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Santa Fe College
SF’s Free to Learn initiatives are supported by a Florida Humanities Greater Good: Humanities in Academia Grant for SF’s project Humanities Behind & Beyond Bars. Project initiatives include a podcast series, Free to Learn: Education In and Out of Prison, two Ethics Slams to engage both the SF campus and broader Gainesville community in constructive dialogue about incarceration’s ethical, humanitarian dimensions, and a Spring Symposium, Unlocking Purpose and Potential, which will provide a platform for sharing stories and information, considering the role that education can play in breaking the cycle of incarceration, and exploring steps that we as individuals, and as a collective college community, can take to provide opportunities and a community of care for our citizens who are impacted by incarceration.
The aim of this project and its initiatives is (1) to increase public understanding of incarceration in Florida, its impact on our communities, and the role that education can play in reducing rates of recidivism and promoting safer, stronger communities; (2) to raise the voices of current and formerly incarcerated individuals (especially current and former SF students with carceral experience) to help inform steps SF can take to support this segment of their student population; and (3) to shine a spotlight on the obstacles faced by those with carceral experience in gaining access to education and resources that support their successful re-entry into the community post-incarceration.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities
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Dinner Table Dynamics: "Sour Grapes"
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11/23/21 • 26 min
As we conclude the series Dinner Table Dynamics we hope that you have found useful and relatable conversations you can carry home with you for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and beyond. For our final episode, two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl participants, husband and wife team, Paola and Brian talk about playful rivalries turned sour in Sour Grapes. The duo discuss labeling and mirroring tactics to bridge the divide between opposing views. How and why we identify with groups or "tribes" and how does that association relate to others that have differing loyalties?
Sound clip: Paola Sullivan from 08:49 to 09:08
The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.
11/23/21 • 26 min
Dinner Table Dynamics: "No Small Potatoes"
Free to Learn
11/17/21 • 25 min
Why do we fear disagreement and conflict? Does conflict have to be antagonistic or can it still be useful? Alanis Gonzalez, SF student and Heather Irons discuss examples of when they've feared conflict and alternatively when confronting conflict has been beneficial to communication. They address knowing when to walk away, and touch upon deescalation through tone and preventing an adversarial atmosphere.
Sound clip: Alanis Gonzalez from 23:59 to 24:18.
The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.
11/17/21 • 25 min
Dinner Table Dynamics: "Peeling the Onion"
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11/10/21 • 26 min
Is the conflict in our lives based on fundamental value differences? Or, is most conflict we encounter a result of how opinions are expressed on the surface? In this episode two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl competitors Gillan Chalono, SF alumni currently at Amherst College and Noah Frazier, SF student discuss the importance of looking beyond stated opinions in conversation to peeling back the onion, revealing core values which may provide insight to common goals and beliefs.
Sound clip: Noah Frazier from 02:28 to 02:48
The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.
11/10/21 • 26 min
Dinner Table Dynamics: "Breaking Bread"
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11/01/21 • 20 min
How do you reach mutual understanding amongst those with drastically divergent beliefs? Two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl team members discuss how to approach challenging conversations with loved ones, friends and co-workers by finding common ground in opposing viewpoints. Join Liam Frank, SF alumni currently at the University of Florida, and Areli Villavicencio, SF student, as they reflect on experiences where they have found success in developing a mutual understanding.
Sound clip: Areli Villavicencio from 15:57 to 16:14
The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.
11/01/21 • 20 min
Dinner Table Dynamics: "Apples & Oranges"
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10/27/21 • 24 min
How do our personal decisions affect the ways we relate to each other? Two Santa Fe College Ethics Bowl team alumnae discuss how to approach constructive dialogue when personal choices create stark differences between people. Join Chantel Hover, currently at Columbia University, and Paola Sullivan, currently at University of Florida, for tips on having healthy conversations with others, and with yourself.
Sound clip (chantel, pre intro): 23:24 -23:41
The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.
10/27/21 • 24 min
Dinner Table Dynamics: "Setting the Table"
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10/19/21 • 33 min
What is Ethics Bowl? "It's kind of like debate . . . but its nicer." 😂 Four years after competing in the national Ethics Bowl together, Santa Fe College alumnae Lucy Frank is in grad school at Florida State University and Taylor Adams is studying veterinarian medicine at the University of Florida. Both of them continue to use skills they learned in Ethics Bowl every day of their lives. In an increasingly polarized world, you might find yourself dreading the holidays and the unsavory dinner table dynamics that can accompany them. Consider setting the table this year with some of Lucy and Taylor's ground rules for civil discourse.
