Courses
and Programs 1995-1997 Courses
and Programs 1995-1997Curr 501. Principles and Practices of Instructional Technology. (3-0) Cr. 3. F., Alt. SS., offered 1997. Prereq: Graduate classification. Utilization of instructional technology in school and corporate settings. Analysis of types of hardware and software necessary to design, produce, present, and evaluate instruction with technology. Application of research findings relative to instructional technology and learning. Preparation of a variety of teaching materials. Methods of teaching with technology. Materials fee.
Curr 502. Producing Visual Media. Cr. 1 to 4. S. Prereq: 501. Principles of composition and design of visual instructional media. Four one-credit modules in still photography, motion photography, instructional television, and instructional media research. Laboratory work in the production of these media. Materials fee.
Curr 503. Designing Instructional Systems. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 501. Designing, scripting, and producing instructional systems for individual and group instruction. Application of principles of programmed instruction. Analysis of past and current developments in teaching machines, computer-assisted instruction, hypermedia, and instructional development. Methods for evaluating instructional strategies.
Curr 504. Managing and Evaluating Instructional Technology Programs. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Graduate classification. Principles and procedures for analysis of a media/technology program in an education or corporate setting. Methods for gathering data, developing and evaluating job descriptions, analyzing budgets, personnel distribution, organization of resources, circulation and production procedures, and physical facilities. Development of in-service and public relations programs for media/technology centers.
Curr 505. Microcomputer Applications in Education. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Graduate classification. Classroom teaching techniques using microcomputer software; selecting and evaluating software for teaching; research on teaching effectiveness; tool software; trends in computer-assisted and computer-managed instruction; telecomputing; language to design instructional materials.
Curr 506. Multicultural Nonsexist Education in Curriculum Development and Instruction.(3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: 15 graduate credits in education. Theories, legal bases, and principles of multicultural nonsexist education. Pluralism and contributing cultures in the United States; presence and contributions of cultural group diversity with implications for educational programs, curriculum development, classroom instruction, materials utilization and development; problems and issues, strategies and techniques; research on attending multicultural nonsexist problems.
Curr 510. Advanced Microcomputer Applications in Education. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 505. Integrating tool software (word processors, data base managers, spreadsheets, communication software, desktop publishing, graphics packages) into the curriculum. Logo and creating computer microworlds for the classroom. Integrating CBI software into the curriculum. Designing and conducting educational computing workshops.
Curr 511. Teaching Assistants' Orientation Seminar. Same as U St 511. (1-1) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: Graduate classification. Survey of basic techniques of college teaching for graduate teaching assistants who have no background in teaching. Videotaped microteaching experiences; methods of lecturing, conducting discussion, questioning and reinforcement; simple media production and classroom testing and evaluation.
Curr 542. The Secondary School Curriculum. (2-0) Cr. 2. F.SS. Prereq: Teacher licensure. Curricular and co-curricular programs of secondary schools; recent trends in goals, content organization, and organization for instruction; local community resources as curriculum content.
Curr 545. The Elementary School Curriculum. (2-0) Cr. 2. F.SS. Prereq: Teacher licensure. Curricular and co-curricular programs of elementary schools; recent trends in goals, content organization, and organization for instruction; local community resources as curriculum content.
Curr 558. Computer Supported Learning. Same as ResEv 558. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 505 or one college level course in computer programming. Instructional computer applications, research, and theories. The design and development of computer based curriculum materials using a high level authoring language on microcomputers.
Curr 567. Principles of Corrective Mathematics for Secondary Teachers. Same as Sp Ed 567. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Secondary teaching experience. Methodology for identification, analysis, and correction of secondary students' misconceptions of mathematics. Particular emphasis on meeting interdisciplinary concerns, use of technology, uses and modifications of resource materials, and current trends.
Curr 590. Special Topics. Cr. 1 to 3. Prereq: 9 graduate credits in education.
A. Curriculum
B. Instructional Technology
C. Science Education
D. Secondary Education
E. Environmental Education
F. Multicultural Education
Curr 591. Supervised Field Experience. Cr. 1 to 3. Prereq: 9 graduate credits in education. Supervised on-the-job field experience in special areas.
Curr 593. Workshops. Cr. 1 to 3. Prereq: 9 graduate credits in education.
A. Curriculum
B. Instructional Technology
C. Science Education
D. Secondary Education
E. Environmental Education
F. Multicultural Education
G. Gifted Education
Curr 594. Contemporary Curriculum Theory and Principles. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Graduate standing. Theoretical and historical perspectives in contemporary curriculum; social, cultural, and epistemological aspects of curriculum theory; political, racial, feminist, reconceptualist and postmodernist critiques of curriculum and schooling in the U.S.
Curr 596. Curriculum Problems and Inquiry. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 594. Analysis of contemporary problems of schooling and curriculum; use of qualitative inquiry to study diverse school sites and social problems influencing curriculum development.
Curr 599. Creative Component. Cr. 1 to 3. Prereq: 9 graduate credits in education.
A. Curriculum
B. Instructional Technology
C. Science Education
D. Secondary Education
E. Environmental Education
F. Multicultural Education
Curr 610. Technology in Teacher Education. (2-0) Cr. 2 or 3. Alt. S., offered 1996. Prereq: 510, 558; admission to Ph.D. program. Research on using technology in teacher education programs. Application examples studied. Field component involving relating material from class to a teacher education situation.
Curr 615. Seminar. (0-2) Cr. 1. F.S.SS. Prereq: Teacher licensure. Selected topics in curriculum and instructional technology; an analysis of research potential; evaluation of impact upon the profession; implications for additional research.
Curr 663. Analysis of Teaching. (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 1997. Prereq: 6 graduate credits in education. Critical examination of various systems for studying and evaluating teaching; descriptive studies and conceptual systems of teaching; their nature and possible uses; major research attempts to assess teaching effectiveness along with ensuing problems connected with such efforts.
Curr 690. Advanced Special Topics. Cr. arr. Prereq: 9 graduate credits in education.
A. Curriculum
B. Instructional Technology
C. Science Education
D. Secondary Education
E. Environmental Education
F. Multicultural Education
Curr 699. Research. Cr. arr. Prereq: 9 graduate credits in education.
A. Curriculum
B. Instructional Technology
C. Science Education
D. Secondary Education
E. Environmental Education
F. Multicultural Education