- Educators focus on how to use personal computer systems effectively within educational contexts. The course not only examines specific computer applications that are being used or could be used by educators but also the implications and ramifications of increasing the use of technology, specifically computer technology, on learning and teaching.
- This course addresses the questions: What is curriculum? How do educators plan curriculum? How are personal beliefs and societal views reflected in the curriculum? How does curriculum perpetuate the status quo? How does curriculum affect students' intended and unintended learning? How are teaching and learning and curriculum interconnected? How can curriculum be used to facilitate educational and societal change? A practicum experience is required in the course. Prereq : EDUC 301
- The students and teacher in EDUC201 School and Society will examine issues that have an impact on the way that K - 12 education is conducted in the United States. Participants in this course will explore, through discussion and writing, the forces that influence the ways in which we were taught and the ways in which we should teach. Specifically, the course is designed to examine how social, political, economic, and cultural forces shape us as individuals and schools as learning organizations.
