ED PS 5563 - STEM Instruc & Outreach

Institution:

University of Utah

Subject:

Educational Psychology

Description:

This course will introduce contemporary topics in STEM education to scientists, mathematicians, and engineers with a goal of being able to implement evidence-based pedagogical practices in their teaching and becoming familiar with educational issues in their fields. A focus will be on examining current best practices in undergraduate STEM education through the lens of Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) with explorations into K-12 STEM education research. Assignments will focus on examining students' knowledge and reasoning about a STEM content topic of choice and then developing, teaching, and evaluating a 'teachable unit' on the chosen content topic. Readings will draw from a variety of fields including Math Education, Physics Education Research (PER), Chemistry Education Research (CER), Biology Education Research (BER), Geocognition, Computer Science (CS) Education, and Engineering Education. The ultimate goal is to help undergraduate STEM majors and graduate STEM students gain knowledge and experience with evidence-based pedagogical practices in their fields in preparation for careers that include STEM teaching in a variety of settings (e.g. lower and upper division STEM courses, STEM outreach).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utah.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 581-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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