement of Public Action

Effort Lab — DAN4345.01

Fall 2024

Instructor: Elena Demyanenko

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Credits: 2

Dancers have been tuning their relationship to effort since the beginning. We know when we can do an estimation of the movement, just to tell if the steps will line up with the meter of a song. We also know when we need to practice with full momentum, otherwise our partner won’t be able to feel our weight shift. Effort Lab is a practice of naming and

Dance

EI - Embodied Intelligence — DAN2437.01

Fall 2026

Instructor: Dana Reitz

Days & Time: TU,FR 4:10pm-6:00pm

Credits: 2

Find ways to your own thinking, writing, speaking, and creating by listening to your body and moving. Intellectual activities exist as part of the body, are rooted in the body, and resonate throughout the body. Observing, reading, and listening are physical acts. So is deciding. Thoughts can be rearranged, spatially spread, and musically timed.

Dance

Ekphrastic Poetry — LIT4122.01

Spring 2017

Instructor: Camille Guthrie

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Credits: 4

In the earliest known example of ekphrasis, at a crucial moment in the Iliad, Homer interrupts the epic battle with a long description of the Shield of Achilles so powerfully cinematic that the listener or reader often forgets that the shield is a static and imagined object. This shield has become a paradigm in the history of ekphrasis—the genre of writing in

Literature

Electroacoustic Band Workshop — MPF4122.01

Spring 2023

Instructor: Senem Pirler

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Credits: 4

This course is an open forum for research and development of live performance methodologies and compositions involving electroacoustic sounds through collaborations. In this workshop, we will explore text scores, graphic scores, improvisation techniques using both acoustic and electronic sources. The research and practice areas include but are not limited to electroacoustic and

Advancement of Public Action Dance Music Visual Arts

Electroacoustic Band Workshop — MPF4122.01

Spring 2020

Instructor: Senem Pirler

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Credits: 2

This course is an open forum for research and development of live performance methodologies through collaborations involving electronic, electroacoustic, and acoustic sources. In this workshop, we will explore text scores, improvisation techniques using both acoustic and electronic sources. The research and practice areas include but are not limited to electroacoustic and

Music

Electroacoustic Improvisation Workshop — MPF2147.01

Fall 2023

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 2

This course is a hands-on workshop for electroacoustic music, focusing on improvisation as a key tool for exploration, creation and collaboration. In this course, students will develop skills in individual and collaborative music performance with electronics, including completely electronic instruments and hybrids that combine acoustic instruments with digital/analog

Music

Electronic Media — MS2109.01

Fall 2022

Instructor: Thomas Leddy-Cecere

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Credits: 4

Society Culture and Thought

Electronic Music Composition — MCO4114.01

Spring 2018

Instructor: Sergei Tcherepnin

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Credits: 4

This class will focus on historical methods of electronic music composition through a contemporary lens. We will study synthesis in depth, and the development of early analog synthesizers, while learning how these techniques have influenced contemporary software design. While the class will focus on composing, students will be expected to learn how to use Ableton Live, Reaktor,

Music

Electronic Music Production — MSR2120.01

Fall 2016

Instructor: David Baron

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Credits: 2

Electronic music is arguably the most important form of popular music production. Learn to create, produce and mix electronic pop music. What makes the music of Kraftwerk, Nine Inch Nails, EDM, even candy-electro-pop music tick? Why has electronic music taken over the airwaves? Learn to use vocoders, drum machines, synthesizers, and extreme signal processing to create dynamic

Music

Electronic Music: Creativity and Sound — MCO2109.01

Fall 2013

Instructor: Randall Neal

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 4

How do you compose when any sound can be used in music? This course provides a wide-ranging exploration into strategies for sound-based composition and the digital transformation of sound. Students will create original sounds and compositions in the electronic music studio. Students are expected to complete short readings, participate in discussions, present their creative work

Music

Electronic Music: Creativity and Sound — MCO2109.01

Spring 2014

Instructor: Randall Neal

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Credits: 4

Music

Electronic Music: Creativity and Sound — MCO2109.01

Fall 2014

Instructor: michael leczinsky

Days & Time: TBA

Credits: 2

How do you compose when any sound can be used in music? This course provides an exploration into strategies for sound-based composition and the digital transformation of sound. Students will create original sounds and compositions in the electronic music studio. Students are expected to complete short readings, participate in discussions, present their creative work on a

Music

Electronic Music: Creativity and Sound — MCO2109.01

Spring 2015

Instructor: Michael Leczinsky

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Credits: 2

Music

Electronic Music: Creativity and Sound II — MCO4122.01

Spring 2015

Instructor: Michael Leczinsky

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Credits: 2

An intermediate to advanced level tutorial that builds on ideas in Creativity in Sound (MCO2109). Students may choose to develop skills in digital sound synthesis, signal processing, audio recording/sampling, and 5.1 surround sound. Students are expected to complete short readings, participate in class discussions and present their creative work on a regular basis in class

Music

Electronics and the Voice — MSR2242.01

Fall 2023

Instructor: Carly Rudzinski

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Credits: 2

In this course we will examine various examples of vocal interactions with electronics, historically and in contemporary contexts of improvisation, song and composition. We will treat electronics as a broad concept, from simple manipulation of a standard vocal mic to analog/digital processing, feedback, hardware, and software interactions. The course will focus on collaboration

Music