You can find the full descriptions on our department website (education.uky.edu/EPE/courses), but here are some details on seminars and special topics courses not found there:
Summer I (May Intercession)
EPE672 College Teaching & Learning
Summer II (8 week...note most EPE summer courses only meet for four weeks--check the dates)
EPE798 Seminar in Higher Education: University in a Global Context. This course is traces the journey of the university from the middle ages to today's higher education reforms with a focus on Europe and North Africa. As an online course, students will work through a series of modules examining the following topics: . Although most of the course is asynchronous (work at your own pace and schedule), we will have a series of synchronous chats and discussions using on-line technologies so that the class can share ideas and questions "in person". Students are required to participate in on-line discussions, complete a series of inquiry projects to enhance understanding of the readings, and produce a scholarly "lesson plan" including study materials, assignments, and instructional guides. This course is appropriate for students studying higher education in general, especially students interested in international higher education.
Fall
EPE 773, Section 4, Thursdays, 12:30 to 3:00 PM
Special Topics Seminar: "John Dewey and Progressive Education."
Dr. Richard Angelo
Dewey was one of the towering intellectual figures of the 20th century. His name has been and continues to be synonymous with Progressive Education (capital P, capital E), but there's precious little agreement about what Progressive Education is or was, or what Dewey's contribution amounted to. The aim of the seminar is to sample the critical give-and-take as it has developed since the 1950's. At the same time, we'll have an opportunity to appraise contemporary initiatives--e.g., charter schools, NCLB, game-based learning, distance learning--asking which, if any, can legitimately lay claim to the progressive inheritance. In addition to the assigned reading and class discussions, students will write a paper (20-25 pages in length) on any aspect of progressive education--or Progressive Education--they chose. There will be no final exam.
