printer friendly pageEDUC 269: The Ethics in Teaching
Goal is to prepare for the ethical problems teachers confront in their professional lives. Skills of ethical reasoning, familiarity with ethical concepts, and how to apply these skills and concepts in the analysis of case studies. Topics: ethical responsibility in teaching, freedom of speech and academic freedom, equality and difference, indoctrination, and the teaching of values.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Callan, E. (PI)
EDUC 280: Learning & Teaching of Science (ENGR 295, PHYSICS 295)
This course will provide students with a basic knowledge of the relevant research in cognitive psychology and science education and the ability to apply that knowledge to enhance their ability to learn and teach science, particularly at the undergraduate level. Course will involve readings, discussion, and application of the ideas through creation of learning activities. It is suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students with some science background.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Wieman, C. (PI)
;
Keep, B. (TA)
EDUC 281: Technology for Learners
How can we use technology to improve learning? Many hope that technology will make learning easier, faster, or accessible to more learners. This course explores a variety of approaches to designing tools for learning, the theories behind them, and the research that tests their effectiveness. Strong focus on evaluating and designing new tools for specific learners and subjects. Space is limited. Priority is given to master's students in the LDT Master's Program. Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Forssell, K. (PI)
;
Saavedra, A. (TA)
EDUC 290: Instructional Leadership: Building Capacity for Excellent Teaching
This course focuses on the role of leaders in designing, supporting and sustaining excellent teaching. How do leaders create the organizational conditions to focus attention on the technical core of instruction, curriculum and assessment. Course goals: 1) explore a variety of educational leadership approaches, 2) investigate the theory of action underlying these approaches to leadership and consider the implications for instructional practice and 3) develop understanding of the relationship between the leadership approach and the learning environment.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Brazer, S. (PI)
EDUC 297: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (VPTL 297)
(Same as
LAW 303) This course is co-taught by Tom Ehrlich, GSE, and Mariatte Denman, Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning. It provides doctoral and masters students with an opportunity to focus on teaching and learning along with graduate students from many disciplines throughout the university. Students watch and interview master teachers at Stanford, prepare a syllabus module for a workshop or class they might teach, and learn a range of effective pedagogical methods. The course is open not only to masters students and doctoral students from all schools who expect to work in higher education, but also to students interested in K-12 education, and they may develop a teaching module for use in those schools.
Last offered: Winter 2017
EDUC 298: Seminar on Teaching Introductory Computer Science (CS 298)
Faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students interested in teaching discuss topics raised by teaching computer science at the introductory level. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Last offered: Spring 2017
EDUC 319: Research on Teaching
Introduction and historical perspective to theory, methods, and substantive findings of research on teaching.
Last offered: Winter 2017
EDUC 328: Topics in Learning and Technology: Core Mechanics for Learning
Contents of the course change each year. The course can be repeated. In game play, core mechanics refers to the rules of interaction that drive the game forward. This class will consider whether there are core mechanics that can drive learning forward, and if so, how to build them into learning environments.
Last offered: Winter 2016
| Repeatable
for credit
EDUC 333A: Understanding Learning Environments
Advanced seminar. Theoretical approaches to learning used to analyze learning environments and develop goals for designing resources and activities to support effective learning practices.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Goldman, S. (PI)
;
McDermott, R. (PI)
EDUC 337: Race, Ethnicity, and Linguistic Diversity in Classrooms: Sociocultural Theory and Practices (AFRICAAM 106, CSRE 103B, EDUC 103B)
Focus is on classrooms with students from diverse racial, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. Studies, writing, and media representation of urban and diverse school settings; implications for transforming teaching and learning. Issues related to developing teachers with attitudes, dispositions, and skills necessary to teach diverse students.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
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