| 1. There will be one major writing assignment, a paper in which you identify and explain your main assumptions, beliefs and theories regarding learning. It is expected that you will explicate your "philosophy" of education, demonstrating that you have understood and engaged with the course topics and ideas. Included in this philosophical exploration should be a thorough critique of at least one of the theories we have studied, a clear statement of your current positioning with respect to a philosophy of knowing, and a discussion of the implications of this understanding for teaching practice. (Discussion postings for this are optional) Due April 11, 12-20 pages, 40%. |
2. Do any two of these three (a, b,
c), 25% apiece
(Discussion postings for these are optional.) (b) You will locate some popular-press treatment of learning, then do a comparison to what the research literature actually shows on the topic, again to be shared with the class. (c) You will identify some notion from a learning theory that clearly has been implemented successfully in classroom instruction at some level, and document it in a short paper that can be posted and shared with the class. |
3. Discussion participation, required.
This will amount to 10%, marked essentially "pass/fail". There are two
parts (5% apiece), so that some discussion is in the Chapters area (not
posting for every chapter, but a general presence), and some discussion
in the Theories area. (There are multiple sections within chapters, and
within Theories, but I am conceptualizing them as two "areas"):
b- Theories of (learning, instruction, education, knowledge), 5% |