Signature Pedagogies: Signature Pedagogies

This guide accompanies a workshop entitled Collaborating in Context: Crafting Signature Assignments for Teaching and Learning led by Gaelan Benway, Professor of Sociology at Quinsigamond Community College, Matt Bejune, Information Literacy Librarian, and Charlotte Haller, Associate Professor of History, Worcester State University.

The workshop, presented at Worcester State University on April 4, 2014 and May 21, 2014, was sponsored by Advancing a Massachusetts Culture of Assessment, Quinsigamond Community College, and Worcester State University.

Guide created by Matt Bejune.

The first articles are general articles about signature pedagogies followed by articles about signature pedagogies in particular disciplines. All articles are available through WSU Library databases. When accessing from off-campus, log in using WSU username and password.

General Articles about Signature Pedagogies

• Heiland, D., and L. J. Rosenthal. "More than Limited Learning: The Case for Focusing on the Disciplines." Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 12.1 (2013): 7-19. SAGE Journals. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.  
• Shulman, Lee S. "Pedagogies of Uncertainty." Liberal Education 91.2 (2005): 18-25. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. 
• Shulman, Lee S. "Signature Pedagogies in the Professions." Daedalus 134.3 (2005): 52-9. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. 

Business

• DeWitt, Arlene O. "Song of the Open Road: Business Students Blog about Tacit Knowledge in their Internships." American Journal of Business Education 3.11 (2010): 131-6. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

Education

• Meyer, Heinz-Dieter, and Brenda Shannon. "Case Writing as a Signature Pedagogy in Education Leadership." Journal of Educational Administration 48.1 (2010): 89-101. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.  

• Olson, Kate, and Christopher M. Clark. "A Signature Pedagogy in Doctoral Education: The Leader-Scholar Community." Educational Researcher 38.3 (2009): 216-21. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

• Previts, Joanne L., Karynne L. M. Kleine, and Nancy B. Mizelle. "A New Professionalism in Middle Level Teacher Preparation: Toward a Signature Pedagogy." Middle School Journal 44.4 (2013): 22-9. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. 

• Zambo, Debby. "Action Research as Signature Pedagogy in an Education Doctorate Program: The Reality and Hope." Innovative Higher Education 36.4 (2011): 261-71. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

 Health Sciences

• Martin, Christopher. "Reconstructing A Lost Tradition: The Philosophy Of Medical Education In An Age Of Reform." Medical Education 47.1 (2013): 33-39. CINAHL with Full Text. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

 History

• Calder, Lendol. "Uncoverage: Toward a Signature Pedagogy for the History Survey." The Journal of American History 92.4 (2006): 1358-70. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.  
• Erekson, K. A. "From Archive to Awards Ceremony: An Approach for Engaging Students in Historical Research." Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 10.4 (2011): 388-400. SAGE Journals. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

Humanities

• Benmayor, R. "Digital Storytelling as a Signature Pedagogy for the New Humanities." Arts and Humanities in Higher Education 7.2 (2008): 188-204. SAGE Journals. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

Law

• Hyland, ÁineKilcommins, Shane. "Signature Pedagogies And Legal Education In Universities: Epistemological And Pedagogical Concerns With Langdellian Case Method." Teaching In Higher Education 14.1 (2009): 29-42. Professional Development Collection. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.
  

Political Science

• Harris, Clodagh. "Expanding Political Science's Signature Pedagogy: The Case for Service Learning." European Political Science: EPS 11.2 (2012): 175-85. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

Psychology

• Day, Andrew, & Tytler, Russell. "Professional Training In Applied Psychology: Towards A Signature Pedagogy For Forensic Psychology Training." Australian Psychologist 47.3 (2012): 183-189. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.

Social Work

• Wayne, Julianne, Marion Bogo, and Miriam Raskin. "Field Education as the Signature Pedagogy of Social Work Education." Journal of Social Work Education 46.3 (2010): 327-39. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.
  
• Lyter, Sharon C. "Potential of Field Education as Signature Pedagogy: The Field Director Role." Journal of Social Work Education 48.1 (2012): 179-88. ProQuest. Web. 2 Apr. 2014.