EDUCATION 650 / Peer Evaluated Teaching Experience

This zero-unit graduate course is offered in a small group setting and is designed to enhance teaching effectiveness. During the 3-4 day course (full attendance is mandatory to earn a pass), students design and conduct three lessons and receive verbal, written, and video feedback from the other students who have been learners in the lessons. Using an intensive experiential learning approach, students are provided with information on the theory and practice of teaching adult learners, the selection and writing of useful intended learning outcomes with accompanying lesson plans, techniques for eliciting learner participation, and suggestions for evaluation of learning. Reflection and examination of one’s teaching practices are encouraged. Completion of EDU 650 and EDU 600 will result in students earning the Teaching and Learning Foundations Certificate of Completion.