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Course Detail: CTLS603 - COLLEGE TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE: ASSESSING COLLEGE-LEVEL LEARNING
COLLEGE TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE: ASSESSING COLLEGE-LEVEL LEARNING
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.
Assessing College-Level Learning
This 4 week course will explore culturally responsive teaching as it applies to the evaluation and assessment of college learning. Emphasis will be placed on multi-method approaches to capture learning both qualitatively and quantitatively. The application of the scholarship of teaching and learning will be emphasized and student learning outcome assessment will be highlighted as they inform quality curriculum. The use of action research to make informed curricular changes that meet the needs of varied learners will be introduced.
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.