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New Dwc Syllabus Using Nonwestern Sources, Aubrey Moore
New Dwc Syllabus Using Nonwestern Sources, Aubrey Moore
Education Student Scholarship
This project presents a new, annotated syllabus for the Development of Western Civilization (DWC) curriculum at Providence College. The syllabus follows most of the same topics discussed in 3rd semester DWC, but instead uses almost all nonwestern sources for reading material. The purpose of the project was to gain a better understanding of western civilization while providing an alternative to how people learn about the society they live in, to better understand other societies, and help to put historical events into a broader context.
Teachers’ Thoughts On E-Readers In The Elementary School Classroom, Marcy Zipke
Teachers’ Thoughts On E-Readers In The Elementary School Classroom, Marcy Zipke
Education Faculty Publications
Despite the popularity of e-readers and the enthusiasm of some for their use in secondary education, their utility in elementary education has not yet been systematically explored. Some advantages and disadvantages to teaching elementary literacy with e-readers are identified here. A convenience sample of ten teachers from a variety of different types of elementary schools and classrooms who were e-reader novices read a chapter of a grade-appropriate book on a Kindle and evaluated its use for their students. The teachers gave their opinions and ideas on how the devices could be implemented. Three specific technological affordances of an e-reader that …