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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461501703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-57922-717-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

New pedagogies and practices for teaching in higher education series

Altri autori (Persone)

PlankKathryn M

Disciplina

378.1/25

Soggetti

Teaching teams

Interdisciplinary approach in education

College teaching

Education, Higher - Curricula

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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