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• Since there is not one global culture, there cannot be one general studies program. However, there are some areas of knowledge/skills that all people need to have. How do we create a basic foundation of skills that allows for as much cultural diversity as possible
• Discussion and Critique of the Proposal on the Net
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A
Apparently.Wikispaces.Com
and
look
for
woodblock
2014
on
the
right
hand,
side
and
click
on
that,
and
then
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
you'll
see
a
schedule.
So
I'm
doing
this
presentation
from
the
offices
of
one
of
the
offices
of
a
player
now
located
in
burlington
vermont,
but
we've
got
team
members
we're
located
all
over
the
world.
Daniel
crompton
is
running
things
over
in
the
netherlands
and
we've
also
dan
kirk
is
joining
us.
Some
off-site
faculty
members
are
all
over
this
building
and
other
places
tuning
in.
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A
A
A
B
A
Is
I'm
going
to
be
sharing
with
you
all
some
of
the
governance
features
that
our
planner
uses
with
the
wiki
as
we
build
out
what
our
general
studies
of
proposal
for
general
studies
program
that
we're
creating.
So
let
me
just
get
to
on
the
way
in
which
we
share
the
way
in
which
we
work
and
our
governance
procedures
before
proceeding
with
that
with
that
conversation,
so
one
of
the
big
points
that
one
of
the
big
benefits
of
a
playernow
is
the
open
governance
policy
that
we
have
we're.
A
That's
really
important
in
terms
of
governance
is
that
rather
than
administrations,
an
administration
deciding
everything
that
goes
on
what
we
want,
what
we
need
to
do
is
make
policy
creation
and
proposals
a
whole
lot
more
open,
and
this
is
especially
the
case
when
you're
talking
about
creating
you
know
general
studies,
programs.
As
we've
said
in
the
last
few
days,
the
a
player
know
right
now
we're
developing
a
lot
of
courses.
A
A
So
what
we're
gonna?
What
we
have
here
is
on
our
wiki
are
all
our
policies,
all
the
student
contracts,
the
faculty
contract
and
you
can
go
on
and
you
can
comment
on
those
you
can
enter
a
comment
in
the
discussion
if
you
would
like
to
recommend
a
change
in
a
contract
or
a
change
in
the
student
contract
or
a
change
in
the
faculty
contract.
We've
also
got
information
on
our
wiki
about
accreditation
and
approval
and
different
kinds
of
mild
posts
that
we
have.
A
But
the
biggest
thing,
of
course,
is
a
rough
guideline
to
this
degree
and
certificate
development
guidelines,
and
then
here
below,
we
have
you
know
some
of
these.
You
know
the
rough
outlines
of
a
business
program
and
the
rough
outline
of
the
of
a
food
service
management
certificate.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
teaching
or
interested
in
developing
something,
you
can
do
that
through
the
wiki.
A
So
without
further
ado,
we'll
create
the
page.
So
it's
really
simple.
You
know:
we've
got
the
schedule
schedule
of
events
for
woodblock
21
and
you
know
on
the
wiki
I've
logged
on
so
on
the
upper
right
hand
corner.
You
can
see
I'm
logged
on
because
it's
got
my
icon
and
it's
got
my
name
go
to
wikispaces.com
and
you
can.
A
A
A
You
know
cut
and
paste
the
document
and
get
rid
of
that
little
that
little
those
little
dots
so
in
the
agenda
it
says,
since
there's
not
one
global
culture.
There
can't
be
one
general
studies
program.
However,
there
are
some
areas
of
knowledge
and
skills
that
all
people
need
to
have.
How
do
we
create
a
basic
foundation
of
skills
that
allows
for
as
much
cultural
diversity
as
possible?
Rob
is
going
to
make
his
first
attempt
at
outlining
the
basics,
but
this
is
very
much
up
for
discussion.
A
A
Write
and
read
now,
writing
and
reading
in
the
communication
of
the
written
word
is
extremely
important
notice.
