“Inclusive Pedagogies” April 9: Engaging intro-level students as scholars

Join the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning for the fourth colloquium in our five-part “Inclusive Pedagogies” series.

Next Topic: Teaching Scholarship/Disciplinary Thinking in Introductory Courses: Minding the Gap

Please join us:

Thursday, April 9, 2015, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., 227 Burton Hall

Facilitated by: Teaching specialist Jason Stahl and associate professor Tabitha Grier-ReedTopic overview: There is often a disconnect in how we as scholars are taught to think about our discipline and how we are taught to teach introductory level college students about our disciplines. This colloquium focuses on pedagogy that bridges that gap and engages introductory level students as scholars at some of the highest levels of learning to use the tools of “the discipline”. Participants will be encouraged to think about the gap and pedagogical strategies that address it  in their own introductory classrooms.

About the Inclusive Pedagogies Colloquia:

Designed to support diversity, equity, and excellence in postsecondary contexts, each event follows an interactive, discussion-oriented format where participation is highly valued. The series features diverse disciplines, holistic approaches to student development and education, and graduate and undergraduate contexts, with the purpose of:

  • Stimulating critical reflection on our teaching;
  • Sharing teaching expertise and innovations;
  • Building community among scholar-practitioners from different disciplines and programs.

Sessions are facilitated by teams of faculty and graduate students from PsTL’s First Year Experience program and M.A. in Multicultural College Teaching and Learning.

Mark your calendar for our final colloquia:

  • Thursday, May 7, 2015