SoTL and Deliberate Practice: A New Approach to Social Justice Education
Abstract
Does Tiger Woods have anything to teach university instructors? What can famed musician Paganini, chess master Capablanca, scholars, and performers offer to the scholarship of teaching and learning? The field of expert performance studies offers a valuable framework for educators. Each course allows instructors to assist students develop different forms of expertise. Among the many diverse goals of education, challenging students to live lives of service and social justice are central to the mission of many universities. This presentation describes the applicability of K. Anders Ericsson's theory of the attainment of expert performance through deliberate practice on those who demonstrate a superior level of achievement in service to others. The audience will learn Anderson's theory, reflect on embedding social justice in the classroom, and apply the methods used to train expert achievers in other domains to awaken people to work for the good of those in need.
Location
Room 2903
Recommended Citation
Woodard, Randall, "SoTL and Deliberate Practice: A New Approach to Social Justice Education " (2009). SoTL Commons Conference. 14.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2009/14
SoTL and Deliberate Practice: A New Approach to Social Justice Education
Room 2903
Does Tiger Woods have anything to teach university instructors? What can famed musician Paganini, chess master Capablanca, scholars, and performers offer to the scholarship of teaching and learning? The field of expert performance studies offers a valuable framework for educators. Each course allows instructors to assist students develop different forms of expertise. Among the many diverse goals of education, challenging students to live lives of service and social justice are central to the mission of many universities. This presentation describes the applicability of K. Anders Ericsson's theory of the attainment of expert performance through deliberate practice on those who demonstrate a superior level of achievement in service to others. The audience will learn Anderson's theory, reflect on embedding social justice in the classroom, and apply the methods used to train expert achievers in other domains to awaken people to work for the good of those in need.
