Syllabus
ED 513
Psychology of Teaching and Learning

Dr. Brian G. Smith, Assoc. Prof. Foundations of Education 	Office:214-G Lommen		
Email:smithb@mnstate.edu	Phone:W(218)477-5890
Web Page: http://web.mnstate.edu/smithb	Phone:H(218)291-1435
Office Hours: MWF 10-12, 1-4	(Between 8am & 10pm)

Catalogue Course Description:
	Survey course of psychology as it pertains to classroom teaching, student learning, and management of students, students with exceptionalities, and collaboration & consultation issues that commonly arise in the practice of public pedagogy.  A prerequisite for this course is ED 511.

Course Content
	This course introduces candidates to and requires applied expertise on a wide variety of subject areas involving Psychology in Education.  For the sake of brevity they can be grouped into the following themes:
•	Child Development 
•	Human Learning
•	Motivation
•	Productive Learning Environments
•	Students With Exceptionalities
•	Accommodation & Modifications 
•	Consultation & Collaboration Strategies

	Through the online course format, students indirectly experience the above objectives such as productive learning environments. An array of technology-based activities in the course will help students appreciate how these issues affect teaching. In addition to formal assignments involving communication in school settings, students use technology to communicate with the instructor and classmates in discussion forums, on-line chats, email, and a Grand Round group project website.  

Course Format and Organization 
The class is offered in online format. There are no face-to-face meetings. The primary vehicle for course delivery is Desire to Learn (D2L), MSUM’s course management software package. Assignments are submitted online, and one-on-one interaction with the instructor occurs primarily by email. Under normal conditions, students can expect a response to assignments within 7 days after submission, and an answer to email inquiries within 48 hours.
Other elements of the course resemble traditional on-campus courses. There is a schedule of assignments, with due dates and grade penalties for work turned in late. There are tests, projects, and writing assignments. There may be several lectures with a video feed through the Tegrity system. The instructor will hold regular office hours, when students may call in by phone or converse electronically through D2L’s chat utility. Class discussions will be conducted through D2L’s discussion forums. These discussions will be asynchronous: each will be spread out over a number of days, during which students can contribute their convenience.
ED 513 is part of a series of courses that may be taken by students with an earned B.A. or B.S. in selected fields who seek secondary licensure to teach in that field. For information about other fields covered and other courses in the series, check with the Secondary Education advisor.

Institutional goals and professional standards addressed by this course
	This course is aligned with the Conceptual Framework of the MSUM Education Unit (see p. 6). The aim of the Teacher Preparation Program is to produce future professionals who are knowledgeable, reflective, humanistic, and creative. 
	As mandated by the Minnesota Board of Teaching, this course is also aligned with Standards of Effective Practice. A list of specific standards addressed by this course is available upon request.

Course Requirements
1.	15 quizzes (Individual points, 5 to 12 pts. each) 
a.	Individual Work
b.	15 Psychological Theories
c.	15 Disability Topics
2.	Consultation Simulations (15pts each)
a.	15 Case Studies
i.	Must be written up in order to be given credit
ii.	Taken as class participation ( Pass/Fail)
3.	Grand Round (100 pts. Each  of 3 chapters)
a.	Individual Work
b.	Application of all Psychology theories
i.	Fictitious Student
ii.	Interpret Behaviors according to theoretical constructs
iii.	Propose treatments, & accommodations.

Evaluation
Students’ progress in the course will be evaluated by a mix of formal and informal assessment techniques, using rubrics, checklists, and rating scales to evaluate the following:
Assign. #	Type of Assessment	Points Per.	Total Points	% of Final	
15	Lesson Quizzes	10	150	22%	
15	Case Studies	15	225	33%	
3	Grand Round Chapters	100	300	45%	
		Total	675	100%	

Instructional strategies
Instructional strategies for this course include readings, lectures, online discussion, exploration of online resources, field observation, interviews, creative projects, and cooperative learning.. 

Accountability for assignments
	Required readings for the course are modest in length. They should be read with care. Quizzes are open-book, open-note. Although most questions are in multiple choice formats, answers are often not obvious; the questions are designed to encourage you to reason and analyze the material. You may not get help from another student, and you may not discuss the quiz with another student until all class members have finished the quiz.
Quizzes are taken online and must be completed before the due date listed on D2L. There is also a time limit on quizzes. Inform the instructor if you think you have a disability which would interfere with testing under these conditions (see statement on disabilities services below).
After you complete a quiz, check the grade on D2L. If your grade doesn’t register or you can’t access D2L, email me within one hour after the quiz attempt and I will investigate. If you do not email me, any uncompleted quizzes will be scored 0. Uncompleted quizzes may not be made up.
	Written assignments are submitted through the drop box on D2L. Documents must be in either Word or RTF (rich text format) file format. Make sure you use the correct drop folder. Grades and comments will be provided within a week of submission, either by email or in the comment window on D2L. 
Papers or other assignments not originally turned in on time may not be rewritten. Modest grade penalties will be applied to very late papers. 20% will be deducted from point credit for papers turned in 1 week or more after the due date, and 40% for papers turned in 2 weeks or more after the due date. No assignment will be accepted after 4 p.m. on the last day of class, and any assignment not completed by that time will be scored 0.

Final grade
	Your grade for the course will be calculated on the basis of the total points you have accumulated as a percentage of possible points:

94 – 100%	A	74-76.9	C	
90-93.9	A-	70-73.9	C-	
87-89.9	B+	67-69.9	D+	
84-86.9	B	64-66.9	D	
80-83.9	B-	60-63.9	D-	
77-79.9	C+	59.9 or below	F	

Materials required for the course:
•	Windows or Mac computer with Internet access (see specifications below)
•	Microsoft Office Suite which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint
•	Nvu (free web authoring system), www.nvu.com.
•	Textbook, Educational Psychology,10th Ed., Anita Woolfolk
•	Textbook, Exceptional Lives 5th  Ed., Turnbull & Turnbull

Accommodations
Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Coordinator of Disability Services at 477-5859 (Voice) or 1-800-627-3529 (MRS/TTY), CMU 222 as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Academic Honesty
The University expects all students to represent themselves in an honest fashion. In academic work, students are expected to present original ideas and give credit for their ideas of others. The value of a college degree depends on the integrity of the work completed by the student.
When an instructor has convincing evidence of cheating or plagiarism, the following actions may be taken: assign a failing grade to the assignment in question, or assign a failing grade for the course in which the student cheated. For informational purposes, instructors may choose to report the offense, the evidence, and their action to the Dean of their college, or the Vice President for Academic Affairs. If the instructor (or any other person) feels the seriousness of the offense warrants a different or additional penalty, the incident may be reported to the Student Conduct Committee through the Student Support Services Office. The Student Conduct Committee will follow procedures set out in the Student Conduct Code. After its review of the case, and fair and unbiased hearing, the Student Conduct Committee may take disciplinary action if the student is found responsible (see Student Conduct Code for details).
A student who has a course grade reduced by an instructor because of cheating or plagiarism, and who disputes the instructor's finding, may appeal the grade, but only by using the Course Grade Appeal Policy, which states that the student must prove the grade was arbitrary, prejudicial, or in error.