| EDU 6600 |
Classroom Management and Behavior
Intervention (3) |
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This course is a study of current theory,
research, and practice in psychology, sociology,
leadership, and human behavior as
related to school age students, the nature of
the educational organization, and the role of
the teacher in that organization. Emphasis is
placed upon the formation of a positive,
developmental philosophy for effective
management of classroom resources and
student behavior as well as the identification
of some appropriate methods and techniques
to apply this philosophy |
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| EDU 6603 |
Planning For the Classroom (3) |
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This course provides students with an overview
of the K-12 classroom environment
and the planning necessary to establish environments
that are conductive for learning. |
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| EDU 6605 |
Computer-Based Instructional Technologies
(3) |
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This is an advanced survey course in those
classroom adaptable technologies, which are
associated with the personal computer. Emphasis
is placed on familiarity with keyboarding,
disk operating systems, and tool
software. Proficiency with word processing,
data base and spreadsheet in an integrated
program is developed. Students present a
lesson augmented with an electronic slide
show produced during the course. |
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| EDU 6606 |
Current and Emerging Instructional
Technologies (3) |
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This course focuses on the current and
emerging uses of technology in the classroom,
including electronic equipment for
telecommunications, networking, online
services, the internet, e-mail, list server,
telenetting, and user groups, and the uses
and hazards of involving these technologies
in teaching. |
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| EDU 6607 |
Curriculum Integration of Technology (3) |
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This course covers evaluation, selection, and integration of educational software into elementary
and secondary education curricula,
taking into consideration teaching and learning
styles while relating technologies to
various disciplines, diverse models, and
developmental levels. Microlessons are
produced using multimedia-authoring tools. Prerequisite: EDU 6606 |
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| EDU 6611 |
Educational Technology in the Curriculum
(3) |
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The purpose of this course is to advance preservice
and in-service teachers beyond simple
computer literacy and basic understanding
of Computer-Based Instructional Technologies.
It will focus on more advanced
educational use of multimedia and Internet
based technologies. The student will explore
technologies and learning tools that
foster a more learner centered constructivist
environment within their specific teaching
area. Critical issues arising from the integration
of these technologies such as development
of interactive environments and new
modes of communication and subsequent
effects on the definition of learning will also
be investigated. Prerequisites: undergraduate
or graduate technology course or placement
exam |
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| EDU 6613 |
Principles of Instructional Design (3) |
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This course focuses on the development of
instruction by using the instructional design
process to develop online or electronic instructional
materials. The systematic design
of instruction will serve as the foundation
for the development of such materials. The
students will develop the necessary pedagogical
and technological skills that will
facilitate the design and development of
instruction using the appropriate tools. Prerequisite:
EDU 6605 |
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| EDU 6614 |
Advanced Instructional Design (3) |
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This course will further expose students to
the pedagogies, design processes, and technology-related tools that will facilitate proficiency
in the development of online or electronic
instructional materials. Attention will
be paid to using advanced tools and techniques
to develop strategies and materials
that will focus on the cognitive needs of the
learner. Prerequisite: EDU 6605 |
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| EDU 6616 |
Distance Learning Strategies (3) |
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A study of various forms of distance learning
with emphasis on computer based systems
and on-line learning. The course integrates
relevant technology including multimedia
authoring, web design, and internet
delivery systems. The course concentrates
on the development of web-based instructional
materials and the management of
internet-based courses and programs. Students
design an educational web site and
develop a strategy to deliver web-based
instruction. Prerequisite: EDU 6605, 6606,
6607 or permission of the instructor |
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| EDU 6617 |
Graphic Design in Multimedia Instruction
(3) |
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A study of graphic design principles as they
apply to the development of multimedia
instructional courseware. The course integrates
advanced graphics, multimedia authoring
and web design software to teach the
student relevant technology as it applies to
instructional design. Students apply graphic
design principles in developing a variety of
multimedia instructional products working
individually and in teams. Prerequisite: EDU
6605, 6606 or permission of the instructor |
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| EDU 6618 |
Advanced Multimedia Production (3) |
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An advanced course in computer based multimedia
interactive course design. The
course integrates course design software,
multimedia authoring, web design and presentation
graphics in the development of a
multimedia lesson or course. The course
concentrates on the total instructional process
culminating complete multimedia class
delivered either by disk or internet. Students
develop there own video and audio elements
learning the complete production process
necessary for multimedia instructional products. Prerequisite: EDU 6605, 6606, 6607
or permission of the instructor |
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| EDU 6625, 6626, 6627 |
Specialized Study in Area of Education
(1-3)
This course focuses on the study of a problem
or problems using research |
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techniques.
Selection of the problem must be approved
by the student’s adviser, the instructor under
whom the study is to be made, the appropriate
college dean, and the Dean of the Graduate
School. The study should contribute to
the student’s program. Preparation of a
scholarly paper is required and may involve
an oral defense. Total credit for any combination
of enrollments in these courses may
not exceed 4 semester hours. A specialized
study may be substituted for a required
course only once in a student’s program.
