Teaching - My Courses
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EDCI 603: Professional Development Strategies for Teachers
Course Description
This course emphasizes a framework for designing professional development. Knowledge and beliefs supporting professional development, context factors influencing professional development, and critical issues to consider in designing effective professional development are important considerations. Sixteen strategies for professional learning (Loucks-Horsley, Stiles, Mundry, Love, and Hewson, 2010) will be explored. Substantial emphases will be placed on the PD literature and how these ideas address individual and organizational needs for change using web-based delivery systems. Opportunities for engaging in learning experiences (online/virtually) will be an integral part of the course.
Course Sites Accessed at Bb Vista: http://elearning.tamu.edu
EDCI 676: Evaluation and Implementation of Electronic Learning Resources
Course Description
This course examines principles of instructional design applied to electronic materials adoption and organizational management that guide the implementation of electronic learning resources. Emphases will be placed on guidelines for selecting and evaluating electronic learning resources and how these ideas address individual learner needs using online delivery platforms. Opportunities for engaging in learning experiences (online/virtually) will be an integral part of the course.
EDCI 676 Course Site Fall 2011 | VIEW
EDCI 675: Teaching Strategies: Patterns of Learning
Course Description
This course emphasizes principles of learning drawn from cognitive learning theory and how these principles guide the development of instructional systems. Recent work on the situative or sociocultural perspective of learning will also be introduced. Substantial emphases will be placed on analysis of concepts from the learning and instructional design literature and how these ideas address individual learner needs using web-based delivery systems. Opportunities for engaging in learning experiences (online/virtually) will be an integral component of the course.
EDCI 619: Teaching and Learning Number and Quantity Concepts
Course Description
This course is based on the NCTM Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000). Students will be involved in hands-on activities enabling them to construct their own knowledge through an inquiry based pedagogical and content approach that incorporates modeling. Research will be the cornerstone for developing ideas and modeling exemplary teaching practices. EDCI 619 [Past] Course Web Site | VIEW
Second Life Classroom:
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