Much scholarship available on team-teaching focuses on K-12 programming, with limited examples in post-secondary education. Adding to the growing research on college-level team-taught courses, this reflection describes how interdisciplinary team-teaching can offer not only a pedagogically innovative experience for students but also highlight the…

This paper argues that separation of mathematics from most other disciplines in the college curriculum reinforces math avoidance among college students, and that this is inappropriate in general education. Ways in which mathematics and mathematical thinking can be integrated into the humanities are discussed, including the role of mathematics in…

A course taught at Western Washington University's Fairhaven College brings together all 13 faculty and a third of the student population in an interdisciplinary effort to address the theme of conflict. The course is administered by a student and a faculty member and exemplifies the difficulties of collaborative administration. (MSE)

Efforts by Siena College's faculty to integrate women's, minority, and other social perspectives into the curriculum are illustrated in courses offered in political science, religious studies, and English and in an interdisciplinary social sciences course. (MSE)

Even minor changes in the college curriculum, especially across disciplinary boundaries, can have profound effects on the organization of the institution and roles of faculty and administrators. A typology of eight kinds of campus organizational change outlines the implications of each, and a checklist of considerations surrounding change is…

An interdisciplinary, team-taught community college course combining American literature, writing instruction, and American history was designed to challenge students and eliminate some core curriculum problems. Emphasis on motivation and team teaching were successful in raising student achievement and enthusiasm. Course improvement is ongoing.…