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Course Detail: CTLS601 - COLLEGE TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE: APPLIED LEARNING SCIENCE
COLLEGE TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE: APPLIED LEARNING SCIENCE
This course is for community colleges and 4-year college professionals seeking to learn and/or incorporate the critical teaching knowledge, skills and modalities needed to succeed in the changing climate of higher education. The goal of this courses is to enhance exposure to learner-centered teaching, culturally-responsive instruction, alignment in assessment, and the use of the action research cycle to meet the varied learning needs of the new majority of students.
Applied Learning Science
This 4 week course will provide an emphasis on the understanding and application of learning research and the cognitive-psychological, social-psychological, and cultural-psychological foundations of human learning as it applies to learner-centered teaching. Students will examine the characteristics of college learners and design of successful learning environments that respond to the changing patterns of college learners. The QM Rubric will be introduced as a foundational step to establishing quality learning opportunities and ensuring recognized practices in course design.
Learning Objectives
Participants will acquire the foundational skills to begin to:
- Demonstrate the use of learning science principles and beginning application to the diverse needs of college learners in the college environment.
- Recognize and begin to seek evidenced-based strategies and approaches to engage diverse college learners using a learner centered approach.
- Identify and ascribe to best practices, effective pedagogical strategies, meaningful application of technology, and action research in curriculum and course development
- Identify when evaluation and assessment of learning is in alignment with course outcomes.
- Identify the need for self-reflective behaviors to determine the effectiveness of the teaching and learning experience.
This course is not limited to UMBC students and is open to the general public. The course portfolio is intended for employees or those seeking employment teaching at community or four-year colleges. As a prerequisite, students must have completed a Master's degree or in the process of completing a master's degree.