This document discusses three recommendations for curriculum based on postmodernist thinking. [1] Curriculums should include multicultural perspectives that respect diverse cultures, lifestyles, and identities. [2] They should include both global/national and local issues to avoid disadvantaging certain social groups. [3] Knowledge should be presented as emergent and relative rather than fixed to encourage critical thinking in students.
It is a powerpoint presentation that deals with the orientation or introduction of the College General Education Subject: Science, Technology and Society. It also includes the topics and assessments to be dealt with.
It is a powerpoint presentation that deals with the orientation or introduction of the College General Education Subject: Science, Technology and Society. It also includes the topics and assessments to be dealt with.
A brief MS PowerPoint presentation about the Socioeconomic Ideology in Language Curriculum. It was presented in the Language Curriculum class of Dr. Mila J. Arias at the College of Education, Arts, and Sciences, National University-Manila.
References:
A brief MS PowerPoint presentation about the Socioeconomic Ideology in Language Curriculum. It was presented in the Language Curriculum class of Dr. Mila J. Arias at the College of Education, Arts, and Sciences, National University-Manila.
References:
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Mid chapter quiz
1) A grain silo has 25 cubic meters of grain in it at 3 minutes and is being filled with grain at a rate given by the
function
1
( ) cos
2
v t t t= + (in cubic.meters/min) How much grain is in the silo after 10 minutes?
2) A plane is flying due south and its velocity for given times is shown below, how far did the plane fly in the first 4
hours?
Time 0 .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Speed (in
m/s
389 375 372 370 372 381 390 400 405
3) What is the average value of 2( ) 6 14f x x x= − on the interval [1,5] ?
4) Mr. Fuller is driving west on 80 in a brand new Bentley. (Cali here I come!) He starts his journey 50 miles west of
the Poconos and his velocity is given by the equation 𝑣𝑣(𝑡𝑡) = 𝑡𝑡3 − 14𝑡𝑡2 + 19𝑡𝑡 + 210 in miles/hour.
a) After 10 hours, how many miles away from where he started is he?
b) How far did he travel in 10 hours?
c) How far from the Poconos is he after 7 hours?
For Fun) What state would I, (I mean he) be in after 7 hours?
1
Working Toward the Common Good:
An Online University’s Perspectives on Social Change
2
Many institutions of higher education in the United States and indeed around the world
are reaching out to their neighborhoods as a member of the community to contribute to the
common good through research, service, and educational opportunities. In this descriptive study,
the understandings and practices around this kind of activity by one university with a mission of
creating positive social change is explored. While current literature indicates that researchers are
examining campus-community engagements, very little research has been done on community
engagement when the institution works primarily online and the communities involved are
geographically dispersed and dependent on individual choices and preferences. The goal of the
study was to discover how members of one such online university currently understand and
practice the mission to provide a baseline of understandings for curriculum planning and
mentoring student research projects and service activities. Through a series of interviews
conducted with faculty members, students, and alumni, several themes were identified. These
results give rise to several implications for the university in developing its community outreach,
along with some suggestions for further research. The discussion of findings for this university
might have applicability to other institutions of higher education, both online and traditional,
with a similar commitment to the community.
Background to the Study
With the advances in online education and the significant numbers of institutions that
have campuses in multiple locations, the ease with which colleges and universities can
demonstrate mission fulfillment is more challenged. The reach of the university is broader in
such programs and
CalCulus- The InTegral Name________________________________.docxjasoninnes20
CalCulus- The InTegral Name_________________________________________
Mid chapter quiz
1) A grain silo has 25 cubic meters of grain in it at 3 minutes and is being filled with grain at a rate given by the
function
1
( ) cos
2
v t t t= + (in cubic.meters/min) How much grain is in the silo after 10 minutes?
2) A plane is flying due south and its velocity for given times is shown below, how far did the plane fly in the first 4
hours?
Time 0 .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Speed (in
m/s
389 375 372 370 372 381 390 400 405
3) What is the average value of 2( ) 6 14f x x x= − on the interval [1,5] ?
