MODES OF INQUIRY PROGRAM

MODES OF INQUIRY PROGRAM The Modes of Inquiry (MOI) First-Year Experience program has been designed to welcome you into the liberal arts learning environment and introduce you to Loras’s general education curriculum. While the topics of the MOI courses are all different, the requirements and skills focused on within the course are the same. As outlined in the common objectives below, all MOI courses will focus on the development of a liberal arts learner: active learning, critical thinking and reading skills, informal and formal writing, information literacy, active and thoughtful educational planning, and responsible engagement with the Loras community. These common requirements are the main focus of the course, while the topic is used as a tool to facilitate your development and understanding of these objectives.

The objectives of each of the MOI courses are to:

• To introduce students to liberal arts learning and Loras's general education curriculum.
• To regularly engage students in active learning experiences and provide the skills and resources needed to promote active learning outside of the classroom.
• To enable confident questioning and critique in a variety of contexts by enhancing students' critical thinking and reading skills.
• To provide information and resources on a variety of academic and social transition issues and engage students in critical discussion of these issues.
• To strengthen the academic skills necessary for students to pursue a liberal arts education and become life-long learners, particularly in written and oral communication, interpersonal communication, and information literacy.
• To introduce students to and have them be an active part of quality advising and educational planning.