See semester hour limits listed under Course
Restrictions in General Regulations section. |
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| EDU 6629 |
The Master Teacher (3) |
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This course is designed to assist the beginning
graduate student in determining the
expectations and attributes of the master
teacher. Major emphasis will focus on effective
teacher characteristics, skills and
practices of teaching, as well as a review of
the requirements for National Board for
Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).
All traditional masters degree teacher education
candidates must complete this course in the first nine semester hours attempted.
Formal admission to Graduate Teacher Education
Program (GTEP) will be completed
as a part of the course. |
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| EDU 6630 |
Teachers and the Law (3) |
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This course is designed to help teachers
become legally literate by providing them
with information about the law that affects
them, how the legal system works, and how
that system can work for them. |
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| EDU 6632 |
Seminar in Classroom Teaching (2) |
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This course is an inter-disciplinary seminar
course designed for classroom teachers who
desire to investigate in depth the techniques,
procedures and strategies related to improving
learning through improved teaching. |
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| EDU 6645 |
The Nature of Intelligence (3) |
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This course provides a description and
analysis of the quantitative and qualitative
aspects of intelligence. It includes classic
and contemporary theories of learning and
their relationship to the understanding of
individual differences. |
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| EDU 6650 |
Global Education in the Elementary/Middle School (3) |
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This course is designed to instruct teachers
about the complexities of citizenship in a
world community, current issues, and concerns
in this field, and methods of globalizing
the existing elementary curriculum. |
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| EDU 6653 |
Educational Evaluation (3) |
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A study of the basic statistical processes and
measures used in education. Analysis of a
variety of standardized tests and measurements
procedures including construction,
use and interpretation. Construction of
teacher made tests and measuring devices. |
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| EDU 6655 |
The Arts Curriculum (3) |
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This course prepares the teacher to provide a
broad-based arts education program that
includes history, interpretation, production,
and appreciation. Emphasis is placed on
utilizing the arts to enrich students learning
in all curricular areas. |
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| EDU 6656 |
Teaching the Bilingual Child (3) |
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This course prepares teachers to make classroom
and instructional accommodations to
meet the needs of the bilingual child. It also
addresses facilitating home-school partnerships
with families of bilingual children. |
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| EDU 6658 |
Understanding Cultural Diversity (3) |
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Understanding of culturally different studies,
the psychological and sociological factors
that influence the counseling, teaching or
training, and the employment of the culturally
different. Special emphasis is placed on
current practices utilized in overcoming the
deficiencies in school, home, and work settings. |
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| EDU 6680 |
The Alternative Experience Internship
Grades K-6 (3) |
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This field experience is designed only for
students who are admitted to the Alternative
Fifth-Year Experience Route Program in
Elementary Education. The internship will
consist of a minimum of 100 clock hours of
instructional experiences in elementary
classroom (K-6) settings. |
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| EDU 6682 |
Internship in Area of Specialization (3) |
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This field experience is designed for teacher
education candidates who hold current
graduate-level professional educator certification
and desire additional certification in
another field and/or level. Experiences include
planning, teaching and supervised
activities in an approved clinical setting.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher
Education Program, completion of all required
coursework, and approval from the
Director of Teacher Education. |
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| EDU 6691 |
Research Methodology (3) |
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This course is a study and evaluation of a
variety of research methods and types of
reporting. (May carry the prefix appropriate
to the program of study i.e. SPE, SED, IED).
A grade of “B” or better is required. |
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| EDU 6693 |
Quantitative Methods of Evaluation of
Teaching and Learning (3) |
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This course is a study of descriptive and
inferential statistics commonly used in the
literature of psychology and education.
Emphasis is placed on the application of
statistical method to research design. Instruction
deals specifically with measures of
central tendency and variability, probability
theory, estimation and significance, correlation
and regression, analysis of variance, and
chi-square. |
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| EDU 6695 |
Thesis (3) |
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The thesis must be related to an educational
problem or situation. Information regarding
the thesis program may be obtained from the
Dean of the Graduate School. This course
may be repeated. Pass/Fail. |
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| EDU 6696 |
Practicum in Area of Specialization (1-6) |
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The Practicum is supervised experiences
related to instruction in area of specialization.
The application of skills, concepts, and
principles acquired in previous courses will
be emphasized. Prerequisite: All Teaching
Field courses must be completed. |
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| EDU 6698 |
Introduction to Research (3) |
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This course is designed to assist graduate
students as they become competent consumers
and producers of educational research.
Purposes, designs, and characteristics of
quantitative and qualitative research will be
examined as students read and analyze a
variety of studies. |
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| EDU 6699 |
Research in Practice (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to provide
graduate students with an opportunity to
design, implement, and write about quantitative
or qualitative research related to their
own teaching. Prerequisite: EDU 6698 or
EDU 6653 |
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| EDU 7706 |
Environmental Education: Teaching
Across the Curriculum (3) |
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This course is designed to provide an interdisciplinary
experience in teaching using an
approach designed around environmental
education themes. The graduate students
will be immersed in teaching across the
curriculum using issues related to the environment.
