2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

EDU 379W Program Assessment 2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: EDU 399. Explores the program assessment process
at Delta College, while providing a forum for collaboration and
development of program assessment projects. Prepares participants
for reporting assessment activities through the database, presentation
to the Academic Assessment Committee, and sharing with the greater
College community. (30-0)
EDU 384 Delta College Staff Ambassador
Development
3 Sem Hrs
Provides Delta College staff with an opportunity to learn about the
divisions, departments, processes, and systems at Delta College. Explores
the contribution of the employee’s role to the College mission, vision, and
values. Credit may be earned in ED 384 or EDU 384 but not both. (45-0)
EDU 385 Leadership Culture 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: ED 384 and one year Delta College employment.
Prepares Delta College employees to enhance their responsibilities by
understanding, developing, and demonstrating their leadership skills
and abilities. Practices leadership activities in College or community.
Explores the focus on worklife contributions within the learning
centered organization. Credit may be earned in ED 385 or EDU 385 but
not both. (45-0)
EDU 386W Communication in the Classroom 2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor to register. Focuses on identifying,
describing, and then explaining communication between students
and between students and instructor. Explores aspects of verbal and
nonverbal communication such as impact of voice, facial expression, body
language, body movement, and physical proximity. Includes research
highlighting the impact of an instructor’s communication repertoire on
student success. Requires completion of a project focused on development
of improved/refined communication strategies for instruction. Credit
may be earned in ED 386 or EDU 386 but not both. (30-0)
EDU 387W Reflective Practice: Education for
Personal and Professional Growth 2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff and by
permission of instructor. Explores, in a communal atmosphere of trust and
thoughtfulness, the roles of reflection, community, and creativity in the
development of meaning and purpose in the personal and professional
lives of educators. Explores questions of pedagogical meaning and
purpose common to educators, and connects these with practices such
as reflective writing, readings in a variety of disciplines, and creativity
intended as springboards for personal and classroom applications.
Includes a meaningful project such as a series of self-guided readings,
an introspective practice like meditation, a journal, memoir, revamped
syllabus, set of classroom practices, or other appropriate self-generated
project. Credit may be earned in ED 387 or EDU 387 but not both. (30-0)
EDU 388W Exploring Diversity 2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Instructor permission to register. Provides a foundation
in knowledge and application of issues and principles surrounding
diversity. Provides an opportunity to explore, reflect and practice an
interdisciplinary approach to the study of diversity. Credit may be
earned in only one of the following: SSI 288, SSI 289, ED 388, ED 389,
EDU 388, EDU 389, IHU 280, or IHU 281. (30-0)
EDU 389W Exploring Diversity/With Project 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Provides a foundation in
knowledge and application of issues and principles surrounding
diversity. Provides an opportunity to explore, reflect and practice an
interdisciplinary approach to the study of diversity. Includes completion
of project. Credit may be earned in only one of the following: SSI 288,
SSI 289, ED 388, ED 389, EDU 388, EDU 389, IHU 280 or IHU 281. (45-0)
EDU 391W Academic Service-Learning 1 Sem Hr
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty, commmunity service
partners, and by permission of instructor. Introduces academic servicelearning
pedagogy across the disciplines. Develops a service-learning
community-based project focusing on course outcomes and/or general
education components. Incorporates the essential elements of enhanced
academic learning meaningful to the community, and heightened civic
engagement; and develops a plan to access all three elements. Credit
may be earned in ED 391 or EDU 391 but not both. (15-0)
EDU 392W Internet Teaching Techniques for
Teachers
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff and by
permission of instructor. Provides those with basic internet skills the
tools and knowledge to create strategies and practices that use Internet
tools (e-mail, discussion list, WWW, search engines, chat programs) to
enhance student learning. Credit may be earned in ED 392 or EDU 392
but not both. (45-0)
EDU 392XW Advanced Internet Teaching
Techniques
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: ED 392 or at least one semester of teaching online or in a
blended setting; or equivalent training and experience. Provides those
who have had experience teaching online with an opportunity to revise
one area of their online course(s) through incorporating advanced
communication and media tools. Credit may be earned in ED 392 or
EDU 392 but not both. (45/0)
EDU 393W Understanding Student Learning 2 Sem Hrs
Explores the process of learning and provides fuller understanding of
the biological and sociocultural factors that influence human learning.
Explores multiple intelligences and learning styles, neurological
changes in the brain that accompany learning, cognitive development,
motivation, and types of learning goals. Emphasizes the application of
learning research to learning situations to encourage and enhance student
learning. Credit may be earned in ED 393 or EDU 393 but not both. (30-0)
EDU 394IW Development of Learning Community
Interest Groups
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty with permission of
instructor. Examines learning communities theories and models most
closely resembling Interest Groups (often called Freshman Interest
Groups and Clusters at other institutions). Discusses concepts of
interdisciplinarity, community, and continuing development and
evaluation of Interest Groups both individually as separate learning
communities and collectively as a distinct identity. Includes participation
in on-line interactive journaling about assigned and recommended
readings. Develops a capstone project to plan an interest group learning
community. Credit may be earned in ED 394 or EDU 394 but not both.
(45-0)
EDU 394W Theory and Pedagogy of Learning
Communities
2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff. Examines (in
classroom seminars and by on-line listserv) learning communities theories
and models, including concepts of interdisciplinary and community.
Includes participation in on-line listserv interactive journaling about
course readings and a capstone project to prepare a syllabus, one or
two possible assignments, and at least one means of assessment for a
proposed learning community. Designed for faculty, future teachers,
and administrators. Credit may be earned in ED 394 or EDU 394 but
not both. (30-0)
EDU 390W Best Practices in Teaching and
Learning
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: Instructor permission to register. Addresses topics and
skills essential for effective and innovative teaching and learning practices.
Explores the dynamics of teaching and learning and provides models,
strategies, and options that emphasize active learning and reflective
teaching. Credit may be earned in ED 390 or EDU 390 but not both. (45-0)
Delta College 2012-2013
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