Course Description
In this 1-credit hour course students will develop skills to be successful active learners within a variety of instructional modalities. Students will learn to engage peers and instructors, embrace collaborative learning and study groups, reflect on their progress and strategies, and adapt based on self-reflection and results.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Capitalize on a personal understanding of the culture and expectations of higher education, particularly those of a research university
- Engage in self-motivation practices to maintain interest in academic content given common instructional modalities in college (lecture, online, seminar)
- Maintain behavioral, psychological, and affective engagement in common educational delivery modalities (small and large-group discussion, game-based learning environments, student-led seminars)
- Engage active learning strategies conducive to success in specific content-courses
- Thrive in out-of-class active learning strategies conducive to success in specific content-courses (group projects, case studies)
Course Syllabi
Coming soon for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
