ERIC Number: EJ1308266
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-0143
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Teaching Hamilton: A Team-Taught, Interdisciplinary Honors Course
Jones, Rusty; Shufeldt, Gregory
Honors in Practice, v17 p165-182 2021
This essay gives a broad overview of a team-taught course on Alexander Hamilton that merges discourses in music theory and political science. Authors describe pedagogical approaches to teaching both the musical "Hamilton" to non-musician students and Hamilton's history and politics to students not majoring in these fields. Contrasting challenges and outcomes of the seminar's first (2017) offering with its second (2020), authors consider the scope and implications of cultural intelligence and scholarly interdisciplinarity, maintaining that courses team-taught by instructors of different disciplines make connections across disciplines more explicit for students and enhance the transdisciplinary nature of the honors experience. Pre-course assessments are included, and future directions for team-teaching are discussed.
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Teaching Methods, Honors Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, United States History, Public Officials, Music Theory, Music Education, Political Science, Majors (Students), College Faculty, Undergraduate Students, Drama, Music, Student Surveys, Course Descriptions
National Collegiate Honors Council. 1100 Neihardt Residence Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 540 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588. Tel: 402-472-9150; Fax: 402-472-9152; e-mail: nchc@unl.edu; Web site: http://nchchonors.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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