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UDL · CRDM 790 · Spring 2027
Movement I · Weeks 1–5
Who Are We and What Do We Think?
Arrivals
WEEK 1  ·  CRDM 790
Instructor: Kirsti K. Cole  ·  kkcole2@ncsu.edu
Format: 3.5 hour face-to-face seminar
Today: No required reading — come ready to talk
"We begin not with a syllabus but with a question: what kind of scholar are you becoming?"
CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Session Map
Today's Journey
3.5 Hours, Together
0:00–0:20
Logistics & Course Overview Brief
Moodle, Perusall, milestone schedule — keep this short. The room is anxious.
0:20–0:50
Intellectual Autobiography Sharing Writing
Students share their 200–300 word pieces. Instructor reads theirs first — model vulnerability.
0:50–1:30
Constellation Mapping Activity
Index cards → wall gallery → silent walk → group pattern discussion.
1:30–1:45
Break Rest
Step away. Grab water. Return ready.
1:45–2:30
Open Seminar: Three Questions Discussion
What brought you? What keeps you up? What do you hope this year makes possible?
2:30–3:00
Semester Arc Preview Orientation
Three movements, four milestones, and why the structure is built this way. We return to your constellation cards at Week 15.
3:00–3:30
Informal Time & Individual Check-ins
Set the tone for office-hours culture. Good moment for quiet conversations.
CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Pre-Class Writing Prompt
What You Brought Today
Intellectual
Autobiography
The Prompt  ·  200–300 words  ·  Informal, not graded
"Where did you start, what changed you, and where are you now? — as a thinker, a reader, a person who ended up here."
This is for you and for the room. You will be invited to share, but never read aloud without your consent.
If you're not sure where to start, try these entry points:
  • The book, class, or idea that first made you feel like a thinker — not just a student
  • The question you keep returning to that your field doesn't quite have language for
  • The moment you realized you were actually interested in this, not just good at it
  • What you thought graduate school would be, and what you're starting to suspect it actually is
Multiple ways to share today:
🎙️ Read aloud to the group
💬 Summarize in your own words
🤝 Share one-on-one first
✍️ Post to Moodle this week
CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Discussion Questions
Open Seminar · 1:45–2:30
Questions Worth
Sitting With
1
What brought you to this program — and what do you hope it makes possible? Not the CV answer. The real one.
2
What question keeps you up at night — the one you can't stop returning to? The question your field doesn't quite solve, but you keep orbiting.
3
How would you describe your intellectual lineage? Who taught you how to think? Teachers, writers, thinkers — inside and outside the academy.
4
What does "becoming a scholar" mean to you right now, at this exact moment? Before the semester shapes your answer — what does it mean today?
Click to reveal one question at a time  ·  or press Enter
CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Hands-On Activity
Activity · 0:50–1:30
Constellation Mapping
40 minutes total
1
Make your card  (10 min)
Write your name in the center of a large index card. Around it, add 3–5 words: a discipline, a method, a thinker, a question, and one surprise — something that doesn't fit your official bio.
Supplies at the front. Use whatever feels right — words, small drawings, fragments.
2
Post to the wall
When you're done, go put your card on the wall. Find a spot that feels right — no particular arrangement yet.
3
Silent gallery walk  (5 min — timed on next slide)
Everyone walks the full gallery in silence. No talking, no pointing. Just read. Notice what surprises you.
→ Move to next slide to start the timer
4
Group discussion  (20 min)
Return to your seats. As a full group: What patterns do you see? What surprised you? Where are the gaps? What's on every card — and what's missing entirely?
5
Keep your card  Important
The instructor collects the cards at the end of today. They will be returned to you at Week 15. This loop — who you were on Day 1 vs. who you've become — is one of the strongest moments of the semester.
CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Gallery Walk
Activity · Step 3 of 5
Silent Gallery Walk
5:00
Ready to start
During the walk

Move through the gallery in silence. Read every card. Don't talk, don't point, don't whisper. Just look and notice. What pulls your attention?

