COSC 604 - Foundations of Education

COSC 604

See the directions in the Discussion Board Forum.

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, for each forum, the candidate will provide a thread presenting a thought-provoking question for the rest of the class. In addition to the thread, the candidate will reply to 1 classmates’ thread. Replies must go beyond simple agreement by extending discussion of the topic. Each thread must be a minimum of 200 words, and each reply must be a minimum of 150 words. All writing must comply with current APA format, including in-text citations and references. (MLO: A and K)

You will post a 2–3-minute video thread following your weekly readings. In your video, discuss the prompts listed each week of the video discussion board. You will also post a 1-minute video reply to the video threads of at least 1 of your classmates. Submit your video thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module/Week 2, and submit your video replies by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the same module/week (MLO: I, J, and K)

The student will take 8 quizzes corresponding to Topics 1–8 in the Faith, Freedom, and Public Schools Online Module. Each quiz will consist of 5 questions and have a 10-minute time limit. (MLO: D, G, H)

Two open-book/open-notes quizzes are assigned during this course. Each quiz will contain 25 questions. The candidate will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete each quiz. (MLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K)

Pre-writing assignments are portions of the Biblical Worldview Paper and the Educational Philosophy Paper submitted prior to the final assignment. These will be peer-reviewed in the discussion board forum. (MLO: B, F)

After receiving an e-mail from ProEthica with access information, students will complete the online scenarios. ProEthica is not a product you need to purchase. It is part of the course fee that you pay. Liberty University will register you for it through Educational Testing Services. You will receive an e-mail notifying you of the access information. (MLO: F)

See specific directions and rubric in Blackboardfor this 4-page paper. It is a paper conveying an understanding of a biblical worldview and the implications of such on the field of education. (MLO: B)

The candidate will write 5 statements on each of the School of Education SCRIP dispositions: Social Responsibility, Commitment/Work Ethic, Reflection, Integrity, and Professionalism. The instructor’s assessment will include a review of the assignment submission and also consideration of how the candidate displayed the dispositions throughout the course. (MLO: F)

See specific directions and rubric in Blackboard for this 5-page paper. The paper will relate a personal philosophy of education in the context of course content. (MLO: A, B, C, and H)