EDGE Workgroup

(Exploring discipline-Grounded Epistemologies)

The Exploring Discipline-Grounded Epistemologies (EDGE) Workgroup was formed in September 2005. This workgroup is comprised primarily of faculty representing various disciplines. The group’s main purpose is to address the scholarship of teaching and learning by exploring the epistemologies of specific disciplines, by examining assessment techniques and by developing strategies that engage students in deep learning.

The mission of the EDGE Workgroup is to consider the scholarship of teaching and learning in order to:

• Reflect upon and articulate disciplinary epistemologies in order to answer questions about the nature of the discipline and create strategies for developing and nurturing these skills in students
• Design and implement teaching strategies that develop higher-order thinking skills appropriate in the discipline and create strategies for developing and nurturing these skills in students
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the learning experience by use of assessment techniques that not only evaluate student learning but also evaluate student engagement in the discipline
• Develop case studies that can be shared through various media
• Foster a culture of teaching and learning that transcends the utilitarian instructional process

Members
Marta Cronin, Chair
Henri Sue Bynum
Bruce Fraser
Donna Jurenas
Michael Furlong
Christine Ryall
Deanna Voehl
Todd Thuma
Matthew Brooks
Erin Bell
Elliot Cohen
JUDY MEGAW
DEBORAH WHITING
dAVID mOBERG
LORI GARCIA
rAYMOND CONSIDINE

tHE eDGE WORKGROUP IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE CARNEGIE fOUNDATION'S castl (cARNEGIE aCADEMY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING) PROGRAM.  lEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BY VISITING THEIR WEBSITE.

To find out more about the projects in which the EDGE Workgroup has been involved, visit our Workspace on the center for academic innovation website