EDUC 5301G - Educational Innovation for Interdisciplinary Learning

This course will explore research in interdisciplinary learning, with a specific focus on how educational innovations can be leveraged to support student learning and to foster inclusive and responsive teaching practices. Through a combination of critical debate, investigative research, and collaborative learning, students will examine assumptions about educational innovations, interdisciplinary learning, and their respective impact on students’ experiences and sense making. The course will explore tensions and opportunities experienced by teachers and students who engage in innovative, interdisciplinary practices. The disciplinary foci of this course will change with each offering. In a given term, the course may focus on educational innovations in subject areas such as mathematics, language, STEAM, physical education, and higher education depending on the faculty member teaching the course.
Formerly: EDUC 5301G - Foundations of Curriculum for the 21st Century
Credit hours: 3