Learning outcomes for presentation (at least 3)
Faculty
- How to effectively provide transformational experiences for our students.
- How diverse co-teaching makes you more aware of how students perceive you.
- How co-teaching makes your life less stressful and more fun.
Students
- The advantages of listening to, & learning from, people who are different than you.
- The benefits of having a diverse set of friends/colleagues.
- How to choose friends who will help you.
The University Community
- How genuine friendships propel both professional & personal growth.
- The inherent value gained from a diverse community working towards common goals.
- Respect for all people is fundamental requirement in our society.
Abstract
Dr. Fry
Dr. Odunuga
Dr. Fry and Dr. Odunuga are two very different people. Yet the two share a passion for teaching chemistry and a desire to bring out the best in their students. Since 2016 the two have co-taught chemistry lectures and laboratories, and in this presentation they share their experiences and the benefits of diverse co-teaching. Diverse co-teaching naturally provides students, faculty and staff with a transformational experience, and serves as a universal platform for integrating various groups, promoting collegiality and performing assessment.
Summarized below are some items of the transformation that each audience within the university may experience from diverse co-teaching.
Faculty
- How to effectively provide transformational experiences for our students.
- How diverse co-teaching makes you more aware of how students perceive you.
- How co-teaching makes your life less stressful and more fun.
Students
- The advantages of listening to, & learning from, people who are different than you.
- The benefits of having a diverse set of friends/colleagues.
- How to choose friends who will help you.
The University Community
- How genuine friendships propel both professional & personal growth.
- The inherent value gained from a diverse community working towards common goals.
- Respect for all people is fundamental requirement in our society.
Session Outline
- Introductions
- Courses Fry & Odunuga have co-taught
- Student comments
- Faculty comments
- Student performance
- Student evaluations
- Evidence that diversity brings out the best in each of us
- In the research laboratory
- In the classroom
- In business
- In life
- Essentials of Co-teaching OR How to choose someone to work with
- Time and energy have to be available
- Shared interest
- Shared expectations
- Genuine relationships
- How to start
Time Frame of Presentation
50 minutes
Category
i. Multicultural Education
Session format (lecture, roundtable, or other)
Lecture
Audience
Students, Faculty, Community, Other institutions
Diverse co-teaching: a one-step strategy for assessment, integration, collegiality, transformation, professional and personal growth for the university community
Dr. Fry
Dr. Odunuga
Dr. Fry and Dr. Odunuga are two very different people. Yet the two share a passion for teaching chemistry and a desire to bring out the best in their students. Since 2016 the two have co-taught chemistry lectures and laboratories, and in this presentation they share their experiences and the benefits of diverse co-teaching. Diverse co-teaching naturally provides students, faculty and staff with a transformational experience, and serves as a universal platform for integrating various groups, promoting collegiality and performing assessment.
Summarized below are some items of the transformation that each audience within the university may experience from diverse co-teaching.
Faculty
- How to effectively provide transformational experiences for our students.
- How diverse co-teaching makes you more aware of how students perceive you.
- How co-teaching makes your life less stressful and more fun.
Students
- The advantages of listening to, & learning from, people who are different than you.
- The benefits of having a diverse set of friends/colleagues.
- How to choose friends who will help you.
The University Community
- How genuine friendships propel both professional & personal growth.
- The inherent value gained from a diverse community working towards common goals.
- Respect for all people is fundamental requirement in our society.
