Big Ideas, Authentic Learning
Featured Instructors:
Meena Khandelwal, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology and gender, women's, and sexuality studies
Cornelia Lang, Ph.D., associate professor of physics and astronomy
Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Overview:
Use thematic course design to promote students’ interdisciplinary curiosity.
Benefits:
- Encourages students’ curiosity
- Improves student-instructor connection
- Invigorates faculty’s teaching and scholarship
Description:
Cornelia Lang and Meena Khandelwal describe how they each spearheaded a team-taught, multi-disciplinary course. Big Ideas courses are general education, active-learning courses for about 80 undergraduates centered around thematic content and co-taught by multiple professors from different relevant disciplines.
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