Smith College's Moodle

This is a self-guided course to learn the basics of the learning management system used at Smith College: Moodle. Below the screenshot you should see an option for self-enrollment, which will add you to the course as a student. Select the 'Enroll me' button and let's get started! If you have any trouble self-enrolling or do not see the button to enroll, you can email Abril at dnavarro@smith.edu. 

How did the feminist movement impact Judaism and Jewish self-identity, and how and why did Jews play a formative role at key moments in feminist history? Discussions include feminist midrash, ritual innovation and contested issues such as divorce, women's religious leadership and LGBTQ Jews in religious law and practice. Experiential learning is emphasized through lectures from guest speakers, work in the Smith archives which houses the papers of several groundbreaking American (Jewish) feminists and visits to local sites. A prior course in Jewish Studies is helpful, but not required.

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Have you ever wanted to change the world? Have you ever wondered what motivates some people to become activists? What experiences in your childhood or when you were a teenager may have shaped your political identity? Join us, along with Gloria Steinem, Loretta Ross, and others, in a seven-week exploration of these questions and more. In this course, you will analyze some of the psychological theories that help explain what leads people to want to change society.

Through rich, interactive case studies you will meet nine prominent women activists who were engaged in efforts and movements in the U.S. from the 1960s through the 1990s including the Civil Rights Movement, the LGBTQ Movement, and the Reproductive Justice Movement. Within our online community you will discuss and debate how psychological theories can explain these activists’ motivations, discover where the theories are and are not applicable, and collaboratively create new understandings and analyses.

Each week, Gloria Steinem (SC ‘56) will provide her thoughts and insight into how these theories might apply to contemporary issues.

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  Lauren Duncan

  Professor and Chair of the Department of PsychologySmith College

With this course, students will explore composing for and performing with laptop orchestra, focusing on topics such as sound synthesis, software-based digital instrument design, live audio processing, and gain practical skills in group composing, concert performance, and computer music programming. 

Students will be challenged to design and implement their own laptop-mediated musical instruments, interpret graphic and text based scores, program sounds, and perform as a group. Regular in-class rehearsals and performances will culminate in a final concert showcasing the ensemble's work. This course is ideal for students interested in exploring music technology, group improvisation, and studying historical and contemporary approaches to musical composition and performance.