Spring 2022 - EDUC 922 G001
Advanced Seminar in Epistemology and Education (3)
Class Number: 1760
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Wed, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
J.M. Carreiro
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An in-depth study of epistemological issues in education, including: concepts of perception, cognition, imagination, memory, understanding, learning and the assessment of learning. Other questions dealt with are: What are the various forms of knowledge? What are the implications for core curriculum? What epistemological assumptions underlie current educational practices? Is the relativity of knowledge thesis defensible? Are the claims of sociology of knowledge sound? What is meant by: objectivity/knowledge/belief/truth? In what sense can 'rationality' be defended as a central educational objective? Students with credit for EDUC 836 may not take this course for further credit.
Grading
- Weekly student-led presentations 25%
- Mid-semester creative endeavour to be chosen by students (might be an academic paper, a video, a podcast episode, a painting, a presentation, a pamphlet, a photography project, etc.) 25%
- Final version of the creative endeavour of choice 50%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Jacques Ranciere. The Ignorant Schoolmaster: Five Lessons in Intellectual Emancipation. Stanford, 1991
ISBN: 978-0804719698
Rauna Kuokkanen. Reshaping the University: Responsibility, Indigenous Epistemes, and the Logic of the Gift. UBC Press, 2007
(A digital copy is also available through SFU Library, for those who prefer.)
ISBN: 978-0774813570
Additional Readings, Videos and Audio recordings will be selected in conjunction with students and shared in the class on a weekly basis.
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 SPRING 2022
Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place. Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this 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 spring 2022 term.