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2021 Faculty Election

Keith Sawyer

Running for: Division 8. School of Education: Faculty Council, Educational Policy Committee
  • Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations
  • School of Education
  • Appointed: 2013
  • Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • Candidate Website
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2019-2022: General Education Oversight Committee (GEOC)
2019-2022: Administrative Boards of the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences
2019-2022: IDEAs in Action Course Review Committee

Candidate Statement

I am committed to faculty shared governance and I believe it is important for the faculty to participate actively in collaborating with the administration to lead the university. My specific focus, as a Professor in the School of Education and an education researcher, is on the pedagogy of the curriculum throughout the university. I will contribute a School of Education perspective on teaching practice and curriculum design. My perspective is grounded in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) and in the learning sciences. I am the editor of the field's handbook, _The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences_. I have participated in administrative roles in the College, and have been particularly involved in general education and in the IDEAs in Action curriculum.