Overview

Among the many challenges confronting the liberal arts today is a fundamental disconnect between the curricula that many institutions offer and the training that many students need. Discipline-specific models of teaching and learning can underprepare students for the kinds of interdisciplinary collaboration that employers now expect. Although aware of these expectations and the need for change, many small colleges and universities have struggled to translate interdisciplinarity into programs and curricula that better serve today’s students. Written by faculty engaged in the design and delivery of interdisciplinary courses, programs, and experiential learning opportunities in the small college setting, The Synergistic Classroom addresses the many ways faculty can leverage their institutions' small size and openness to pedagogical experimentation to overcome the challenges of limited institutional resources and enrollment concerns and better prepare students for life and work in the twenty-first century. Taken together, the contributions in this volume invite reflection on a variety of important issues that attend the work of small college faculty committed to expanding student learning across disciplinary boundaries.

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Author:   Corey Campion ,  Aaron Angello ,  Corey Campion ,  Aaron Angello
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781978818422

ISBN 10:   1978818424
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   16 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction: Building Bridges in a Land of Colleges Corey Campion Part I: Teaching Across the Disciplines Chapter 1: The Anxiety of Interdisciplinary Teaching Aaron Angello Chapter 2: Challenging the Discipline: First-Year Seminars and the Benefits of an Interdisciplinary Model Paul D. Reich Chapter 3: More Than Just Another Core Class: The Interdisciplinary Composition Course Patricia Marchesi Chapter 4: Breaking Boundaries: Reflections on an Interdisciplinary Course on Race and Graphic Narrative Patrick L. Hamilton and Allan W. Austin Chapter 5: Interdisciplinary Interactivity: Team-Teaching App Design at a Small College Christine Dehne and Jonathan Munson Chapter 6: Honeybees and the Transdisciplinary Classroom: Bridging the Gaps between History, Environmental Science and Global Studies Corey Campion and April Boulton Part II: Programming Across the Disciplines Chapter 7: Learning, Leading, and Succeeding: Collaborative Culture and Experiential Interdisciplinary Studies at Nichols College Erika Cornelius Smith and Maryann Conrad Chapter 8: Why Can’t It Be Both?: Supporting Students Across the Spectrum of Abilities and Ambitions Julia Klimek Chapter 9: From Chemistry to History to Psychology: Creating a Multidisciplinary Minor in Investigative Forensics Christine D. Myers and Audra L. Goach Chapter 10: Creating a ‘Space of Appearance’ through the Rollins College Foundations in Liberal Arts (rFLA) Program Hilary Cooperman Chapter 11: Flipping the Humanities Back into Mathematics Winston Ou Chapter 12: Arts in the Laboratory: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Honors Education in a Small College Setting Lana A. Whited and Sharon E. Stein Part III: Exploring Across the Disciplines Chapter 13: Science and Cultural Competence: Incorporating Hispanic Migrants’ Knowledge and Experience in the Spanish Curriculum Martha Bárcenas-Mooradian Chapter 14: Authenticity and Empathy in Education: Team-Teaching “The Voices Project: Mental Health” Amanda M. Caleb and Alicia H. Nordstrom Chapter 15: Experiential Learning in the Rural, Small College Setting: Creating an “Appalachian Cluster” Tina L. Hanlon, Peter Crow, Susan V. Mead, Carolyn L. Thomas, and Delia R. Heck Chapter 16: “Hold my Piña Colada: Operational and Ethical Considerations for Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning Study Abroad” Paola Prado and Autumn Quezada-Grant  Notes on Contributors Index  

Reviews

""Unique and excellently written, The Synergistic Classroom illuminates honest yet hopeful realities about the overlooked system of interdisciplinary teaching in educational institutions. This comprehensive volume provides successful methods of teaching that can easily be implemented to enhance interdisciplinary courses.""   -- Vicki L. Baker * author of Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors * ""The Synergistic Classroom provides concrete examples of how to create interdisciplinary experiences that engage students in the curriculum, foster critical thinking, and support team work. This is a great exploration of the heart of professorship—to facilitate learning."" -- Amy Rottmann * Lenoir-Rhyne University * ""Unique and excellently written, The Synergistic Classroom illuminates honest yet hopeful realities about the overlooked system of interdisciplinary teaching in educational institutions. This comprehensive volume provides successful methods of teaching that can easily be implemented to enhance interdisciplinary courses.""   -- Vicki L. Baker * author of Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors * ""The Synergistic Classroom provides concrete examples of how to create interdisciplinary experiences that engage students in the curriculum, foster critical thinking, and support team work. This is a great exploration of the heart of professorship—to facilitate learning."" -- Amy Rottmann * Lenoir-Rhyne University *

Unique and excellently written, The Synergistic Classroom illuminates honest yet hopeful realities about the overlooked system of interdisciplinary teaching in educational institutions. This comprehensive volume provides successful methods of teaching that can easily be implemented to enhance interdisciplinary courses. --Vicki L. Baker author of Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professors The Synergistic Classroom provides concrete examples of how to create interdisciplinary experiences that engage students in the curriculum, foster critical thinking, and support team work. This is a great exploration of the heart of professorship--to facilitate learning. --Amy Rottmann Lenoir-Rhyne University

Author Information

COREY CAMPION is an associate professor of history and global studies and the director of the master of arts in humanities program at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. AARON ANGELLO is the Sophie. M. Libman NEH Professor of Humanities at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.  

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