Open AccessConsidering Cornerstones for Student and Faculty Development
Author(s) -
John O’Connor,
Julie E. Owen,
Lisa M. GringPemble,
Elizabeth Freeman,
Paul C. Gorski,
Mike Gilmore
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
innovations in teaching and learning conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2379-8432
DOI - 10.13021/g8dc7s
Subject(s) - experiential learning , session (web analytics) , curriculum , cornerstone , agency (philosophy) , trips architecture , medical education , pedagogy , psychology , medicine , sociology , computer science , social science , world wide web , visual arts , art , parallel computing
Cornerstones is an alternative interdisciplinary general education program forhigh-achieving first-year students. It consists of four 6-credit courses taught insequence. Some of the hallmarks of the program are experiential learning (2-3field trips in each course), information literacy and technology across the courses,an emphasis on inquiry and research, collaboration by both students and faculty,an introduction to competency-based education, and student agency in responseto critical issues (e.g, sustainability). In this session, we will discuss constructingassignments that encourage reflective, integrative learning; incorporatingand assessing experiential learning; implementing our OSCAR "discovery ofscholarship" project; and developing faculty for interdisciplinary study. Throughthis interactive discussion, participants in the session will explore how they mightadopt some of these practices in their own courses. In addition, participants willhave an opportunity to enhance the Cornerstones curriculum and pedagogy bydescribing their own courses and practices. There will also be an opportunity toask about teaching in the Cornerstone program.