After the timer

Return to your seat. Take a moment before the discussion begins. What stayed with you? What surprised you? What do you want to ask?

Accessibility note

If moving through the gallery is difficult, cards can be brought to you, or a photo of the full gallery can be viewed on a device.

What to notice

Patterns — repeated disciplines, methods, thinkers. Surprises — the unexpected words, the things that don't fit. Absences — what isn't on any card.

CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Full Group Discussion
Discussion · Step 4 of 5 · ~20 minutes
What Does This Constellation Reveal?
Patterns

What do you see appearing on multiple cards? What disciplines, methods, or thinkers are everywhere? What does that tell us about who we are as a cohort?

Surprises

What words or ideas appeared that you didn't expect? The "surprise" category often reveals something truer than the official bio. What surprised you — or surprised others?

Absences

What's not on any card? What fields, traditions, methods, or perspectives are missing from this room? What does that gap mean — and what would it mean to address it?

Questions for the room

Is there a card you want to ask about? A word you don't recognize? An idea you want to follow? This is the beginning of intellectual community — curiosity is welcome.

Individual Writing Prompt (5 min, end of discussion)

Write one sentence beginning: "The thing on my card I most want to explore this semester is ___" — Keep this. It may seed your Scholarly Identity Statement (due Week 5).

CRDM 790 · Week 1 · Arrivals Closing & Looking Ahead
Before You Leave
What to Carry Forward
Before next week, make sure you have
  • Access to Moodle and Perusall (link on syllabus)
  • Access to the shared Google Drive folder (link on Moodle)
  • The syllabus — read through the whole thing before Week 2
  • Kirsti's contact info: kkcole2@ncsu.edu
For Week 2 — bring to class
  • Perusall annotations on Giroux (see prompt on next slide)
  • One passage you agree with + one you push back on
  • One concrete example from your own educational experience that confirms or complicates Giroux's argument
Next Week · Week 2
Critical Pedagogy and the Scholar-Critic

Henry Giroux, On Critical Pedagogy (selected chapters on Perusall). What does it mean to be a critic inside an institution? Can you critique the hand that grades you?

◆
Milestone 1 Due  ·  Week 5  ·  20% of grade

Scholarly Identity Statement (~500 words). Who are you as a scholar? What animates your research, and why does it matter? Not a CV summary — a statement of intellectual purpose. Start thinking now.

"We will come back to your constellation cards in Week 15."
CRDM 790 · Movement I · Weeks 1–5

Week 1: Arrivals

Who are we, and what are we doing here?

Spring 2027 NC State University Instructor: Kirsti K. Cole · kkcole2@ncsu.edu Format: 3.5-hour face-to-face seminar No required reading — come ready to talk
"We begin not with a syllabus but with a question: what kind of scholar are you becoming?"

Session Map

3.5 Hours, Together
0:00–0:20
Logistics & Course Overview
Moodle, Perusall, milestone schedule — keep this short. The room is anxious.
0:20–0:50
Intellectual Autobiography Sharing
Students share their 200–300 word pieces. Instructor reads theirs first — model vulnerability.
0:50–1:30
Constellation Mapping Activity
Index cards → wall gallery → silent walk → group pattern discussion.
1:30–1:45
Break
Step away. Grab water. Return ready.
1:45–2:30
Open Seminar: Three Questions
What brought you? What keeps you up? What do you hope this year makes possible?
2:30–3:00
Semester Arc Preview
Three movements, four milestones, and why the structure is built this way. We return to your constellation cards at Week 15.
3:00–3:30
Informal Time & Individual Check-ins
Set the tone for office-hours culture. Good moment for quiet conversations.

Pre-Class Writing Prompt

Intellectual Autobiography · 200–300 words · Informal, not graded
"Where did you start, what changed you, and where are you now? — as a thinker, a reader, a person who ended up here."

