EDAD 822 - Seminar in Higher Education

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): EDAD 814, EDAD 825 & EDAD 830  The seminar in Higher Education course has dual foci: (1) to synthesize the academic and professional issues in postsecondary education which were examined in EDAD 814 (History of Higher Education), EDAD 816 (College Student Development), EDAD 818 (Higher Education Administration, Organization, and Governance); and (2) to develop a framework for further study, guidance, and application of postsecondary educational leadership from historical, cultural, social, economic, and practical contexts to past, present, and future issues in higher education. Seminar topics include, but are not limited to: a) student, faculty, alumni, and staff engagement; b) transformative leadership; c) cultural responsive practices; d) item response theory; e) formal and informal learning contexts; f) science, technology, engineering, and mathematics pipeline; g) measurement, assessment, and evaluation; h) student development; i) socio-cultural influences; j) teacher efficacy and expectations; k) motivation to learn; l) digital or technology divides; m) families and communities; n) enrollment management; o) learning theory; p) first-year experience programming; q) first-generation students; r) identity development; s) learning theories; t) diversity, equity, and inclusion; and u) historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).