Supporting Documents

CC100 and CC120 are part of the first-year foundations sequence and are required for all students entering the College beginning Fall 2020. The overarching goals and learning outcomes for these courses can be found on the General Education website. In addition to the resources below, faculty are encouraged to reach out to Aaron Stoller (astoller@coloradocollege) and Kat Bell (kbell@coloradocollege.edu) at any time for pedagogical support for these courses.

• CC100 handbook & CC120 handbook
  • These handbooks are intended to support faculty in familiarizing themselves with the aims, outcomes/assessments, pedagogies, and campus support structures for CC100 & CC120. They are intended to be an evolving resource for new and returning faculty as they develop and deliver CC100 courses. The handbooks are living documents that will be adjusted in response to ongoing and shifting community and classroom needs. Please check back regularly for updates.

• Stoller, A. (2019). "Critical Inquiry and the First Year: Reconceptualizing the Aims of Transitions Pedagogies" Journal of General Education, 66/3-4 (2019): 99-113.
  • Article that outlines the theoretical foundation of the first-year foundations sequence.

• List of recommended readings for students on disciplines and disciplinarity

• Overview of the components of a discipline paired with critical and reflective questions to consider in course preparation, or in conversation with students.

• Bibliography of inquiry- and problem-based approaches to teaching disciplinary thinking (sorted by division and department)
  • Most articles or chapter are available on the CC100/120 Canvas site.

CC100/120 Workshops

Spring 2021 workshops

CC100: Critical Inquiry Seminar support

CC100 support will focus on cross-disciplinary "conversion experiences" within each thematic cluster and will be scheduled based on the individual schedules of faculty teaching in each cluster. Support will be provided by a cooperation between Aaron Stoller, Director of Academic Programs, and David Pace, Emeritus Professor in the Department of History at Indiana University Bloomington, fellow in the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and co-creator of the Decoding the Disciplines approach to teaching disciplinary thinking.

CC120: First-Year Writing Seminar support

Block 5: Feb 11, 3:30pm (Second Thursday)
CC120: Anti-racist writing pedagogies
Guest: TBA

Block 6: Mar 11, 3:30pm (Second Thursday)
CC120: Disciplinary-driven writing pedagogies
Guest: Noreen Lape, Associate Provost of Academic Affairs/Director of the Writing Program, Dickinson College

Block 7: April 8, 3:30pm (Second Thursday)
CC120: Culturally responsive writing pedagogies
Guest: TBA

Block 8: May 6, 3:30pm (Second Thursday)
CC120: Process-based writing pedagogies
Guest: TBA

Fall 2020 workshops

Meeting time: Second Thursday, 3:30pm

Block 2: Oct 1, 3:30pm (Second Thursday)
CC100 reflection & idea exchange
An opportunity for Fall CC100 faculty to reflect on their experience, share ideas, and exchange best practices.
Location: https://zoom.us/my/astoller

Block 3: Oct 29, 3:30pm (Second Thursday)
CC120 reflection & idea exchange
An opportunity for Fall CC120 faculty to reflect on their experience, share ideas, and exchange best practices.
Location: https://zoom.us/my/astoller

Summer 2020 workshops

For Summer 2020, we are offering targeted support for thematic clusters and individual faculty course design. Faculty clusters will be contacted by the Office of Academic Programs, but individual faculty should feel free to reach out to either Aaron Stoller (astoller@coloradocollege.edu) or Kat Bell (kbell@coloradocollege) to request a consultation at any time.

2019-2020 workshops

• Tuesday, September 10, 12:15-1:30pm, Tutt Library 105. In this lunch session, we will hold an informal Q&A about teaching in CC100/120.

• Wednesday, October 2, 12-1:30pm, Tutt Library 105. In this lunch discussion, we will focus on using "signature pedagogies" as a possible framework to support the learning outcomes for CC100/120.
  • Slideshow on Critical Inquiry & Signature Pedagogies from the workshop.

• Thursday, October 10, 12-1:30pm, Tutt Library Event Space. Come learn about the opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration in the new CC100 & CC120 classes!

• Tuesday, October 29, 10-11am, Tutt Library 238. During this informal drop-in, faculty can bring any of their questions about their CC100/120 course.

• Thursday, October 31, 2-3pm, Tutt Library 238. During this informal drop-in, faculty can bring any of their questions about their CC100/120 course.

• Monday, November 4, 4-5pm, Tutt Library 238. During this informal drop-in, faculty can bring any of their questions about their CC100/120 course

• Thursday, March 6, 12-1:30pm, Tutt Library Event space. OAP & Crown partnered lunch to discuss CC100 and develop tentative course clusters.
  • Slideshow on CC100 as a curricular aim and pedagogical practice.
  • Initial findings from survey on student beliefs about the disciplines.

• Friday, March 7, 1:30-3:30pm, Tutt Library Experimental Classroom, OAP & Crown partnered workshop to develop experiential lesson plans to teach and reflect on disciplinary modes of inquiry.