Creating a Substantive Online Humanities Curriculum: A Collaboration Between the Libraries & Humanities Faculty at CCA

FAIN: AH-275533-20

California College of the Arts (San Francisco, CA 94107-2247)
Annemarie Haar (Project Director: May 2020 to July 2023)

The retention of four librarians to assist in the development of a new online curricular model.

In light of California’s shelter-in-place orders, California College of the Arts (CCA) is adapting its educational model into a hybrid, online and in-person class structure, piloting this new approach within the Humanities curriculum. CCA Libraries is leading this transition. The College requests support to retain four CCA Librarians and acquire two new online learning platforms to assist Humanities faculty in converting to this new online curricular model. The need is critical. CCA requires a substantial course load in the humanities of every First Year student. In Fall 2020, these online Humanities courses will be students' introduction to CCA, the basis for their further studies at the College. The Librarians’ work with the Humanities faculty is essential in adapting their syllabi to an online platform and will be formative to whether or not students continue their studies at CCA through completion of their degree.