Fall 2021 - EDUC 100W D200
Selected Questions and Issues in Education (3)
Class Number: 5274
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Michele Schmidt
mschmidt@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4126
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to a small but representative sample of basic questions and issues in education. Students will examine questions relating to: the concept or idea of education; learning and the learner; teaching and the teacher; and more generally, the broader contexts of education. This course also introduces students to different ways of exploring educational questions and issues from philosophical and critical analysis, to historical and cross-cultural studies, to empirical research. Cannot be taken for credit by students with credit for 300 and 400 level education courses. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.
COURSE DETAILS:
****NOTE: NO CLASS ON SEPT 8TH. FIRST CLASS STARTS ON SEPT 15, 2021. COURSE DELIVERED REMOTELY.
Education is a central feature of all societies today and learning is an essential part of who we are: learning creatures. Through our classroom discussions, readings, and online explorations, we will create a learning community, collectively reflecting on and critically analyzing various dimensions of education: our own educational journeys, the various ways we learn, the “big questions” of education, different ways of looking at learning organizations in our society, the kinds of education that are important in our increasingly complex and ever-changing societies, teachers and students, and the definition of an educated person in an educated society.
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- Appreciate the Significance of a Safe Learning Community (CC-1)
- Explore Selected Questions, Issues and Controversies in Education (CC-2)
- Develop an Understanding of Two Writing Genres: Narrative & Reflection (CC-3)
Grading
- Participation/Attendance 10%
- Text-book Reading Quizzes 10%
- 5 Minute Reflections 10%
- Walkabout 10%
- You Are The Teacher-Student Presentation in Groups 20%
- Narrative of Educational Experience 20%
- Reflective Writing 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Gereluk, D., Martin, C., Maxwell, B., and Norris, T. (2016). Questioning the classroom: Perspectives on Canadian education. Oxford Press.
ISBN: 9780199010035
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html
TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021
Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place. Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.