How
I'm
not
saying,
write
and
read
english,
because
what
we've
got
is
the
apperno,
the
plairno
por.
Sorry,
the
aplernose
system
in
canvas
supports
multiple
languages
and
multiple
language
platforms.
A
B
A
A
Sorry
things
that
deal
with
complexity
in
terms
of
whether
it's
the
natural
world
and
human
beings,
or
whether
it's
understanding,
history
and
culture,
that's
going
to
be
kind
of
all
under
the
social
sciences,
and
you
have
to
have
those
you
have
to
have
a
good
basic
understanding
of
the
disciplines
and
the
knowledge
in
those
areas.
And
finally,.
B
A
So
today,
while
I'm
in
while
I
was
born
an
english
speaker,
I
have
knowledge
of-
I
don't
speak
it
fluently,
but
of
spanish.
You
know
today,
in
a
globalized
world,
you
need
to
have
both
now
it's
up
to
not
just
spanish
but
learn
another
language
outside
your
native
one.
So
because
the
world
is
so
small
globalization
is
so
big.
A
A
B
A
C
C
A
However,
I
think
we'd
be
doing
the
students
a
disservice
if
we
didn't
have
some
type
of
general
distribution
in
terms
of
everybody
having
to
to
take
a
mathematics,
some
mathematics
class.
Maybe
we
also
decide
on
a
level
of
knowledge
that
they
have
to
have
in
mathematics,
but
that's
something
that
the
faculty
in
the
community
can
talk
about.
A
A
A
A
Coursera,
okay,
sarzino
corsair
are
these
large
moocs,
okay
and
let's
just
click
to
some
of
the
courses
and
while
being
taking
a
class.
That's
a
mooc
and
being
part
of
you
know:
100
000
or
20
000
people
who
are
taking
the
class,
and
then
you
know
having
most
of
your
evaluations
being
done
by
multiple
guests.
Sorry,
multiple
choice,
exams.
A
A
You
know
a
lot
of
faculty
student
involvement
if
someone
takes
a
class
in
a
particular
subject,
and
it's
12
weeks
long
or
it's
that
carnegie
carnegie
program,
meaning
that
it's
three
credits,
basically
36
carnegie
units,
meaning
three
times
12
12
weeks,
long
three
carnegie
units
per
week,
so
36
carnegie
units,
okay
of
contact
hours.
Wouldn't
we
want
to
allow
a
student
if
they
passed
the
exam
and
they
earned
a
certificate
and
it
was
verified.
A
Why
wouldn't
we
want
a
student
to
potentially
transfer
that
certificate
that
they've
earned
from
coursera
or
edx
into
getting
into
plano
degree?
There's
a
couple
different
reasons
to
allow
that
we
can
take
a
look
at
oh
wow.
This
is
great
some
competition
for
me
in
terms
of
learning
to
teach
online,
I'm
offering
a
class
in
using
technology
to
subvert
hierarchy
in
the
classroom,
and
I
can
take
a
look
at
the
course
syllabus.
A
A
We
can
take
a
look
at
the
course
syllabus.
We
can
a
student
and
also
us
when
we're
evaluating
the
transfer
credit
can
take
a
look
at
the
what
background
you
need
to
take
the
class
and
you
can
take
a
look
at
the
suggested
readings
format
and
some
outlines
and
awards
some
feedback
and
see
whether
the
class
would
work.
You
have
to
ask
yourself:
okay,
here,
a
student
could
take
this
class
for
free,
maybe
they're
gonna,
remember
with
moocs.
The
participation
rate
drops
off
over
time.
A
We
can
look
at
the
lectures
we
can
look
at
the
the
assessment
regime
see
whether
it
it
fits
in
whether
it's
a
legitimate
course
and
even
though
coursera
doesn't
offer
none
of
the
coursera
partners
are
going
to
offer
to
accept
that
credit
at
their
university.
