LSE 691 Field Study for Postsecondary Teaching in Content Specializations

Designed as a field-based companion course to LSE 605 Postsecondary Teaching in Content Specializations, this course organizes field experiences designed to broaden and deepen postsecondary educators’ professional knowledge within their teaching fields. Candidates will plan explorations of their respective professional disciplines, examine professional associations that publish research in the discipline, participate in state, regional, or national professional meetings focused on scholarship, interview experts in the field, create annotated bibliographies of current research in the field, engage in other scholarly activities in the academic discipline, and write a reflective summary of the impact of these professional development activities on their teaching. Candidates will document outcomes in a professional portfolio and in an updated curriculum vitae. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): Candidates should take this course concurrently with LSE 605 Postsecondary Teaching in Content Specializations, but may take this course independently with permission of the program director or dissertation chair in the applicable program. 3 semester hours

Credits

3