The KU Center for Teaching Excellence is hosting a workshop and series of discussion sessions on interdisciplinary teaching Nov. 19 and 20. University of Denver professer of higher education and administrator Jim Davis will be the presenter.
All activities are open to faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants.
During this session, Davis will offer suggestions for implementing interdisciplinary studies drawn from current research on teams and groups in business and academia. Faculty and instructional staff will have an opportunity to talk with Davis in an informal setting. On Friday, Nov. 20, Davis will moderate a round-table discussion from 9 to 11 a.m. about the promises and pitfalls of interdisciplinary teaching. Davis is the director of the Center for Academic Quality, assistant provost, and professor of higher education at the University of Denver. He has conducted many workshops on teaching at colleges and universities in the United States, Brazil, and the Pacific Rim.