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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Cathi Shaw

email: cshaw@sfu.ca

TUESDAY/THURSDAY

17:30-19:20 IN EDB 7500F

PREREQUISITE: None.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

• This is an introductory course intended for beginning students who may be interested in but not necessarily

already committed to, pursuing educational studies.

• We will explore a small but representative sample of questions and issues relating to: the concept or idea of

education; learning and the learner, the teacher and a teaching life, technology and education; and the

broader

contexts of education in the global village and the postmodern world.

• You will examine questions relating to: the concept or idea of education; learning and the learner, teaching

and the teacher; disciplines and discourse of education; and the broader contexts of education in the global

village and the postmodern world.

• The course models a range of instructional strategies, including: discussion; reflective practice; story; case

studies; service-learning; technology and education; in-class exercises.

• The course offers a range of learning experience, including: discussion; reading and responding orally and

in writing; research and field-work.

• This course will use the FirstClass conference system for some assignments and discussion.

ORGANIZATION

Tuesday and Thursday classes.

FirstClass online discussions.

REQUIRMENTS

Regular attendance, preparation, thoughtful participation.

—25%

Informal and formal written responses —40%

Short PowerPoint presentations -

15%

Final paper - 20%

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REQUIRED READINGS

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Palmer, Parker (1998) The Courage to Teach CA: Jossey-Bass ISBN: 0-7879-1058-9

Other readings will be assigned from time to time in class and available either online or by instructor

(photocopies).

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