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Week 1 Monday
       History of Education
       Multiple Worlds Phelan & Au
       Transmission Vs. Constructivist Pedagogy
       Article: Educational Theories
       Conformity and Learning
       Self Perception & Conformity Beliefs
Wednesday
       Theories of Intelligence and Learning
       Present #1a Notes
       Present #1b Notes
       In-Class Assignments
       Personality Shapes 
       Gardner: Multiple Intelligences    

Week 2 Monday
         Stereotypes and Cultural Symbols  
         (*See Video "Ethnic Notions")
         Related Articles:
         "Unconscious bias: We all use stereotypes" (1998, Times)
         "A white author seeks to close the racial gulf" (2000, Times)
Wednesday
          History and Immigration
          Definitions: Assimilation, Acculturation,
          Enculturation, Nativism, Ethnocentrism
          In-Class Exercise
          Stats on Immigration
          Levels of Assimilation

Week 3 Monday
     Gender and Image Construction 
     (*See Video "Killing Us Softly 3" Jean Kilbourne)
     Physiology of Perception
     FCC Rulings on Subliminal Ads
     Gender Quiz     
     Structures of Meaning and Perception
     Gestalt
Wednesday
     The Global Village, Caring from Afar
      Emotional Intelligence  
      Emotional Hi-Jacking (EQ Issues)
      The Abyss Theory in Writing

Week 4   Monday
      E-Portfolio Training
      History and World War II
Wednesday
       Critical Thinking
       Elements of Oppression, Suzanne Pharr

 

 

 

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Week 5 Monday
          Multiculturalism & Diversity
          Hall's Concept of Culture
          Hofstede's Collectivism & Individualism       
Wednesday
          Projects Due --Final Guide