Skills Versus Content: EP #159

In this episode we discuss Skills Versus Content teaching with Dr. Bill Coplin. Dr. Coplin is founder and professor of the highly successful undergraduate Policy Studies Major at Syracuse University which has more than 200 majors annually. He is the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at the Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. An author of 110 books and articles, many of which are in education, he has taught and advised tens of thousands of undergraduates over his 50+ years of teaching. He has also trained more than 1,000 high school teachers, a 100+ of which offer his freshman course in high school.

Bill Coplin’s mission is to equip students with the practical skills they need to have career success while leaving society better than they found it. His Skills Win Program seeks to improve education throughout the United States. Coplin’s mantra “Skills to Do Well and Do Good” has motivated generations of Syracuse University alumni to tackle 21st century challenges.

Contact Dr. Bill Coplin here.