Teaching-Learning Center: Teaching Across the Curriculum

A site made possible by a 2001 - 2002 grant from the Carl D. Perkins Foundation

Teaching Across the Curriculum

Many of Durham Tech’s students, especially those enrolled in the vocational and technical programs, have very specific career goals in mind; thus, they sometimes fail to see the connection between more “academic” course requirements and their program-specific classes. Durham Tech instructors can take great strides in bridging that perceived gap by becoming more aware of program-specific issues and incorporating assignments that “make sense” to vocational and technical students – real-world assignments that resonate with the students’ purpose for being in school. By acknowledging and demonstrating the relevance of reading and writing well, being able to apply psychological or sociological insights to a situation, and having basic math and computer skills, Durham Tech students will be better prepared for the multitude of challenges they may face in the workplace.

With support from a grant from the Carl D. Perkins Foundation, the Teaching-Learning Center sponsored collaboration across disciplines and workshops on ways to include assignments from different disciplines in various course curricula. Results from these programs are presented on this web site.

Roundtable

Writing Across the Curriculum: Strategies and Resources for Integrating Real World Writing Assignments; Contributors: Rita Buhr, Mary Marsha Cupitt, Thomas Gould, Elizabeth Love, Annette Wells, Peter Wooldridge

Ideas for Online Assignments from the January 2004 roundtable discussion facilitated by Karen McPhaul and Jeremy Portzer.