The term "capstone" refers to an apex or crowning achievement. In architecture, a capstone may literally be a stone, such as a stone carving atop a main doorway or special window. It also refers to the topmost part of a structure, as in the capstone of the Washington Monument, depicted in the etching from 1885 when the capstone was set.
The General Education Capstone, therefore, is designed to be the apex or crowning achievement of your Gen Ed studies. As described in the syllabus, GE 490 is designed to "cap" your academic career by creating a final project that represents reflection and analysis of three components: A) your educational experience at Ai, B) your career plans after graduation, and C) your ideas about what makes a meaningful.
As you prepare the first draft of Assignment A, in which you examine your educational experience so far, this week's blog might address a Gen Ed class that immediately comes to mind...either because it was a good experience, or because it wasn't.
Consider using the Journalist Questions: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How and describe, in detail, the characteristics of one of your classes. Who was your instructor and what did he/she do? When did it meet (day, time) and where (classroom) and how might that have affected your experience? Why was this class useful to you in other classes or in your career -- or why won't it be useful?
Write about the class in your blog and then respond to at least one classmate's blog or to this one. (By the way, this post is about 230 words, which is a good length for a post.)
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