This is for you and for the room. You will be invited to share, but never read aloud without your consent.

If you're not sure where to start, try these entry points:
  • The book, class, or idea that first made you feel like a thinker — not just a student
  • The question you keep returning to that your field doesn't quite have language for
  • The moment you realized you were actually interested in this, not just good at it
  • What you thought graduate school would be, and what you're starting to suspect it actually is
Multiple ways to share today:
🎙️ Read aloud to the group 💬 Summarize in your own words 🤝 Share one-on-one first ✍️ Post to Moodle this week

Guiding Questions

Open Seminar · 1:45–2:30
1
What brought you to this program — and what do you hope it makes possible?
Not the CV answer. The real one.
2
What question keeps you up at night — the one you can't stop returning to?
The question your field doesn't quite solve, but you keep orbiting.
3
How would you describe your intellectual lineage? Who taught you how to think?
Teachers, writers, thinkers — inside and outside the academy.
4
What does "becoming a scholar" mean to you right now, at this exact moment?
Before the semester shapes your answer — what does it mean today?

Activity: Constellation Mapping

0:50–1:30 · 40 minutes total
1
Make your card (10 min)
Write your name in the center of a large index card. Around it, add 3–5 words: a discipline, a method, a thinker, a question, and one surprise — something that doesn't fit your official bio.
Supplies at the front. Use whatever feels right — words, small drawings, fragments.
2
Post to the wall
When you're done, put your card on the wall. Find a spot that feels right — no particular arrangement yet.
3
Silent gallery walk (5 min)
Everyone walks the full gallery in silence. No talking, no pointing. Just read. Notice what surprises you.
4
Group discussion (20 min)
Return to your seats. As a full group: What patterns do you see? What surprised you? Where are the gaps? What's on every card — and what's missing entirely?
5
Keep your card Important
The instructor collects the cards at the end of today. They will be returned to you at Week 15. This loop — who you were on Day 1 vs. who you've become — is one of the strongest moments of the semester.

Discussion: What Does This Constellation Reveal?

Full group · ~20 minutes
Patterns

What do you see appearing on multiple cards? What disciplines, methods, or thinkers are everywhere? What does that tell us about who we are as a cohort?

Surprises

What words or ideas appeared that you didn't expect? The "surprise" category often reveals something truer than the official bio. What surprised you — or surprised others?

Absences

What's not on any card? What fields, traditions, methods, or perspectives are missing? What does that gap mean — and what would it mean to address it?

Questions for the room

Is there a card you want to ask about? A word you don't recognize? An idea you want to follow? This is the beginning of intellectual community — curiosity is welcome.

Individual Writing Prompt · 5 minutes · End of discussion
Write one sentence beginning: "The thing on my card I most want to explore this semester is ___"

Keep this. It may seed your Scholarly Identity Statement (due Week 5).

Before You Leave

Before next week, make sure you have
  • Access to Moodle and Perusall (link on syllabus)
  • Access to the shared Google Drive folder (link on Moodle)
  • The syllabus — read through the whole thing before Week 2
  • Kirsti's contact info: kkcole2@ncsu.edu
For Week 2 — bring to class
  • Perusall annotations on Giroux (see prompt on course materials)
  • One passage you agree with + one you push back on
  • One concrete example from your own educational experience that confirms or complicates Giroux's argument
Next Week · Week 2
Critical Pedagogy and the Scholar-Critic

Henry Giroux, On Critical Pedagogy (selected chapters on Perusall). What does it mean to be a critic inside an institution? Can you critique the hand that grades you?

◆ Milestone 1 · Week 5 · 20% of grade
Scholarly Identity Statement (~500 words)

Who are you as a scholar? What animates your research, and why does it matter? Not a CV summary — a statement of intellectual purpose. Start thinking now.

"We will come back to your constellation cards in Week 15."