Courses
Foundations of Education (F)
- EDUC-F 100 Introduction to Teaching (1-2 cr.) The function of public education in society and of teaching as a profession. Study of the desired competencies in teaching; evaluation of one's own capabilities, interests, and abilities; and planing of one's professional career. Graded S/F. May be repeated.
- EDUC-F 102 First Year Seminar (Teacher Education) (1-3 cr.) This course will provide students with the skills to successfully navigate their academic careers, become aware of the resources, opportunities, and programs found at Indiana University, and learn about the expectations and dispositions of professional educators.
- EDUC-F 110 Windows on Education (1-3 cr.) First year seminar to support incoming freshmen interested in teaching as a career. The course will facilitate students' efforts to navigate university life while making an informed decision regarding career choices.
- EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as a Teacher (3 cr.) Designed to help a student make a career decision, better conceptualize the kind of teacher the student wishes to become, and reconcile any preliminary concerns that may be hampering a personal examination of self as teacher. Students will design a major portion of their work.
- EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Lab Experience (2 cr.) First course in a two semester sequence examining the personal demands of teaching in an Interpersonal Process Laboratory. Particular emphasis is put on interpersonal communication skills (self-disclosure, active listening, questioning, observation). Graded S/F.
- EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.) Expands the skills gained in F201 into a field experience (school classroom). Designed to assist students in career decision-making through a self-examination and discussions of the pre-service teacher's interactions, understanding, and communication with students in the classroom. Graded S/F.
- EDUC-F 203 Topical Exploration in Education (1-3 cr.) Variable title course. Grades S/F. May be repeated.
- EDUC-F 204 Seminar INSPIRE LLC (1-3 cr.) P: Must get approval from INSPIRE living learning center Director or Assistant Director The course is designed as a discussion-based seminar where students are guided to explore big, probing questions with education in mind, such as: What does it mean to be a learner and leader at this historical moment in the 21st century? What does it mean to be a part of a learning community? And, how can what I do as a university student help prepare me for a rewarding personal, professional, and public life? In addition to seminar discussions and special guest lectures and presentations from School of Education faculty, students will investigate these questions through a service-learning experience, small group self-directed inquiry projects, and field trips/excursions. May be repeated.
- EDUC-F 205 Study of Education and the Practice of Teaching (1-3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 170 or CMLT-C 110 with minimum grade of C. A review of the literature on various approaches to education as a discipline and a field of inquiry, and an exploration of several approaches to teacher education. Integrates scholarship and inquiry with the development of educational possibilities. Students will begin the process of constructing a set of personal and social commitments that will guide their future teaching activities.
- EDUC-F 350 Departmental Honors (1-3 cr.) Offered by a given department for its honor students. Course may be designated by a department to substitute for another of its courses. Variable title course. May be repeated.
- EDUC-F 400 Honors Seminar (1-3 cr.) Content varies, but always involves the investigation in depth of significant topics in education. An interdisciplinary approach is taken. Variable title course. Graded S/F. May be repeated.
- EDUC-F 401 Topical Exploration in Education (0-3 cr.) Explores various topics of relevance to education, both in the United States and abroad. Variable title course. Graded S/F. May be repeated.
