Innovation in Teaching and Learning
- Online and asynchronous
- This course will require between 7-10 hours of work per week
- Workload Rating: Standard
Course Description
Leaders in classroom practice help learners make strong connections to the world outside the classroom. This course examines the foundations of why, when, and how to enlarge the context for learning and explores avenues that yield integrated and authentic learning experiences. Examples of connectedness are found in classrooms that connect to students’ experiences at home, integrate opportunities for informal education, encourage the involvement of community members, foster community service, and cultivate relevant and appropriate uses of the internet. The focus of learning will be on how to trigger, facilitate, and enrich learning through outreach activities.
Learning Outcomes
The primary learning outcomes for GDE/PME 811 are to:
- Develop a personal glossary for terms that include innovation, teaching, and learning, so that the terms used are clearly defined and meaningfully articulated.
- Build a personal narrative wherein innovative practice can take root.
- Explore history and historical thinking as a way of exploring past practices.
- Consider the importance of philosophy and philosophical thinking as means of articulating an ethically defensible vision for innovative action.
- Engage in a public forum to explore and reflect upon innovative ideas within their broader context.
Assessments
My Life As History
Intro Module (10%)
Reflection as a Way of Life (Ongoing Blog and Reflection)
Module 1-Closure (20%)
Discussion Post and Participation Self-Assessment
Modules 2-4 (20%)
Personal Learning Network
Module 5 (20%)
Professional Development Reflection OR Executive Book Summary
Closing Module (10%)
Final Glossary and Reflection
Closing Module (20%)
How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts?
This course is applicable to all persons who facilitate teaching and learning spaces (e.g., classrooms, seminars, workshops).
Each student’s professional practice and goals are unique. We highly encourage students to reach out to their course instructors at the start of the term to discuss the relevance and application of course learning and assignments to their own learning goals and context of practice.