The Center for Applied Ethics & Humanities at Santa Fe College (SF) promotes the values of honesty, integrity, and civility, as well as individual, social, and global responsibility. It fosters appreciation for ethical reasoning and encourages and supports active engagement with ethics and humanities in our communities – in thought and action, (((In Word And Deed))). This podcast, a product of the center, features SF faculty, students and alumni engaging in dialogue around critical ethical issues. The first season, "Dinner Table Dynamics," features current and former members of SF’s nationally ranked Ethics Bowl team and fellows in the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership. They encourage listeners to practice civil discourse as they head home for the holidays, and into extended family discussions. Learn more at sfcollege.edu/ethics. Share your thoughts (and actions) with @santafecollege using #InWordAndDeed.
10/19/21 • 33 min
Securing the Future part 1
Free to Learn
02/06/23 • 43 min
We all pursue education is a path to a job or career that can put food on our tables and a roof over our heads. Others see education as a way to make a positive difference in the world which adds to our collective security. Post-carceral life is fraught with insecurity. Without any education, rates of recidivism hover around 70-85%. Education and a meaningful career can reduce those odds significantly. Beth Dodd is a graduate of Santa Fe College and is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree online. She currently works for a local engineering firm, and while her ambitions for a steady paycheck with benefits may seem modest to some, but as you listen to her story, I think you’ll agree that there’s nothing modest about what she’s been able to accomplish with her education and the support of some key allies.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Full transcripts can be found under each episode at https://freetolearn.buzzsprout.com/.
02/06/23 • 43 min
Securing the Future part 2
Free to Learn
02/13/23 • 46 min
Welcome to Free to Learn, a podcast exploring the stories of formerly incarcerated college students. My name is Jason Frank. I'm an Instructional Designer at Santa Fe College, and I'm interested in better understanding how we can create a learning environment that better meets the needs of these students. The first step to good design is listening to the people you're working to support.
We're continuing our conversation with Beth Dodd. If you haven't listened to part one of this interview, I'd recommend going back and listening to that first. Beth's educational journey has been the result of having a clear goal, fierce resolve, and the fortune of key advocates at key moments. She has a lot that she can teach us about how to support some of our most vulnerable students.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Full transcripts can be found under each episode at https://freetolearn.buzzsprout.com/.
02/13/23 • 46 min
Whatever It Takes part 1
Free to Learn
03/08/23 • 33 min
When a person understands what education can do for them, when they understand the opportunities it opens, and its power to change lives, they will move heaven and earth to be able to pursue it. In this episode, we’ll be talking with John Wise who is currently studying data science at Indiana University. He was also briefly a student at Santa Fe College. John’s story, in many ways, is about his determination to do whatever it took to pursue his education both in and out of prison. While his journey is not without setbacks and frustrations, his resolve never wavered.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Full transcripts can be found under each episode at https://freetolearn.buzzsprout.com/.
03/08/23 • 33 min
Whatever It Takes part 2
Free to Learn
03/14/23 • 35 min
When a person understands what education can do for them, when they understand the opportunities it opens and its power to change lives, they will move heaven and earth to be able to pursue it. In this episode, we continue our conversation with John Wise who is currently studying data science at Indiana University. He was also briefly a student at Santa Fe College. John’s story, in many ways, is about his determination to do whatever it took to pursue his education both in and out of prison. While his journey is not without setbacks and frustrations, his resolve never wavered.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Full transcripts can be found under each episode at https://freetolearn.buzzsprout.com/.
03/14/23 • 35 min
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How many episodes does Free to Learn have?
Free to Learn currently has 16 episodes available.
What topics does Free to Learn cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Relationships, Philosophy and Ethics.
What is the most popular episode on Free to Learn?
The episode title 'Dinner Table Dynamics: "Sour Grapes"' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Free to Learn?
The average episode length on Free to Learn is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of Free to Learn released?
Episodes of Free to Learn are typically released every 7 days, 4 hours.
When was the first episode of Free to Learn?
The first episode of Free to Learn was released on Oct 19, 2021.
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