Abstract
Historically, college teachers have received little to no training in teaching and
course design (Weimer, 1990), as content mastery was, and still is, a primary credential
for employment consideration. Moreover, traditional teacher training programs have
been the focus of the K-12 domain, where pedagogy and content go hand in hand
(National Association for Music Education, 2009). Yet, trends in higher education are
promoting a sense of accountability and responsibility for quality teaching. (Angelo &
Cross, 1993; Fink, 2003). Regardless of students' age and year in school, effective
teaching results in effective learning, a marked shift in perspective illustrated by the
learning centered paradigm of Barr and Tagg