EDUC 726

Course: EDUC 726 - Models of Teaching and Learning -INTERNET
Section: 79
Credits: 3
Description:

Simply put "models" deals with constructing optimal learning environments. Models is a broad categorical term that may provide frameworks, patterns, or examples for any number of educational components -- curricula, instructional techniques, instructional groupings, classroom management plans, the development of support materials, presentation methods, etc.

This is a course that focuses on understanding the varied aspects of instructional environments and being able to master these and use them to enhance instructional variety and quality. Content and processes in this course also deal with developing instructional repertoires, understanding curricular foci, gaining clearer perspectives as to what works with different types of learners, and the reasons why some methods work and others do not. 

Specifically, during this course we will examine some of the following issues concerning the development and implementation of different types of teaching models:

  • Our existing personal knowledge, expertise, attitudes, preferred curricular orientations, beliefs and perceptions concerning the nature of teaching and learning.
  • Some of the different orientations that have and do impact on models of teaching and learning.
  • Representative models from the four common orientations to learning, teaching, and writing curriculum.
  • The processes in developing personal teaching models.

The major goals for this course are that:

  1. Students will examine and become familiar with a variety of models -- again, this can differ according to personal selection and need.
  2. Students will be able to recognize the components that create effective teaching models.
  3. Students will be able to critically analyze models and methods of teaching.
  4. Students will be able to identify models and categorize them into the appropriate categories.
  5. Personal Mastery Level students will be able to construct usable and effective personal models of teaching and bring these into the curriculum.
PERMISSION REQUIRED please contact Barbara Grover (bgrover@uwsp.edu or 715-346-3801) in the CPS-Continuing Education office to obtain permission to register.
Textbook: Title: Models of Teaching, Seventh Edition
Authors: Bruce R. Joyce, Marsha Weil, Emily Calhoun
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 7 edition (July 28, 2003)
ISBN: 0205389279
  Book Store information:  www.uwsp.edu/centers/bookstore/
WI Standards:

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Instructors: Leslie Wilson  lwilson@uwsp.edu
Location: INTERNET
Dates / Times: START:

Saturday, January 27, 2007

END:

 May 26, 2007
  Required on campus meeting: Saturday, January 27th, 9-11:30 a.m. in CCC305. This meeting will consist of a tutorial of the Desire2Learn (D2L) program and is strongly recommended for those not familiar with this online learning platform. If you have significant experience using D2l, you may contact Dr. Wilson to request permission to be excused from the tutorial session.
Limit: 15
Estimated Tuition:

3 credits:

 WI Graduate $1,045.02
 

Tuition reflects off-campus rate plus $60 INTERNET fee

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