Relationships in Learning

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:  – Attendance at all educational seminar and workshop sessions is mandatory for participants.  – A student produced e-learning journal for personal retention.  – Post-seminar examples of classroom integration of workshop-learned instructional techniques, and a     personal reflection paper on the educational seminar outcomes.  – Class participation will be evaluated through the production of each student’s prepared personal      reflections journal, student workshop produced learning tools.  Student Writing Assignment:  The student will complete a five-page reflection paper on concepts presented during a educational seminar that includes describing two concepts or instructional techniques they have implemented in their classroom, and the resulting outcomes on classroom performance. The student will select one outside reading (journal or essay) – and write a four-page analysis of the article’s discussion. Selected article topic should be from the course content.  Course Grading:  Post Seminar Reflection Paper 50%  Research Article Analysis Paper: 50%  Writing Assignment:  Please respond to the following questions/statements in one complete paper. Please be thorough in your discussion. Each part should contain an introduction, main body and a conclusion/summary. Be sure to include a title page, number pages and include course title.  Writing tip:  Be sure to use spell check and grammar check, and have someone proofread your paper before you submit it. (Your paper’s combined responses should be between a minimum of nine pages in length.) Many students find that they need to write more pages to thoroughly cover the content of the writing assignment. That is okay!  Part 1. Post Seminar Reflection Paper. (5 pages)  Part 2. Research: Find two journal articles written by two different authors that are related to the topics in this course.  Then:  (a) compare and contrast the theories (positions) presented in the articles, or  (b) interpret each article and discuss implications for your practice or  (c) write a constructive critique of each author’s conclusion (4 pages)