Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2021 - EDUC 811 G013

Fieldwork I (5)

Class Number: 2748

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 12 – Aug 9, 2021: Tue, TBA
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

COURSE DETAILS:

Simon Fraser University
Faculty of Education
EDUC 811 “Fieldwork”
MEd in Educational Practice
LM Cohort 47, Summer 2021

Instructors: Dr. Michael Ling, gling@sfu.ca, with Dr. Sue Montabello, for EDUC 883, Comprehensive Papers and Oral Presentations, susan_montabello@sfu.ca

Days & Times: Tuesdays, 4:30-9:20pm; May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 15; Writing workshop week of July 5-9 (specific days TBD)

Location: Remote, via Zoom

“I learn by going where I have to go.”
(Theodore Roethke)

In a very real, clear, and compact sense, this course might best be described as a return to, and an exploration of, this quote from Roethke’s poem, with which we began the program last Fall. Reflecting on the fulsome journey from Diploma through to M Ed, engaging in various forms of inquiry as you have, we might think of these three sets of questions as guides to this exploration:

  • where did I plan to go,
  • where have I actually gone, (or, where has the journey taken me),   and,
  • what have I learned/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 (etc) 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 and into my community?
  • how do I want to represent and demonstrate what I have learned, and where I go from here?

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, the written project and the oral presentation. We will discuss these components in more detail in 811…along with why it is called an ‘exam,’ and why it is emphatically not an exam.

There are no books for this course, any readings will be accessed through the SFU Online System or will be posted to Canvas.

Grading

NOTES:

This course is graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis, which will be determined by: attendance and participation in our sessions, including: discussions, activities, 1:1 meetings, collegial review, advice, and support; and, submission of draft documents at negotiated times during the term.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

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 SUMMER 2021

Teaching at SFU in summer 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods, but we will continue to have in-person experiential activities for a selection of courses.  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).