I am excited to have you in the class this semester. SEC 520 provides conceptual tools and analytic skills essential to planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction. The design of instruction that incorporates behavioral, cognitive and constructivist theories of learning and views of curriculum will be considered.
Topics: types of learning; conditions of learning; performance objectives; purposes, forms, and procedures for educational assessment; task analysis, and lesson design.
Professor, Watson College of Education
Virtual Office Hours: TH 5:00–8:00 PM (EST)
Office Hours: By appointment, Zoom or in person. Email to schedule.
Email: Put "SEC 520" in the subject line. I try to return emails within 24 hours on weekdays. If you haven't heard back by then, send a follow-up.
Canvas Inbox: I do not use Canvas email.
Our content pages are where most of the course material is housed. When you click on the modules button or link, you will be taken to a list of all the modules available to you. Each module begins with an overview page. The overview page gives a narrative of the module and a list of learning objectives, readings, viewings, and assignments. Start each module by reading the overview. The overview page has links to some of the readings, but all of the readings can be found on the module page. Look in both places to be sure that you have viewed and read all of the materials for the course.
Every module will have assignments. There will also be some component of supplemental reading and/or research involved in each module. There will be an introduction portion for each module and this introduction is meant to be an "At-a-Glance" view of module expectations and module objectives. There will be further details and descriptions in the resources within the module.
Here's how to get started… Click "Learning Modules" on the menu and start reading the Intro. That's where you'll find the following:
Frames of reference, the instructional cycle, classroom management, and the decisions that shape everything else. This is where your teaching identity starts.
Bloom's taxonomy, performance objectives, standards alignment, small-group methods, inquiry teaching, and higher-level thinking.
How teachers turn content into plans and plans into sequences students can follow.
Measuring what students learn and asking the questions that help them learn it.
Each module page contains interactive activities: drag-and-drop sorts, branching scenarios, self-checks, and accordions. These run on JavaScript and work when you open the pages in your browser or through the Canvas iframe. For the best experience, use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.