Team teaching : across the disciplines, across the academy / edited by Kathryn M. Plank ; foreword by James Rhem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Plank, Kathryn M.

Series:

New pedagogies and practices for teaching in higher education series.

New pedagogies and practices for teaching in higher education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching teams.

Interdisciplinary approach in education.

College teaching.

Education, Higher--Curricula.

Education, Higher.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For those considering adopting team teaching, or interested in reviewing their own practice, this book offers an over-view of this pedagogy, its challenges and rewards, and a rich range of examples in which teachers present and reflect upon their approaches. The interaction of two teachers-both the intellectual interaction involved in the design of the course, and the pedagogical interaction in the teaching of the course-creates a dynamic environment that reflects the way scholars make meaning of the world. The process naturally breaks down the teacher-centered classroom by creating a scholarl

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Origins: Team Teaching in the Sciences; 2 Lessons Learned by a Philosopher and a Biologist in Team Teaching a First-Year Seminar on ''Disease and Culture: Why You Are a Walking Petri Dish''; 3 Arts and Community: Lessons in Team Teaching; 4 Interracial Team Teaching in Social Work; 5 Lessons Learned From an Interdisciplinary Course in Undergraduate Science; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-00-344750-3

1-000-97560-6

1-003-44750-3

1-57922-717-1

9781003447504

OCLC:

781636150