Higher Education Events

A recent development in literature on teaching and learning challenges a central tenet of education: the roles of teacher and students. It asks: typically teachers teach to students--what if they teach with students? This presentation discusses how students and faculty can have shared authority in the learning sphere by co-creating education. Although much of this literature espouses program-level collaborations centering on co-designing courses and curricula, learn how examples of the small incremental changes teachers can make within their humanities courses to facilitate impactful learning experiences for students.

One of the perennial challenges in almost any music appreciation course is teaching the concept of sonata form. How can we best present this idea in the classroom, and more importantly, how can we help students actually hear its application across a wide range of different kinds of music? This session will consider various possible approaches to teaching sonata form in a way that makes it more tangible and accessible to today’s students.