ALS 6015 - The Practice of Teaching in Higher Education

Spring. 1 credit. S/U grades only (no audit).

C. Aslan.

This course will help you design and facilitate excellent learning experiences for students at the college level. You will be invited to choose a course that you might teach in the future and design elements of this course based on principles and research about how people learn best. Our meetings will be highly interactive with opportunities to practice teaching strategies and offer each other feedback.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to use effective teaching practices based on research on how people learn.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to design learning experiences by aligning the learning outcomes, assessments, and course activities.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to identify strategies for creating and sustaining inclusive and supportive classroom communities.

Outcome 4: Students will be able to articulate their teaching values and strategies.