So
the
university
of
new
south
wales
isn't
going
to
accept
the
course
that
they're
offering
on
coursera
for
credit
in
university
of
north
south
wales.
I
think
that's
a
little
weird,
but
that's
just
me.
A
A
But
if
you
really
want
to
know
how
to
take
things
to
another
level
in
terms
of
technology
in
the
classroom,
you
might
want
to
be
part
of
my
certificate
program
on
online
learning
and
education.
So
we
have
to
be
open
as
an
institution,
in
my
opinion,
to
looking
at
these
free
services
in
these
moocs
and
integrating
them
into
what
we're
doing.
At
a
player,
we've
got
to
keep
remember
player
no
means
open
learning
organization
and
while
portfolio
while
the
portfolio
system
is
something
that
we're
going
to
own
and
you
can't
transfer.
A
We
can't
document
whether
students
know
how
to
do
the
particular
list
of
things
that
they
say:
they're
teaching
with
their
mooc
and
that's
not
going
to
be
possible
in
the
class
of
a
hundred
thousand,
and
we
again.
We
also
want
the
auditing
function
of
being
able
to
trace
back
to
the
faculty
member
who
signed
off
on
that
student's
ability
if
it's
a
transfer
credit
to
earn
a
certificate
or
a
degree.
A
Why
wouldn't
we
allow
them
to
save
some
money
and
to
get
them
involved
in
education
with
us?
Okay,
so
nice
thing
about
the
wiki?
Is
we
can
edit?
The
wiki
and
notice
when
I
hit
edit
you
know
it's
important,
that
people
take
a
look
at
the
coursera
stuff
and
I
highlighted
whoops.
Let
me
explain
how
I
did
that
I
highlighted
I
hit
link
and
I
go
down
and
I
click
on
web
address
and
I
just
paste
it
in,
and
I've
created
a
link
to
coursera
and
I
will
c-o-u-r-s-e-r-a.
B
A
And
then
we
can
take
a
look
at
the
courses.
We're
not
you
know.
What's
interesting
is
so
their
show
we're
showing
all
of
edx's
classes
and
it
looks
like
they
have
225
of
these
edx
classes
available
and
people
could
go
through
and
they
can
look
and
again
they
can
find
out.
If
there's
a
particular
time,
you
can
see
the
times
that
these
courses
are
starting.
A
Why
wouldn't
we
take
a
look
at
potentially
transferring
some
of
these
basic
classes
for
a
degree
program
or
a
certificate
program
that
applause
offers,
so
I'm
gonna
throw
I'm
gonna
also
link
to
edx.
I
hope
again.
I
hope
this
generates
a
lot
of
debate,
because
we
need
to
make
sure
that
education
is
affordable
to
the
students
that
they're
going
to
be
getting
their
degrees.
A
But
you
know
to
be
perfectly
blunt
if
we
were
to
have
a
lot
of
interest,
I
think
that
our
faculty
members
are
going
to
be
able
to
very
quickly
show
how
much
better
it
is
to
learn
in
small
groups
with
a
professor
and
that,
while
the
edx
courses
are
free,
you
know
charging
500
or
a
thousand
dollars
for
really.
You
know
a
specialized
class
or
a
really
good
class,
where
you're,
where
you've
got
much
more
interaction
and
you're
learning
things
from
from
from
the
faculty.
A
Well,
that's
a
really
really
important
option
and
and
really
we're
spending
the
money
on.
If
you
have
it,
but
a
lot
of
people
right
now
are
hurting
with
student
loan
debt
with
the
cost
of
education,
and
maybe
they
want
to
kind
of
they
can
learn
the
basics,
the
general
education
things
from
a
lot
of
these
free
and
online
sources
that
are
very,
very
good
and
then
they
can
transfer
them
in
and
take
more
specialized
courses
with.
A
You
know
a
player
now,
but
again
we're
going
to
probably
we're
going
to
accept.
