004 - Conflict Resolution Curriculum Development in Higher Education

This course seeks to provide students with the aptitudes, skills, knowledge and awareness that will enable them to effectively teach at the higher education level courses and topics related to conflict resolution and aligned fields.  At the end of the course, students will be proficient in (1) understanding how higher education has promoted and helped nurture the field; (2) knowledge of theories of learning relevant to the field; (3) awareness of the higher education environment and the differences between various sectors (i.e., graduate, 4 year undergraduate, community college, etc.); (4) how to develop a course or other form of instructional program/initiative; (5) understanding current trends in higher education relative to the field; and (6) the best practices in pedagogical and andragogical approaches to teaching and learning.   Students in the course will be required to develop a lesson plan and a course syllabus, as well as engage in a video-taped teaching demonstration.  A cumulative project will be developing a career plan and portfolio. There will also be a final paper.