SR 11-02 - To Expand Team Teaching to Further Advance Interdisciplinary Learning

Senate Resolution File:
SR 11-02 To Expand Team Teaching to Further Advance Interdisciplinary Learning

Drafted By: General Education Committee
Purpose: This resolution is intended to remind the faculty and begin a conversation on team teaching related to the original intent of Upper Division Interdisciplinary General Education courses.

Senate Resolution
Whereas interdisciplinary learning is an ethos of CI;
Whereas interdisciplinary learning is a core component of the university’s Center for Integrative Studies;
Whereas team teaching is a pedagogy that ensures different ways of knowing;
Whereas the University’s tenured and tenure-track recruitment process stresses to candidates the centrality of interdisciplinary teaching;
Whereas candidates have joined the CI tenured and tenure-track faculty with the expectation to team teach courses with faculty colleagues outside their disciplinary training;
Whereas the Upper Division Interdisciplinary General Education (UDIGE) practice is a defining characteristic of the university;
Whereas Team Teaching was originally linked to UDIGE courses;
Whereas Team Teaching is an invigorating experience for faculty and students alike;
Whereas Team Teaching promotes a more complete interdisciplinary experience;
Whereas Team Teaching promotes the effectiveness of faculty in the classroom;
Resolved the Senate supports the expansion of Team Teaching to Advance Interdisciplinary Learning in UDIGE courses.