Spring 2021 - EDUC 471 C100
Curriculum Development: Theory and Practice (4)
Class Number: 3738
Delivery Method: Distance Education
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Distance Education
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Exam Times + Location:
Apr 23, 2021
Fri, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Prerequisites:
60 units.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Explorations of curriculum theory and processes of development with applications at different levels and in several subject areas.
COURSE DETAILS:
Understanding the core concepts of curriculum development is essential to contemplating issues throughout the field of education and entering the profession of teaching. In British Columbia, the purposes of education, learning outcomes and strategies for teaching are indicated in the Ministry of Education’s Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) and other documents. However, one size rarely fits all classrooms, and teachers must make local decisions based on their students’ needs and sound pedagogical rationales.
This course will appeal to students in their professional development programs as well as practicing teachers and other educators. Over the semester, we will evaluate the competing aims of education, survey the different ways we conceptualize curriculum and identify the pressures on it to reform, examine practical examples that reflect theoretical ideals, and have opportunities to pursue topics of personal interest in assignments. On the one hand, this course attempts to introduce current pedagogical approaches for consideration; on the other, students will gain insights on how to implement these same approaches in their future classrooms, for example, in encouraging creativity, integrating technology across the curriculum, and using narrative writing as a personal way of making sense and respecting the learner’s experience in the construction of meaning. Not least, the course is designed as a “story”, with the journey of the “hero” (or teacher) at its centre, as a reminder of the epic adventure in which all educators find themselves.
Grading
- Online Group Discussions 20%
- Assignment 1 20%
- Assignment 2 20%
- Assignment 3 20%
- Final Exam 20%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
No Textbook.
Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:
All CODE Courses are delivered through Canvas. Students will have access starting the first day of classes.
https://canvas.sfu.ca
Required Readings are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase online through the SFU Bookstore's website.
All courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40.This fee is not associated primarily with physical materials. This also supports developing tools and rich web resources embedded throughout the activities, assignments and videos.
Exams
If your course has a take-home exam, please refer to Canvas for further details.
Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).
NOTE: This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in Canvas.
*Important Note for U.S. citizens: As per the U.S. Department of Education, programs offered in whole or in part through telecommunications, otherwise known as distance education or correspondence are ineligible for Federal Direct Loans. This also includes scenarios where students who take distance education courses outside of their loan period and pay for them with their own funding, and attempt to apply for future Federal Direct Loans.
For more information about US Direct Loans please visit and to read our FAQ on distance education courses, please go here: http://www.sfu.ca/students/financialaid/international/us-loans/federal-direct-loan.html
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 SPRING 2021
Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges 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. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).