HUM 299A Approaches to Teaching
Provides instruction and practice in teaching strategies and student engagement. Students act as Teaching Assistants in the classroom for one term under the guidance of an assigned lead professor. The course meets three times a semester. In addition to in-class instruction and practice, the students construct a syllabus, complete a 10-minute video lecture, and create a teaching philosophy statement. Successful completion of the course depends upon a positive report submitted by the lead professor.
Prerequisites: To be eligible, students will have completed their Humanities coursework and be at the thesis-writing stage. May be taken one semester only.
Prerequisite
Completion of all required coursework in the MFA in,Creative Writing or MA in Humanities program, enrolled in,Capstone and ready to enter the thesis writing stage.
Distribution
HUM