ED230 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING THEORY Course Syllabus - Jane Bogan

WC Mission Statement

The purpose of Wilmington College is to educate, inspire, and prepare each student for a life of success and services.  

To fulfill that purpose, Wilmington College provides a high quality undergraduate and graduate education shaped by the traditions of the liberal arts, career preparation, and the distinctive values of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). By offering academic programs, practical experience, and co-curricular activities in a variety of settings to students from diverse backgrounds, the College leads students to gain an awareness of the world, to acquire knowledge of career and vocation, and to seek truth and social justice.

In keeping with the rich heritage of the liberal arts, the College seeks to educate the whole person-intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual-in ways that foster critical thinking, reflection, the free exchange of ideas, open inquiry, tolerance, and a desire for lifelong learning. The liberal arts are integrated with career preparation to help students develop the knowledge and skills to succeed in a career or further education.

As an academic community, Wilmington College is rooted in historic Quaker values that include integrity, service, simplicity, equality, peace and social justice, and respect for all persons. These values motivate those who learn and work at Wilmington College to make positive contributions to their professions and their communities.

The Education Area mission is to prepare educators in the liberal arts tradition. Faculty members collaborate to develop professional educators who demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the subjects they will teach and of the teaching and learning process. Teacher education candidates in particular will gain the ability to teach diverse student populations and develop an understanding of the cultures and communities in which they practice. As educators they will be equipped to create positive learning environments that encourage active student engagement and self-motivation. Education Area graduates will become reflective practitioners who are able to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in establishing learning communities. 

Use of Electronic Devices: In this course, you will be required to use WC Blackboard and WC Email (the instructor recommends checking WC Email at least once a day on weekdays.) You will be required to upload some of your work to Blackboard. You will be using Word to set up APA formatted documents. 

If you do not have access to computers or smart devices in your personal life, you are expected to use Watson Library, Pyle Center, or WC Computer Lab computers to keep up with class and complete your work. Even though there will be face-to-face meetings, you need to be sure to treat your time on the computer as though you were physically meeting in the classroom. This means that you need to do what is necessary to ensure that interruptions from your personal lives do not impact your ability to complete your assignments in a timely, focused manner. For students with demanding personal lives and schedules, this may mean that you want to come to campus and use computers there to complete your assignments.

Bringing smart phones, tablets, and laptops with WC Student or other wireless connection to the Internet is highly encouraged. We will be using the internet to search for information that will inform class discussions as well as doing a variety of in-class activities that will involve the use of Blackboard. Use of all electronic devices to make relevant contributions to the class discussion, vote on class questions, or check with colleagues on issues surrounding the topic at hand is not only encouraged, but also expected. Use of cell phones, tablets, and laptops to DISENGAGE from class is not okay; the instructor reserves the right to ask you to put up the device(s) or leave the classroom if the disruption is significant & on-going. 

Candidates will: