ASSIGNMENTS
In addition to taking part in discussions and activities in and out of the classroom, students will (1) post
weekly to a learning journal; (2) write a final paper; and (3) make a presentation on their final paper.
All written work will be turned in via Google Drive. Instructions are on the Sharing tab on our course
blog: http://sjus.blogspot.com/.
OFFICE HOURS
Im available to meet between 2:00 and 4:00 on Tuesdays and by appointment. Make an
appointment by emailing me at John.Tiedemann@du.edu.
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Academic Expectations
The experience of taking part in the Social Justice LLC differs from more traditional classroom
experiences. Students have a good deal of autonomy in shaping their learning experiences; they
therefore have a high degree of responsibility for their individual work and for the learning experience
of the group. What is more, the SJLLC learning experience includes not only in-class work and
homework, but also other learning opportunities that the LLC sponsors, such as service opportunities,
guest speakers, retreats, and symposia. Finally, the work that students do in the classroom is directly
relevant to the work they do in the community outside it, and vice versa. In short, the SJLLC learning
experience isnt a series of discrete tasks that you can tick off on a checklist. Rather, it consists in
collaborating with one another and with the wider community to create and sustain an ongoing,
open-ended process of active intellectual and social engagement.
That said, some of the expectations for this course can be stated in conventional academic terms: In
addition to class time, students can expect to devote four or more hours a week to reading, writing,
group work, and community work. SJUS classes are designed to be every bit as intellectually rigorous
and rewarding as any other class on campus, and students are expected to take that work as
seriously as they do their work in, e.g., Honors Writing, advanced calculus, or organic chemistry.
All viewings will be made available via our blog. The prompt for each weeks learning journal entry will be posted on the
blog the week before its due.