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Assistant Provost Appears In "Big History" Tv Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Oct 2013

Assistant Provost Appears In "Big History" Tv Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Several of the episodes, including the November 2 pilot, feature insight and commentary by Assistant Provost Mojgan Behmand, founding director of the "Big History" program at Dominican University of California.


Vatican Observatory Director Presents At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Oct 2013

Vatican Observatory Director Presents At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The events were co-hosted by Dominican’s “Big History,” Campus Ministry, and the Department of Religion and Philosophy. The Vatican Observatory, located in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Vatican Observatory is committed to the promotion of scientific enterprise by being one of the founding members of the International Network of Catholic Astronomy Institutions.


Big History Summer Institute At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Jun 2013

Big History Summer Institute At Dominican, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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The institute enabled Dominican’s Big History faculty to share with colleagues pedagogical strategies for teaching Big History to students in an interactive and engaging manner, said Big History program director Mojgan Behmand.


Presentations On Teaching Big History, Cynthia Taylor May 2013

Presentations On Teaching Big History, Cynthia Taylor

Cynthia Taylor

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Big History/Omid Foundation, Mojgan Behmand Apr 2013

Big History/Omid Foundation, Mojgan Behmand

Mojgan Behmand

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Sinning Boldly With First Year Experience ‘Big History’: An Innovative, High Impact, And Interdisciplinary Program, Mojgan Behmand Feb 2013

Sinning Boldly With First Year Experience ‘Big History’: An Innovative, High Impact, And Interdisciplinary Program, Mojgan Behmand

Mojgan Behmand

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The Dominican Big History Summer Institute: A Story Of Collective Learning, Mojgan Behmand Jan 2013

The Dominican Big History Summer Institute: A Story Of Collective Learning, Mojgan Behmand

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

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Big History As A Core Component Of Liberal Education, Mojgan Behmand Dec 2012

Big History As A Core Component Of Liberal Education, Mojgan Behmand

Mojgan Behmand

In 2010,Dominican University of California launched a one-year program based on Big History for all its incoming first-year students. The adoption of Big History and the ensuing curricular design were guided by the principles set forth by the Association of American Colleges and Universities regarding the outcomes of a 21st century liberal education.With the support of the university leadership and the faculty,a faculty learning community was formed which applied the principles of backward design to articulate program goals, write course descriptions,and collaborate on pedagogy and assessment. The collaborative work of this faculty learning community has become a living example of …