ED3xx Professional Development Courses
ED 387W Reflective Practice -2 credits
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.
ED 388 Exploring Diversity - 2 credits
ED 389 Exploring Diversity Project -3 credits
Open to all faculty and staff, community members by permission of instructor. Explores all faucets of diversity by expanding the definition beyond race, class and gender and focusing on common values. A variety of approaches for teaching diversity will be modeled and practiced. ED 389 develops a project focused on course outcomes that can be used in the classroom. Meets for six f-2-f sessions plus additional Internet time. For more information: www.delta.edu/diversity
ED 390 Best Practices in Teaching and Learning - 3 credits
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.
ED 391 Academic Service-Learning - 1 credit
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty, community service partners, and by permission of instructor. Introduces academic service-learning 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.
ED 392 Internet Teaching Techniques for Teachers - 3 credits
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.
ED 392X Advanced Internet Teaching Techniques - 3 credits
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.
ED 393 Understanding Student Learning - 2 credits
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.
ED 394 Theory and Pedagogy of Learning Communities - 2 credits Click for additional information.
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.
ED 394IW Development of Learning Community Interest Groups - 3 credits
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.
ED 395 Introductory Theory and Methods of Reading Across Disciplines - 1 credit
Open to all full-time and part-time faculty or by permission of instructor. Introduces theory and practice of reading across disciplines including theories of reading development and strategies improving reading. Student may earn credit in ED 395 or ED 395R, but not both.
ED 395R Introductory Theory and Methods of Reading Across Disciplines - Research Option - 2 credits
Prerequisite: Open to all full-time and part-time faculty or by permission of instructor. Introduces theory and practice of reading across disciplines including theories of reading development and strategies improving reading. Provides instruction and support in researching content area reading in individual disciplines. Leads to development of annotated bibliography about reading process and pedagogy in their discipline. Student may earn credit in ED 395R or ED 395, but not in both.
ED 396W Developmental Learning - 2 credits
Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff. Explores the process of assisting students in advancing from under-prepared to college-ready. Examines instructional methods conducive to promoting, developing, and sustaining student learning and success throughout the college curriculum. Synthesizes theory with best practices applicable to a variety of disciplines and learning levels. Credit may be earned in ED 396P or ED 396 but not in both.
ED 396W Developmental Learning with Project - 3 credits
Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff. Explores the process of assisting students in advancing from under-prepared to college-ready. Examines instructional methods conducive to promoting, developing, and sustaining student learning and success throughout the college curriculum. Synthesizes theory with best practices applicable to a variety of disciplines and learning levels. Course includes individual project. Credit may be earned in ED 396P or ED 396 but not in both.
ED 397 Introduction to Distance Learning - 3 credits
Prerequisites: Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff and by permission of instructor. Teaches strategies for distance education technology, with particular emphasis on instructional design, two-way interactive television (ITV), for application in any field.
ED 398 Writing to Learn - 1 credit
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty and by permission of instructor. Introduces theory and practice of "writing to learn," (WTL) including informal writing strategies to promote student response to lectures, readings, fieldwork, labs, discussions, etc.; rehearsal for other activities including discussions and formal writing; reflection on learning progress and problems; and dialogue with peers and instructor.
ED 399 Using Classroom Assessment Techniques - 2 credits Click for additional information.
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff and by permission of instructor. Introduces classroom assessment techniques (CAT's) and their use across disciplines. Develops and applies a variety of CAT's to formatively assess different types of learning and student development. Includes investigation and development of CAT's as tools for classroom research.
ED 399A Classroom Assessment Techniques - .5 credits
Prerequisite: Open to all full and part-time faculty and staff and by permission of instructor. Introduces classroom assessment techniques (CATs) and their use across disciplines. Develops and applies a variety of CATs to formatively assess different types of learning and student development.