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Philosophy of Education Masters of Science in Education EDU 580 Breyer State University SYLLABUS COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Philosophy of Education, a Masters level course in the curriculum for the degree, Masters of Science in Education. I am looking forward to work with you in this course. I anticipate that the content will prove to be very valuable to you in your career as an educator and in your later pursuit of further studies. So please learn as much as you can as you progress through the course. The Philosophy of Education is an exciting course that provides an opportunity to examine some of the important ideas of the major thinkers on education who have influenced the development of our education systems. These ideas address issues of educational practice and policy. The course will provide opportunities for you to develop a reasoned philosophy of education. The course will also provide opportunities to examine and analyze important aspects of your own educational system regardless of where you operate and regardless of the prevailing cultural, ideological and material backgrounds. As this is a graduate course, it is important for you to be open-minded and receptive to the perspectives presented even if you do not agree with them. Examination of topics will occur largely within the context of perspectives on education and philosophy. You will learn a great deal of valuable information, but most importantly, we will address the practical application of the course content. To this end, your own experiences and knowledge about your education system will prove indispensable. The assignments will assist you in interacting with the course content. TIME FRAME:This is a five-semester hour course. You are allotted ten weeks to successfully complete all of the requirements for the course. The first day of Week One will begin the day you register for the course, or the day you notify me that you are ready to begin. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless there is good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded five semester hours of credit. TEXTBOOK: There are two (2) required textbooks for this course. Book 1: Fifty Major Thinkers on Education: From Confucius to Dewey. Edited by Joy A. Palmer. London and New York : Routledge; 2001. ISBN # 0415231264. Book 2: Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present. Edited by Joy A. Palmer. London and New York : Routledge; 2003. ISBN # 0415224098.
EXAMINATIONS: There is a cumulative final exam required for this course. The final exam must be taken by the end of the tenth week in the course. The final exam is programmed and is located in the classroom for this course. The examination is "open book" short answer type. You have two (2) days to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email requesting to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive your email address. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your user ID and password to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have 48 hours to submit your answers to me by e-mail. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. Shortly after submitting your exam you will receive my assessment and your grade by email. GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows: COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as an instructor, facilitator and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please notify me immediately. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: The written assignments for this course will be weekly brief responses or reactions to the reading(s) or observations. These should be completed in a Word Document and sent to me at my email address provided. Although course content is our focus, responses should be written in Standard English with proper punctuation. Text should be double-spaced with a 12-point font and using the APA style format. There is no required minimum or maximum number of pages for the individual responses. Responses should, however, be as concise as possible. Weekly topics and assignments will be posted in advance to give you an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the issues and do the necessary preparations to give your responses. I will give you feedback on your responses. Feedback will aim to assist you to do the best job possible in the course. So it is in this context you should view my responses. FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK "ASSIGNMENTS". ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, Leon A. Barrett, Ed. D., teach in one of the public school systems in Ontario (Canada) where I had been focusing on early literacy, numeracy, and computer technology in the classroom. For a number of years I have been a mentor, coach and tutor to students at both the secondary and tertiary levels. In my 37years as a teacher I have taught elementary and secondary school students, and adults at various levels. I received my teacher training at Mico Teachers College in Jamaica and my Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. I earned my Master of Arts degree from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/U of T) where I also completed the course work and Comprehensive Examination for my Doctor of Education in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. I earned my Doctor of Education (Ed. D) in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Models from Breyer State University. My goal is to share my knowledge and experiences with you as you build your knowledge and advance in your career. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: 1). Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of philosophy of education. COURSE CONTENT: INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may contact the instructor at admassistant@breyerstate.com
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