SIGN UP: Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matter - ONLINE COURSE
Organizer:
Scholars at Risk
Date:
Monday, October 29, 2018
Location:
ONLINE: Scholars at Risk
United States
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Description:
Online Course - Join Course for Free
Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters
- Explore the meaning of academic freedom and how it relates to core higher education and societal values.
- Challenge the limits to critical inquiry
- Academic freedom is a fundamental value in modern higher education and research.
- On this course, you’ll find out how we can use academic freedom to ask critical questions and contribute to a democratic society.
- You’ll explore the importance of free and open research, and how it relates to core higher education and societal values.
- You’ll understand why academic freedom is crucial for maintaining the quality and relevance of research in higher education.
- You’ll learn about some of the current threats to academic freedom, and how this relates to the academic community worldwide.
What topics will you cover?
- Traditional and socially engaged definitions of academic freedom
- Academic freedom in relation to other core higher education values
- The limits to what is covered by academic freedom
- Threats to academic freedom in different settings
- Consequences of threats to academic freedom
- The importance of academic freedom to democratic societies
- How you can contribute to strengthening core higher education values at your home institution and in partnerships
- How you can assess and react to incidents relating to the core higher education values
When would you like to start?
- Join to start on October 29th, 2018
What will you achieve?
- By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
- Explain the meaning of academic freedom and related values and how these values interrelate
- Assess how academic freedom can be promoted and defended
- Identify challenges and threats to academic freedom in different contexts
- Demonstrate the importance of academic freedom to the development of society
Who is the course for?
- This course is designed for students and staff in higher education, but it will be relevant for anyone interested in asking critical questions
Who will you learn with?
- Olga Hunler
- Dr. Olga S. Hünler is a Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow hosted at Institut für Ethnologie und Kulturwissenschaft in Universität Bremen, Germany.
- Robert Quinn
- Robert Quinn is a human rights lawyer and Executive Director of the Scholars at Risk, an network of higher education institutions dedicated to protecting scholars and promoting academic freedom.
Please visit: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/academic-freedom#section-dates
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