This
is
my
proposal
we're
going
to
accept
credits
from
any
institution
that
has
state
national
or
regional
accreditation
and
accept
them
as
potentially
counting
towards
a
certificate
or
towards
a
towards
a
degree.
The
the
question
marks
are
going
to
be
the
coursera
and
the
nx,
but
I
think
we
should
seriously
consider
saying
hey
if
they've
passed
the
exam,
if
they've
gotten
the
certificate,
they
pass
the
exam
from
coursera.
A
A
B
A
B
A
A
A
Students
must
become
skilled
in
a
balanced
mix
of
the
language,
arts,
mathematics,
physical,
natural
and
social
sciences,
as
well
as
artistic,
musical
and
athletic
expression.
Okay,
I'd
word
it
slightly
differently,
but
hey.
That's
a
good
example
of
what
a
general
education
should
include.
You
know
we're
talking
language
arts
which
corresponds
to
our
you
know.
Reading
and
writing
a
professor
there
cara,
simone
bader,
you
know
was
really
really.
She
really
really
stressed,
and
we
all
did
in
all
our
classes.
A
Learning
how
to
write
mathematics
is
a
language
used
to
describe
the
world.
You
have
to
be
able
to
to
use
that
if
you're
going
to
be
educated
and
no
matter
where
you
know
what
culture
or
area
you're
from
you've
got
to
understand
that
these
three
you
know
again
from
my
comments.
We
were
teaching
everything
within
the
context
of
the
environment.
That's
you
know
there
very
well
may
be
a
general
studies
program,
okay,
that
you
can
sign
up
for
and
and
go
on
a
track.
A
That's
going
to
be
much
more
focused
on
teaching.
You
know
general
general
education
within
the
context
of
the
environment.
That's
great,
but
everything
should
be,
including
you
know
again,
understanding
of
the
physical,
natural
and
social
sciences,
and
then
we
have
the
humanities,
look
artistic
musical
pieces
for
the
humanities
and
athletic
expression.
When
I
was
there,
we
talked
about
you
know:
life-long
life-long
activity
and
lifelong
fitness.
A
So,
even
though
we're
talking
about
this
was
a
you
know,
secondary
school,
which
means
you
know
it
was
the
high
school
piece
you
know
just
before
college.
A
lot
of
these
skills.
A
lot
of
these
areas
that
we're
talking
about
are
things
that
can
be
integrated
to
an
aaa
and
to
an
associates
or
a
bachelor's
degree
in
general
studies,
and
this
does,
though,
provide
the
justification.
Why
do
we
do
general
studies?
A
B
A
B
B
A
Another
program
that
you
know
we
again
want
to
stress
the
fact
that
they're
going
to
be
many
tracks
in
terms
of
general
general
education
program
that
we're
going
to
want
to
follow
and
kind
of
different
modules.
So
there
might,
in
this
case
general
education
and
centered
around
the
environment
and
ecology
and
teaching
those
basic
skills.
Within
the
context
of
that,
I
also
you
know,
an
incredible
model
is.
A
It's
located
out
in
located
out
in
santa
fe
new
mexico
and
I
think,
a
couple
of
other
places,
but
what
they
do
is
they
do
they
design
a
whole
undergraduate
program.
Centered
around
you
know
the
classics
of
what
we
call
kind
of
the
classics
of
western
civilization.
You
know
I
mean
look
at
this
bookshelf.
These
are
books
that
everybody
you
know
that
they're
the
great
books
and
it's
okay
to
say,
hey.
A
A
However,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
communicating
if
you
go
on
this
track.
This
is
what
you're
going
to
get.
If
you
go
on
that
track.
This
is
what
you're
going
to
get
not
be
too
prescriptive.
I
would
say
that
you
know
on
one
end
of
the
spectrum
is
the
saint
john's
version
where
they
have?
You
know
you're
going
to
be
taking
this
class
you're
going
to
be
reading
these
particular
books-
and
this
is
your
first
year
your
second
year
third
year
in
your
fourth
year
program.
