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Course Schedule, Spring 2004

Weeks

Unit

Readings

Assignments

1: Jan 12-18

Course orientation

Readings listed below are from course texts. Supplemental readings may be assigned. See unit pages for details.

Learning activities due at end of each week or unit. See unit pages for details.

2: Jan 19-25

Unit 1: Approaches to the study of learning / Behaviorism

Driscoll 1-2

3: Jan 26 - Feb 1

(Unit 1, continued)

4: Feb 2-8

Unit 2: Cognitive approaches I

Bruning 1-5

 

5: Feb 9-15

(Unit 2, continued)

1st paper due

6: Feb 16-22

Unit 3: Cognitive approaches II

Bruning 11, 12, 14, 15 

7: Feb 23-29

(Unit 3, continued)

 

8: Mar 1-7

Unit 4: Motivation & learning

Bruning 6; Driscoll 9

 

9: Mar 8-14

(Unit 4, continued)

(Note: IU Spring Break is Mar 15-21)

 

2nd paper due

10: Mar 22-28

Unit 5: Cognitive development theories 

Driscoll 6-7

 

11: Mar 29 - Apr 4

Unit 5, continued

 

12: Apr 5-11

Unit 6: Gagne's instructional design theory

Driscoll 10

 

13: Apr 12-18

Unit 6, continued

 

3rd paper due

14: Apr 19-25

Unit 7: Constructivism

Bruning 9; Driscoll 5, 11

15: Apr 26 - May 2

Unit 7, continued

 

16: May 3-9

Course wrap-up

Driscoll 12

Final exam due May 5

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Notes: Readings should be completed by the start of the unit. Assignments are due by the end of the week indicated. Learning activity descriptions can be found within the appropriate unit.

Last Updated: 1/6/04