Meet the creators of "Picturing Hispanismo"
Photo by Ángel M. Rañales
Collective Learning as Intellectual Enrichment
“Picturing Hispanismo” believes in intellectual and peer collaboration as foundation of education. This digital project allows participants to be immersed in conventional discussions about Hispanic cultures yet in a more engaging and productive learning environment. Our collective endeavor allows participants to stimulate a knowledgeable scholarly experience: rather than a series of disjointed, singular projects, this digital site is the aftermath of interactive and memorable qualities that enhanced the way participants engaged with class content. Participants were able to further their knowledge about themselves and each other; they became experts on their given topics and effectively formed relationships with the professor and fellow classmates.
Our digital collective site also aimed at developing skills and providing tools highly demanded in nearly every career. Participants were able to further cultivate the ability to work well, interpersonal communication, flexibility, time management, sharing responsibilities, mutual respect, open-minded discussions, organizational practices and shared learning. Overall, “Picturing Hispanismo” served to foster intellectual enrichment and maturity blending pedagogical methodologies and learning and collective practices around the examination of Hispanic cultures. Above all else, this project celebrates human interaction and intellectual association as core values of education.
Sophomore
Major: Chemical Engineering, Pre-med
Minor: Spanish
Henry Bell
Senior
Major: Film and Media Studies
Minor: Spanish
Erika Lobati
Junior
Majors: Film and Media Studies, Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Rachel Paese
Freshman
Major: Sociology
Minor: Spanish/WGSS
Mia Reddy
Freshman
Major: Human biology
Minor: Spanish
Grant Colvin
Freshman
Major: Nursing
Minor: Spanish
Dylan Logsdon
Sophomore
Major: Marketing and Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Sarah Reichart
Sophomore
Majors: Global and International Studies, Political Science
Minor: Spanish
Shelby Rome
Sophomore
Major: Microbiology
Minor: Spanish
Sneak Peek
See below brief witnesses of how the project approached learning growth and instructional goals:
"A crucial approach to education that prepares us for professional post-graduate life. Collaborative critical thinking and problem solving is an evitable part of nearly every career path, and through this method of learning in the classroom, we are better able to foster communication skills, identify our weaknesses while using our strengths to our advantage, and solidify core concepts".
"Projects like this foment a supportive group environment without constraining my creative license. Having the ability to troubleshoot technical and substantive problems before receiving a grade and learning from others during the composition process creates a distinct avenue of growth unavailable in individual projects".
"The creation of this site allowed each one of us in the class to develop our knowledge. The way we are working collectively is by each student becoming an expert on a specific topic and then we learn about these topics from each other. Collective learning has also allowed us to be able to ask each other questions about these topics bringing forth many different opinions about a certain topic which allows for everyone to have more knowledge about the topic".
"It allows the understanding of ideas through individuals and sharing those ideas with different perspectives. The thoughts of others contribute to a larger understanding of a topic. More importantly, it assists the group to cover areas of interest that would not have been brought into discussion otherwise".