A
On
the
other
end,
you've
got
schools
like
you
know,
burlington
college,
or
in
the
northeast
and
goddard
where
you
know
you
can
practically
design
your
own
undergraduate
degree
through
a
series
of
courses
that
are
offered
and
ones
that
you
transfer
in.
I
think
we
as
an
institution
need
to
be
able
to
advise
students
on
taking
different
tracks,
but
we
also
need
to
create
the
space
where
faculty
can
innovate.
We,
you
know
the
best
teachers
I
had
in
terms
of
of
philosophy,
or
you
know
back
when
I
was
taking.
A
Courses
in
theology
were
the
ones
who
were
absolutely
really
really
conservative,
traditionalists
and
literalists.
If
I
wanted
to
learn
about
different
interpretations
in
the
the
hebrew
bible
or
a
particular,
let's
say
you
know
the
book
of
job
or
judges.
I
took
those
from
you
know
the
most
traditional
scholar
that
I
could
get
a
hold
of,
because
I
wanted
to
really
figure
out
within
their
context
what
they
were
interpreting
as
the
text
meant.
A
A
What
does
general
studies
mean?
How
do
we
create
openness,
okay
and
allowing
people
to
create
particular
types
of
programs
modules
which,
in
this
case
are
sort
of
you
know,
certificates
that
can
lead
to
degrees
and
choice?
We
really
want
to
create
a
lot
of
choice,
choice
for
faculty
in
terms
of
how
they're
going
to
teach
what
they're
going
to
offer
and
choice
for
students
in
terms
of
how
they're
going
to
enter
our
programs
and
part
of
the
way
in
which
students
are
going
to
do.
That
is
through
transfer
credits.
A
If
we
want
gen
ed
for
students
to
understand
a
complex
world,
we're
concerned
with
no
exposure
to
the
humanities
outside
of
the
white
dude
canon,
I
agree
when
I
brought
up
st
john's
st
john's-
is
a
when
we
bring
up
st
john's.
You
know
this
is
the
white.
You
know
this
is
what
you
would.
What
I
think
colleen
is
talking
about
the
white
duke
cannon.
A
I
guess
when
I'm
when
I'm
talking
about
exposure,
is
that
and
we'll
get
more
into
this
tomorrow-
is
that
you
take
the
great
materials,
the
great
the
great
art,
the
great
philosophy
you
take,
that
from
all
cultures?
That's
part
of
that's
part
of
living
in
a
complex
world
and
we're
gonna
push
we're
gonna
talk
about
tomorrow
at
at
nine.
A
A
A
But
I
also
want
the
flexibility
for
faculty
and
for
students
who
say
you
know
if
I
look
at
the
knowledge
sure
I
need
to
know
about
sort
of
the
the
traditions,
intellectual
traditions
that
that
that
my
culture
is
a
part
of,
but
you
know
I
really
also
want
to
branch
out,
and
I
want
to
have
a
basic
understanding
of
something
that
it's
very
different
than
my
own,
and
you
know
for
me
growing
up
in
vermont.
You
know
I
spent
a
lot
of
time.
A
You
know
studying
christianity
and
judaism
and
christian
theology,
but
then
you
know
in
college.
I
spent
a
lot
of
time,
I'm
taking
courses
in
buddhism
and
confucianism
and
other
types
of
of
philosophy,
and
not
only
studying
you
know
european
history,
but
also
studying
asian
and
latin
american
history
too,
and
all
those
actually
that
type
of
flexibility
really
informed
me
about.
You
know
how
the
world
kind
of
functions.
A
A
B
A
A
player,
no
classics
definitely
have
value
just
want
to
ensure
there's
flexibility
for
more
exposure
sounds
like
that.
Flexibility
exists.
Absolutely
the
flexibility
exists.
Let's
see,
okay,
I
think
that's
it.
If
you
have
a
question,
please
feel
free
to
shoot
me
a
message
and
I'll
do
my
best
to
answer
it,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
we'll
see
you
later.