LibGuides: EDU 513: Curriculum: Status, Issues, and Trends: Overview

Resources for EDU 513

The coursework for EDU 513 includes leading class discussions, writing annotated bib entries and memos, and giving presentations, and this LibGuide offers resources and information to help SUA graduate students as they work on each.

Below on this page, students will find Ikeda Library online resources, such as LibGuides and eJournals, that will help them prepare for and complete their course assignments. There are links to the required texts in the Books for Spring 2018 tab, and books and eBooks on curriculum, as well as external links to information on curriculum development and critiquing curriculum and curriculum change, under the Resources for Curriculum Project tab.

Students can get one-to-one research help by requesting a research tutorial or by visiting the Reference Desk.

Education LibGuides @ Ikeda Library

Many of the Education LibGuides at Ikeda Library include information and resources designed to help SUA graduate students in their coursework. Pages from these LibGuides pertinent to the assignments for EDU 513 have been listed below.

Be sure to check out the Citations LibGuide for resources on APA.

Active Reading Techniques
This page describes a technique for reading documents quickly and thoroughly, and will be helpful for the class participation assignment (not to mention all your course reading assignments).
Facilitating Discussions
This page describes strategies for drafting multi-level discussion questions, which will be helpful when preparing for the class participation assignment.
External Sources for Lesson Planning for Adult Learners
The resources on this page include information on creating peer-to-peer learning environments, developing learning outcomes for multiple contexts including workshops, and books and online resources about andragogy. This page will be helpful when preparing to lead class discussions and determining which student engagement activities will be appropriate for this audience.
Annotated Bibliographies
The information on this page will be useful for crafting the summaries required as part of the class discussions assignment.
Resources for Memo Writing
This page has links to resources that will be helpful for the memo writing assignment. This page also has resources for book review writing, and many of the sites included have useful tips and guidelines that can be used to develop questions for the discussion assignment or guide the analysis and evaluation of texts for the annotation assignment.
Reflective Writing Resources
This page has books and online resources on how to think and write reflectively and will be helpful for completing the memos assignment.
Search Strategies for Case Studies and International Education
This page has a step-by-step guide on how to use the Library of Congress subject headings to find books using or on case studies. While the focus of this guide is international education, it works with other topics as well. For help using this technique, contact us.
Resources at Ikeda Library & External Resources for Proposal Writing
This page has resources that will be helpful to those students who choose the research proposal option for the curriculum change project assignment.