Spring 2013  |  SOC 8011 Section 001: Sociology of Higher Education: Theory and Practice (66826)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Seminar
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Fri 11:45AM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Social/political context of teaching. Ethical issues, multiculturalism, academic freedom. Teaching skills (e.g., lecturing, leading discussions). Active learning. Evaluating effectiveness of teaching. Opportunity to develop a syllabus or teaching plan.
Class Description:
This course explores teaching and learning sociology in the contemporary United States. We will first situate teaching and learning within the broader social and political contexts of higher education in the United States, and consider the ways in which this context affects our role as teachers. We will spend the remainder of the semester exploring the craft of teaching. The course aims to provide students with a forum through which to learn about and reflect on pedagogical theory and practice. The goals of the course are to 1) think broadly about how we are influenced by, but also through our actions influence, higher education trends, and 2) develop the skills necessary to become excellent teachers, including encouraging active learning, teaching critical reasoning, delivering effective lectures, facilitating lively discussions, responding effectively to student writing, and fairly evaluating student and teacher performances. The course should encourage those who have had prior teaching experience to reflect more systematically on their classroom behavior and ways to improve it. It should help those who have not had any teaching experience by sensitizing them to various dimensions of effective teaching.
Class Format:
15% Lecture
35% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
15% Guest Speakers
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66826/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 July 2011

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