Dr. Sharon T. Alston Tenure Application
INSTRUCTIONAL
The instructional activities and assignments for all courses clearly relate to and facilitate the achievement of course level outcomes. Instructional activities also allow for the opportunity for students to engage with the me as the instructor as well as with their peers. Required, supplemental and suggested readings all align with and help to facilitate understanding of subject matter and facilitate the achievement of program and course level outcomes. All selected instructional materials are commensurate to the program level (MSW, Ph.D.) and for all students accepted into the Ethelyn School of Social Work.
My method of teaching comprises lectures, group exercises, and open-discussions, online discussions and interactive learning activities, experiential learning, and project-based learning pedagogy (PBL). Experiential learning and PBL are high impact instructional strategies that engages students in “sustained, collaborative real-world investigations” (Coffey, 2015). These teaching methods reflect the current pedagogical expectations for the social work curriculum and program.
Evidence of effective teaching and instructional design can be view below:
• Assignments and Assessments
• Instructional Material
• Instructional Activities