PSYC190: Educational Psychology
Section: E51     (eLearning)

About This Course

Semester and YearSummer II 2013 / (6 weeks): Jul 8, 2013 to Aug 15, 2013
(See "Getting Started" below for details about orientation)
Instructor(s)
Tanya Letourneau   Email: letourne@bucks.edu
Phone: 267-421-6347
Campus Location: UBC, Room 128 (Perkasie)
Course Credits
3 credits
Time Requirements
Plan a minimum of 13 - 20 hours per week for your coursework. While online learning courses provide flexibility in time, geography, and travel, the work required for successful completion is identical to that for the face-to-face course.   Your instructor may specify additional time requirements in the "Other information" field below or during your orientation.
Delivery Mode
eLearning:
Web-based course
Official College Course Description
The complete college course description can be viewed at:
Student Characteristics
Open to self-motivated, self-disciplined students who can handle college-level work and study independently.
Student Requirements
This course has the following requirements for students:
  • Read the important instructor supplied information located at the end of this document

Getting Started With This Course

Orientation(s)
Orientation for this course is optional.
Online

Your instructor will hold the orientation online using self-paced tools, email and/or discussions. (A self-paced orientation does NOT mean the entire course is self-paced.) You should plan to access your online course no later than the first day of the session. Failure to do so may jeopardize your grade.

Accessing Your Course

Canvas (by Instructure)

Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the Canvas Basics course space to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to access this space.

You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class. However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course start date.

Logging In

Log in to your Canvas course space at bucks.instructure.com

  • Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
  • Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)

If you do not know your Bucks Username, go to WebAdvisor. Select Account information (upper right hand corner of the screen) then select What's My User ID? and follow the prompts. You will need to provide your last name AND either your 7 digit student ID number OR your social security #. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.

Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.

Other Technologies

Your instructor has indicated the following:

Selected video-based websites

Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials

While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the ISBN number available through the course's academic department where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore and our online bookstore, guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.

Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic department directly.

Click this link to see the book list for your course.

Other Information about the Course

Course Description: This course surveys the nature of the learning process and application of the principles of psychology to the problems of learning and teaching. Individual differences, special problems of learning, and evaluation techniques are among the topics covered. Field experiences are included to acquaint students with an authentic teaching-learning environment.

Course Format: This online course contains 6 weekly lessons. Each lesson will cover the material from two chapters of the textbook and will contain readings, quizzes and an activity or discussion. Discussions will focus on an assigned topic and will provide students with the opportunity to have meaningful exchanges about current issues around educational psychology. A 10 hour field experience is required. BE SURE TO HAVE ALL OF YOUR CLEARANCES COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS STARTS, or it makes it difficult to complete the 10 hours of observation in a timely manner. Interactional web resources and video clips will be utilized to enhance the learning experience. Finally, there will be a final paper required for this course. A detailed course format and schedule will be available the first day of the semester.

Attendance: Although the online format allows for scheduling flexibility, there will still be weekly requirements and students will be expected to log on several times a week. Every week there will be a lesson with readings/quizzes/activities/discussions. Students will be required to complete the readings and assignments each week. All assignments will be due by Sunday night (midnight) for each Lesson week.

Instructor Information: My name is Tanya Letourneau and I have been teaching at Bucks for 8 years and in education settings for over 20 years. I am committed to student success and will give each one of you my respect, my time and my sincere intent to provide you with a quality online experience. I am attentive and involved in the online forum and am also available for email, phone and face-to-face consultations in order to insure your success in this course. If you like to thoroughly engage in dialogue with classmates and are open to learning about new, timely and sometimes controversial educational issues, then you will enjoy this course. And if you are disciplined with good time management skills and have the sincere desire to succeed, then you should do quite well in the class. Please contact me if you have specific questions about this online course.

Tanya Letourneau letourne@bucks.edu