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New Online Course - Spring 08 - (offered via Moodle)

EdPA 5080 Special Topics Human Rights Education
Course Number: 92309; 3 graduate credits

EdPA 5080: Human Rights Education is a course that:

• Provides a foundation of knowledge about Human Rights and Human Rights Education;
• Equips students with resources and tools with which to teach Human Rights;
• Equips students with pedagogies, methods, and strategies appropriate for teaching Human Rights to specific student or community populations; and
• Helps students become teachers of Human Rights.

EdPA 5080: Human Rights Education is a course perfect for:

• Students in the following programs:
o Teacher and administrative licensure
o Comparative and International Development Education
o Youth Development Leadership
o Social Work
o Social Justice
o Leadership
• Advanced undergraduates and graduate students;
• Current school practitioners; and
• Anyone interested in Human Rights and Social Justice.

The course is available for 3 graduate credits or 40 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

For more information or to register for the class for CEUs, contact Amy Garrett Dikkers, EDPA (garre014@umn.edu) or Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, University Human Rights Center (krp@umn.edu), co-instructors of the course.

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Join the Institute for New Media Studies for its December New Media Research Breakfast (NEW location for December only)

The Past and Future of Eyetracking Research

Nora Paul, director of the Institute for New Media Studies, and co-researcher in the DiSEL (Digital Story Effects Lab), will discuss this applied research program, its past research and upcoming plans for more industry-oriented design research.

Thursday, Dec. 6, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Walter Library, Room 405, Digital Technology Center

Please rsvp 612-625-0576 or klose004@umn.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 5.

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Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) Seminar Series:
Learning Outcomes. Assessment, and Technology

Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Walter Library, Room 402

Panelists: Ron Aminzade, Sociology, CLA, TC * Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, Writing Studies, CLA, TC * William Goodman, Family Social Science, CE+HD, TC * Kathleen Krichbaum, School of Nursing, AHC, TC* Kurtis Scaletta, DMC, OIT, TC

This seminar will be an opportunity to learn more about institutional learning outcomes, hear from faculty members involved in a pilot program to integrate these outcomes into their specific courses, and explore the role of technology in facilitating assessment and achievement of learning outcomes.

Sponsored by the Office of Information Technology, Academic & Distributed Computing Services, Digital Media Center, Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

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LgTT 5101: Applications of Technology in Language Teaching (3 credits) Class Time: Wednesdays, 1:25-4:15 PM
Instructors: Jenise Rowekamp and Zhen Zou

The course provides an opportunity for current and prospective teachers at all levels to gain systematic knowledge of the uses and resources of educational technology (audio, video, computer) for language teaching, of their role in enhancing language instruction, and of the theoretical and methodological justifications for their use. Class meetings include lecture, demonstration, discussion, hands- on exploration and student presentation. Students are encouraged to apply what they are learning to the language-teaching experience through observations, exploration, and the creation of activities and materials. Each graded activity includes a writing component in which the students describe, evaluate and reflect upon the learning activities and their application to teaching. The course will be web- enhanced with a WebVista course site.

LgTT 5110: Technology in the Second Language Classroom (2 credits) Class Time: Two Saturday full-day sessions (1/26 and 3/29) and weekly online
Instructors: Jenise Rowekamp and Rick Treece

This course is a hybrid version of LgTT 5101 that consists of two Saturday in-class sessions with the remainder of class time online via a WebVista course site. The course is designed for new and experienced second-language teachers and will provide an overview of available technological resources for language teaching, of their role in enhancing language instruction, and of the theoretical and methodological justifications for their use. Students are required to expand on course elements through learning modules and graded activities that are designed for students to apply what they are learning to the language-teaching experience through online discussion, feedback to peers, and the creation and posting of web- based teaching and learning materials. Each graded activity includes a writing component in which the students describe, evaluate and reflect upon the learning activities and their application to teaching. Students enrolling in this course should be comfortable with an independent learning style and at ease with web and online discussion tools.

For more information, contact Jenise Rowekamp, rowek0012@umn.edu,
612-625-3865

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