Engaged Interdisc Pedagogy

4 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course asks: what are the best practices for facilitating an interdisciplinary learning environment? What theories and methods might we study to better understand interdisciplinarity, as well as interdisciplinary learning and teaching? To get at these questions, we will study a range of scholarship on interdisciplinary inquiry and education. Furthermore, we will explore research on cognition, pedagogical method and classroom learning, as we investigate what fosters engaged learning and classroom collaboration. We will put these theories to the test as we develop our own pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning across disciplines and apply practical teaching skills in different learning contexts.