The focus will be interdisciplinary
and utilize hands-on learning experiences
which will help to make learning meaningful
and authentic. |
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| EDU 7709 |
Seminar in Decision-Making for Teachers
and Educational Administrators (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to critically
examine, analyze, and evaluate American
public education in order to frame problems,
identify possible causes, seek and collect
information, delineate steps to solutions, and
generate possible solutions to problems facing
schools today. Particular focus will be
given to curriculum and instruction, financial,
political, cultural, economic ethical and
legal policies, and the impact of cultural
diversity in American schools. Restricted to
students enrolled in an Education Specialist
program. |
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| EDU 7725, 7726, 7727 |
Specialized Study in Education
(1-3)
Study of the problem using research techniques.
Selection of problem must be |
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approved
by the professor under whom the
study is to be made, and the Dean of Education.
The study should contribute to the student’s
program. Preparation of a scholarly
paper is required and may involve an oral
defense. Total credit for any combination of
enrollments in these courses may not exceed
four semester hours. A specialized study
may be substituted for a required course
only once in a student’s program. See semester
hour limits listed under Course Restrictions
in General Regulations section. |
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| EDU 7730 |
The Teacher Leader (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to help teachers
develop as teacher leaders in their
schools. Major emphasis will focus on
teacher leader characteristics, skills and
effective practices in teacher leadership. |
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| EDU 7750, 7752, 7757 |
Practicum in Area of Specialization
(1-3)
The Practicum is a supervised application of
the concepts, principles, and skills |
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acquired
by the students in previous course work.
Students will explore and identify alternative
solutions to the problems through group
interaction. |
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| EDU 7760 |
Leading for Learning in the School Environment
(3) |
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This course is designed to extend the teacher
leader from the classroom to the school environment.
Students will be provided a study
of the processes involved in evaluating
school settings and the problems faced by
instructional leaders. Major emphasis will
be placed on the transition to a teacher leading
in the school environment. Characteristics
of leading for learning will be explored.
Topics that affect today’s teacher leaders
and positive ways to deal with instructional
issues will also be investigated. |
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| EDU 7761 |
Effective Schools and Teachers (3) |
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This course is designed to examine the
knowledge base for effective schools to
enable teacher leaders to develop skills in
their own practices. There will be emphasis
through in-depth study of the research literature
on effective school settings. Students
will critically examine, analyze, and evaluate
the components and characteristics of
effective school environments. |
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| EDU 7762 |
School Accreditation Process (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to examine the
local, state, regional, and national standards
associated with school accreditation. The
accreditation process in these areas will be
reviewed and analyzed. Students will compare
and contrast the different ways schools
are accredited. Topics such as: the accreditation
process, school self-study procedures,
validation/documentation, roles of school
personnel, and creating school improvement
plans will be investigated. |
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| EDU 7763 |
Legal Issues and Ethics in Education (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to allow educational
leaders to explore the organizational
development and maintenance services required
for effective operation of the schools
within the legal framework established by
local, state, and federal legislative and judicial
requirements. Major emphasis will be
given to studying legal issues and community
relations. Legal issues and services
related to exceptional children will be
closely examined. The development of ethical
standards, informed legal decision making,
and emergency procedures for ensuring
safety, as well as the political factors which
impact schools, society and community
relations will be studied. |
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| EDU 7764 |
Models and Strategies for Instruction (3) |
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The purpose of this course is to assist education
specialist candidates as they explore a variety of instructional models throughout
the educational and other learning environments.
There will be an emphasis on current
research of effective teaching and learning
practices. Students will compare and contract
different educational instructional practices
and develop set of strategies to enhance
the instructional environment. |
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| EDU 7792 |
Advanced Research in Education (3) |
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This course is designed primarily for students
planning to prepare a thesis. Particular
attention is given to the research techniques
related to the types of thesis study the student
desires to undertake. (May carry the
prefix appropriate to the program of study
i.e. SPE, SED, IED). Prerequisite: This
course is restricted to Ed.S. candidates only. |
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| EDU 7795 |
Thesis (1-3) |
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Research for and preparation of a scholarly
paper related to a school administration,
supervision, and/or curriculum problem. The
project will be under the direction of the
student’s advisory committee. |
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| EDU 9972 |
The Wiregrass Writing Project (3) |
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The Wiregrass Writing Project is the local
affiliatae of the Alabama Writing Project
and the National Writing Project. The National
Writing Project strives to improve
student writing achievement by improving
the teaching and learning of writing in the
nation’s schools. The 165 sites operate on a
teachers teaching teachers model. Successful
writing teachers who attend this invitational
summer institute will examine their
classroom practice, conduct research of
sound theory supporting particular approaches
to the teaching of writing, and
develop their own writing skills. |
