My apologies for some bad links when I posted this yesterday. I tried a different linking strategy and it seemed to work on my computer, but not so much for anyone else. Sorry for your inconvenience! And embarrassed for myself.
For the past two years I’ve been using some new theories course assignments and am sharing them here.
New Assignments
The first new homework assignment is called: Multicultural Competence, Multicultural Humility, and Me. I use this as an early (about week 3) writing assignment for first-year, first-semester M.A. students. I like using it because it gives me a taste of their writing skills, while also introducing them to foundational multicultural content. I have been consistently impressed with the students’ sensitivity to culture and desires to be humble, lifelong learners when it comes to cultural diversity.
The second new homework assignment is for students to take the long form of my Theoretical Orientation test during week 1 and then to retake it during week 15. I have them compare their scores and declare up to three “favorite” theoretical perspectives. Like the multicultural paper, this assignment has produced very interesting…
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John Sommers-Flanagan 