Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

COURSE DETAILS:

Prerequisite:

Participants must be enrolled in an MEd EP Program.  

Course Description: Reflecting on the fulsome journey from Diploma through to M Ed, engaging in various forms of inquiry as you have, we might pose three sets of concise questions to guide this course:


1. where did I aim or plan to go

2. where have I gone (or, where have I had to go, where has the journey taken me),
 and,


3. what have I learned, and how have I learned it?

In effect, we are asking ourselves:    
-  what have I learned through the program, and from conducting my inquiry, about 
myself, my setting, and my practice? 
      
-  what key ideas, concepts, theories, thinkers, approaches, and philosophies have had 
an impact on me? 
    
-  how have these ideas influenced, confirmed, challenged, and/or transformed my 
thinking and my practice? 
    
-  how do I now situate myself in the community of scholarship, and in my community 
of practice? 
    
-  how will I now take these ideas into my practice?  

Course-Level Educational Goals: In more concrete terms, the course is an opportunity to draw together these ideas and experiences in various ways toward the creation of the two Comprehensive Exam components (EDUC 883), the written project and the oral presentation. 
  

Assignments:

This course is graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis and this will be based on: attendance and participation in our sessions, including discussions, activities, collegial review, advice, and support; and, submission of draft documents at negotiated times during the term. 
  

Grading and Expectations: See above    

Materials:

N/A    

Readings and Resources:

There are no books to order in advance of class. Our readings will be found online through the SFU Online Library Service or through other open sources. 

Department Policy Statement re Attendance/Participation: Attendance and active participation in all classes is mandatory in order to attain a passing grade. A student who is unable to attend a class due to exceptional circumstances must notify the instructor before the class and also contact other students before the subsequent class to find out what was discussed and make up work missed.  

University Policy Statement regarding Academic Honesty Students in all Faculty of Education courses are responsible for knowing policies pertaining to academic integrity available on the website: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student.html.  What is academic integrity?  Check out http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html  

Off Campus Classes: Please note that certain classes (or portions of classes) will be held off campus, primarily in order to learn within and through the natural environment, and will involve travelling to a different location. The level of risk associated with these activities will be similar to those encountered in our everyday lives, including the potential for uneven surfaces, sunburn, dehydration, bug bites, and animal encounters. Locations, expectations, start and end times for such outings will be discussed in advance, as will appropriate precautions and preparations. Please come dressed for the weather, as we will be spending some classes outside rain or shine. The instructor welcomes conversations regarding any questions or concerns in this regard.