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Management of Higher Education Institutions
ED 3200 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Online
This course provides students with an understanding of the structure, governance, and operations of institutions of higher education, as well as the roles and functions of various administrative positions and offices. Topics include understanding environmental and competitive forces, assessing strengths and weaknesses, managing change and institutional transformation, and issues of implementation and operational execution.
Faculty and Curriculum
ED 3210 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Online
Faculty and curriculum are not only the core of an institution of higher education, they are also what makes institutions of higher education unique from any other type of organization. This course examines collaborative approaches to developing and improving both curriculum and the delivery of that curriculum. Topics include faculty structure and governance, teaching and practice, faculty assessment and rewards, curriculum design, and basic pedagogical concepts.
Facilitation and Instruction
ED 3214 / 3 q.h.
July 23 - August 18
Online
This course examines recent scholarship on teaching and instruction as it pertains to adult students. Students will learn specific approaches and methods for classroom management and facilitation, as well as train-the-trainer techniques. Topics include establishing an outline, assessing student performance, instructional technology, platform and presentation skills, and addressing difficult issues.
Cases in Higher Education Administration
ED 3225 / 3 q.h.
June 25 - July 21
Online
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn best practices and avoid common missteps by examining actual institutional successes and failures. Students will have the opportunity to test their own strategic and operational decision making as they review cases and make their own recommendations.
Introduction to Language and Linguistics: How English Is Structured and Used
ED 3300 / 4 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
This overview course discusses theories of the origins of language; comparing reading and writing systems of English and other languages. Student will have an opportunity to learn how: sounds are produced (phonology); English works in patterns (linguistics and phonetics); words are formed (morphology); sentences are structured (syntax); meaning is conveyed (semantics); and languages are used (pragmatics). This course provides an in-depth introduction to the field of Teaching English as a Second Language. Students will be introduced to the place and variety of English world wide. The course will cover learning styles and an overview of the English language system. Offers an opportunity to study methodology and cultural awareness. Practical aspects of teaching such as lesson planning and textbook analysis will also be addressed.
Teaching Reading and Writing to ESL/EFL Students
ED 3310 / 4 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
This course provides the necessary background for excellence in teaching reading and writing to build competency in literacy skills. It covers linguistic concepts such as phonology and syntax of English. Theories, practices, and strategies for teaching vocabulary and writing will be examined as they apply to students with varying degrees of oral proficiency in English.
Race and Ethnicity in Education
ED 3651 / 4 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
This course is designed to provide an intensive examination of racism in the United States and the implications of race on homophobia, sexism, etc., with a focus on the context of urban education. Through the lenses of color, ethnicity, and class, students will explore questions and concepts that lie at the heart of personal and professional interactions in the school, classroom, and the community. The politics of race, class, gender, and inclusion will be concept threads throughout the course. Students will be expected to participate in class discussion and begin the personal exploration of their own feelings and experience with racism. Key course objectives include understanding racism and its relationship to power and socio-economic class; examining the history of racism in the United States, particularly as it relates to contemporary manifestations of racism in the urban education context; developing personal and professional competencies that will contribute to effective interpersonal and group communication across the cultural boundaries of color, class, and ethnicity; and to prepare current and future teachers to be more effective in an ethnically and 'racially' mixed urban classroom.
Socio-Cultural Context of Learning and Development
ED 3655 / 4 q.h.
June 25 - August 18
Online
This course examines learning, teaching, and scholastic development from a socio-cultural theoretical perspective that includes situated learning theory and activity theory. It examines learning achievement and social development of children and youth in culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse educational settings. The theme of this examination is that that people learn, achieve, and develop as participants in cultural communities. Using the theoretical frameworks of socio-cultural theory, situated learning theory, and activity theory, the course develops an understanding of schools as cultural communities and social environments. This understanding is applied to interpreting the personal and scholastic development in young people in diverse settings, and examines those practices that promote the development of literacy, numeracy, and other academic proficiencies, as well as the identity formation of young people in these settings. Using the case of the African-American experience in the United States, the course offers a systematic account of socialization and cultural practices necessary for achievement and full development of all learners of culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse backgrounds. |
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