The institution emphasizes the utilization and application of liberal arts content knowledge in an intellectually stimulating environment. Monthly interdisciplinary faculty lunch discussions center around the teaching of writing across the curriculum. The institution practices on-going assessment and monitoring of the effectiveness of the integration of education and the other liberal arts. Arts and sciences faculty and education faculty collaboratively analyze performance assessment data to determine how liberal arts education informs candidate practice. Faculty members establish an on-line discussion for teacher education students from institutions with differing philosophical orientations about controversial issues in education.
Students engage in a broad range of liberal arts courses that stimulate thinking in action.
These courses serve as the basis for pedagogy. Education students interview liberal arts faculty regarding how their discipline influences their pedagogy. Students prepare to use knowledge paired with pedagogy to effect and influence change in education. Teacher education graduates utilize knowledge of political systems and group communication skills to facilitate productive K-12 faculty meetings. Students learn to integrate personal views, informed by content knowledge, pedagogy, and context, into a dynamic philosophy of teaching and learning.