EDU Education Courses at Global Campus

This class will explore the role of the teacher librarian and role of the library media center at three different levels of education (elementary, middle, and high school). Students will research programs, library practices, teaching styles and management in the facilitation of a library media center.

This course provides an overview of research-based concepts and instructional practices for teaching children how to read following the Science of Reading. In addition, the course will review assessments for evaluating the performance of developing readers, including phonemic awareness, letter-sound identification, word reading, and fluency. This course will also cover early literacy principles and the stages and components of early literacy development. Finally, the course will help students draw connections between oral language, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluent reading. Prerequisite: EDU 372.

Educational Psychology explores the theories of how people learn. Selected learning theories are analyzed from the perspective of teaching and learning. Developmental theory and environmental and social factors are explored as they interface with the learning process. Educational psychology’s research is applied to the measurement, assessment, and evaluation of learning and the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching-learning interactions.

Curriculum and Instructional Design is a comprehensive course that delves into the intricate interplay between content standards, curriculum design, lesson planning, and instructional models, with a primary focus on enhancing student achievement and ensuring equitable access to mastery for all learners. This course provides educators, instructional designers, and curriculum developers with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complex relationship between content standards and effective instructional practices. Students will engage in practical lesson planning activities and collaborative discussions to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the tools and insights needed to design and implement instruction that not only meets content standards but also fosters an equitable and inclusive learning environment, ultimately leading to increased student achievement for all.

In this course students will explore, read, discuss, and assess a variety of middle grade and young adult literature, including informational text, award winning fiction, multicultural materials and more. Students will focus on recommending materials for library purchase from the perspective of the librarian, explore review sources, recommend materials for individual users, and learn about resources in the YA and middle grades fields. Students will examine programs that promote reading and other library activities and examine legal, ethical and other issues surrounding youth services in libraries.

The task of learning to read is a very complex process involving the application of perceptual, sensory, linguistic, and cognitive skills to making meaning of text. Exploration of the specific cognitive functions that are applied while reading and strategies supporting reading instruction and reading comprehension skills will be addressed. The implications of digital media on reading skills will also be explored in this course.

This course will explore the definition of intelligence, different theories of intelligence, the use of intelligence tests in a variety of settings, and the impact of family and culture on intelligence. Educational and learning expectations, programs based on intelligence scores, and cultural biases that may impact educational opportunities will be investigated across the lifespan. Prerequisite: ABS 300

In this course, students will apply the systematic approach of instructional design to design and develop instruction that addresses a performance problem. Throughout this course, students will evaluate trends and issues in the field of instructional design. In addition, students will apply knowledge and skills acquired throughout the Bachelor of Arts in Instructional Design program to assess the quality of instructional design projects. Prerequisites: EDU 120 and EDU 232.

Instructional design requires careful and thoughtful collaboration among a variety of design team members. In this course various project management tools, procedures, and methodologies will be introduced as they are applied to projects in education or training. Students will explore the relationship of time constraints, cost, scope and the nature of the project being designed. Prerequisites: EDU 120 and EDU 232.

This course will prepare students to be information-literate practitioners within a library environment. Students will learn the six frameworks of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, and will examine ways of teaching information literacy to library users.