CENTRE FOR DISTANCE
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SIMON
F•ER
UNIVERSITY
SUMMER SEMESTER 2004 COURSE OUTLINE
EDUC 326-3 (EDUCATION)
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE
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The main goal of this course is to enable you to design positive classroom experiences where you
and your students can engage in meaningful work together.
To assure that you meet this goal:
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The course design shows you how to create meaningful and respectful relationships with students.
*The course also demonstrates the importance of doing worthy work together: work that is
worthy of the people doing it and that can be accomplished successfully in the time frame available.
*The course illustrates specific ways you can create a classroom that is a safe and comfortable space
in which students and teachers with common goals can work successfully together.
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The course introduces you to four models of classroom management, with an emphasis on the
constructivist model.
Prerequisites:
EDUC 401 / 402 OR one of EDUC 100, 220, 230, 240
TEXT(S):
Mamchur, C..
A Teacher's Guide to Cognitive Type Theory and Learning Style.
Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1996.
REQUIREMENTS:
3 assignments @ 10% each (due weeks 4, 9 and 11)
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30%
Portfolio
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50%
Take-home final examination (due week 14)
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20%
REQUIREMENTS NOTE:
DELIVERY MODE:
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FirstClass Computer Conferencing
MODE OF DELIVERY NOTE:
SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:
Course materials and service fee $40.00
Deposit for additional materials
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$25.00
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If one or more of these symbols appear at the top of this page, it indicates an equipment requirement:
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1300 West Mall Complex
computer (see over) Q CD player ?
U TV (Knowledge Network) ?
Phone:
604-291-3524
Toll free in BC: 1-800-663-1411
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&
internet access
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9 Audio cassette player
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2 telephone (teleconference) ?
Fax:
604-291-4964
email ?
VCR ?
www.sfu.ca/cde
Centre for Distance Education
Simon Fraser University, West Mall Centre, Room 1300
604-291-3524 or 1-800-663-1411 (within BC)
Computer Requirements: FirstClass
• This course requires active online participation in
FirstClass
(an online computer conferencing tool).
• On-campus computer facilities are available. If you are using your own computer, these are the
minimum
computer requirements:
Hardware
C3 PC with
Windows 95
or later OR Mac
with
System 8.6
or later
o 1OMBRAM
o 6 MB free disk space
o 28.8-baud modem (56 K or higher is
recommended)
o CD ROM drive
FirstClass Access & Accounts
Software & Other
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Internet connection
• Firs tClass
software (described and provided in
your course materials)
• Email (e.g. Eudora, Outlook Express, or
equivalent)
• Access
to
FirstClass
begins the week before classes begin.
• SFU
students:
Use your SFU computing account ID and your SFU student # to log into
FirstClass.
If you don't have an SFU computing ID, get it online at
<http:I Imy.sfu.ca >.
OU students: Your
Firs tClass
ID and password is your OU student number.
Connecting to the Internet
from Home
You are responsible for setting up your connection, either through SFU or your own
external Internet service provider (ISP) (e.g., Telus, Shaw, etc).
• For information on Internet service available through SFU, please consult the Academic
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Computing Services (ACS) web site:
<http://www.sfu.ca/acs/modems/index.htm >.
• The subsidized modem hours allotted to you (four hours of access per credit hour) may not
be sufficient to complete the required course work.
A voucher system has been implemented to allow students to pay for continued modem
access on 604-677-6678 (after your subsidized access is used up). Vouchers may be
purchased from campus bookstores in increments of $20. At 60 cents per hour, each voucher
is good for approximately 33 hours. Instructions are included with the voucher. See
<http://www.sfu.ca/acs/modems/index.htm >
for more information.
General
• Prior computer knowledge is expected (i.e. ability to save files, install programs, and
maintain your computer). Familiarity with the Internet, e-mail, and related applications is
strongly recommended.
• Support is not available for general computer problems (e.g., operating system, hardware).
Need help?
• Firs tClass
support: <help@firstclass.sfu.ca
> or 604-291-5575
• Help with SFU computing accounts: <help@sfu.ca
>, 604-291-3230, or visit AQ 3148
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