Summer 2025 - EDUC 100W OL03
Selected Questions and Issues in Education (3)
Class Number: 4341
Delivery Method: Online
Overview
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:
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-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
- Inquire into the implications of Equity and Indigeneity for learning and learners as well as teaching and teachers.
- Examine previous and current biases, assumptions, and values in relation to Indigeneity and Equity in Canadian society and educational contexts.
- Appreciate and explain the aims and goals of including Indigenous worldviews in Canadian educational contexts and how these differ from Western traditions.
- Develop awareness and knowledge about historical and contemporary Equity issues that surround education.
- Synthesize information from diverse sources to describe an orientation, clarifying values and convictions.
- Use both critical and reflexive writing as practices to understand course concepts, oneself, and others.
- Engage in meaningful and respectful conversation on complex and sensitive topics.
Grading
- Reading Responses 20%
- Online Discussion Participation 20%
- Online Discussion Facilitation 10%
- Reflective Analysis Paper 25%
- Quizzes/Exit tickets 25%
NOTES:
There is no midterm or final exam.
As an instructor, I am fully aware of the rise of AI intelligence and its implication for your learning and my teaching. I am not fully against the use of AI for learning if the context of its use facilitates your intellectual growth. However, I am opposed to students using it as an unethical learning tool (i.e. students submitting an assignment that is solely AI-generated without giving full and careful consideration, or without deeper & proper communication or disclosure with the instructor). In the case that a student is suspected of violating academic integrity principles using an AI tool, I will still proceed with the formal procedure as set out by SFU's Academic Integrity Office.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Sensoy, O. & DiAngelo, R. J. (2017). Is everyone really equal? An introduction to key concepts in social justice education (2nd edition). New York, NY : Teachers College Press.
Davidson, S. F. & Davidson, R. (2018). Potlach as pedagogy: Learning as ceremony. Portage & Main Press.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.
To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit:
- SFU’s Academic Integrity Policy: S10-01 Policy
- SFU’s Academic Integrity website, which includes helpful videos and tips in plain language: Academic Integrity at SFU
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.