4) Mr. Fuller is driving west on 80 in a brand new Bentley. (Cali here I come!) He starts his journey 50 miles west of
the Poconos and his velocity is given by the equation 𝑣𝑣(𝑡𝑡) = 𝑡𝑡3 − 14𝑡𝑡2 + 19𝑡𝑡 + 210 in miles/hour.
a) After 10 hours, how many miles away from where he started is he?
b) How far did he travel in 10 hours?
c) How far from the Poconos is he after 7 hours?
For Fun) What state would I, (I mean he) be in after 7 hours?
1
Working Toward the Common Good:
An Online University’s Perspectives on Social Change
2
Many institutions of higher education in the United States and indeed around the world
are reaching out to their neighborhoods as a member of the community to contribute to the
common good through research, service, and educational opportunities. In this descriptive study,
the understandings and practices around this kind of activity by one university with a mission of
creating positive social change is explored. While current literature indicates that researchers are
examining campus-community engagements, very little research has been done on community
engagement when the institution works primarily online and the communities involved are
geographically dispersed and dependent on individual choices and preferences. The goal of the
study was to discover how members of one such online university currently understand and
practice the mission to provide a baseline of understandings for curriculum planning and
mentoring student research projects and service activities. Through a series of interviews
conducted with faculty members, students, and alumni, several themes were identified. These
results give rise to several implications for the university in developing its community outreach,
along with some suggestions for further research. The discussion of findings for this university
might have applicability to other institutions of higher education, both online and traditional,
with a similar commitment to the community.
Background to the Study
With the advances in online education and the significant numbers of institutions that
have campuses in multiple locations, the ease with which colleges and universities can
demonstrate mission fulfillment is more challenged. The reach of the university is broader in
such programs and
A brief MS PowerPoint presentation about socioeconomic ideology in language curriculum development. It was presented before the Language Curriculum class of Dr. Mila J. Arias at the College of Education, Arts, and Sciences of the National University, Manila.
Student/presenter:
Tristan L. Piosang
BSEd English
Faculty:
Dr. Mila J. Arias
References:
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Gutek, G. (2011). Historical and philosophical foundations of education. Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
Lutz, M. (2009). Handbook of economics and ethics. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Richards, J. (2001). Curriculum development in language teaching. NY, USA: Cambridge University Press.
Surviving Economic Crises through EducationDavid R Cole
These slides show quotes and images from the book, 'Surviving Economic Crises through Education'. Each chapter adds a new perspective and further evidence with respect to how to survive an economic crisis. through education.
This presentation on Inclusion & Inclusive Practice was delivered in January 2023 to PGCE students. The session was interactive and allowed students to ask questions about working in a PRU/AP setting as well as providing a theoretical underpinning to their inclusive practices.
Three recommendations from postmodernist thinking in curriculum
1. Running Head: Postmodernist Thinking in Curriculum
Three Recommendations from Postmodernist Thinking in Curriculum
2. Running Head: Postmodernist Thinking in Curriculum
In today’s world, there are two important aspects to be considered important in curriculum
studies. One of them is human capital theory as a significant component of neoliberal policies and
the other is postmodernist ideas. First, it is important to start with what roles neoliberal policies
assign to education and then the paper will elaborate on the importance of inclusion of
postmodernist elements in the curriculum.
Neoliberal policies reflect a change for the states (including Turkey) towards becoming an
important part of the competitive market- oriented world. In order to take part in this globalizing
world, in terms of economic benefits, neo- liberal state assign education (or training) a role in
accumulating more human capital. According to Marshall (1944), an educated population is
important to meet the demands of industrialization, a skilled labor and technicians, and to raise
educated electoral body for a civil society. It is known widely that high- skilled labor force is
important for governments not to lag behind globalized competitive markets, therefore each state on
its own promotes the idea of constructing a knowledge economy which will be promoted by the
accumulated human capital. As Lyotard (as cited in Alba et al, 2000) argues knowledge is produced
to be sold and consumed and in that sense the goal is exchange. This is the first role of education
according to Marshall (1944). Nevertheless, this point on its own promotes the idea that education
is for training or vocational outputs as opposed to “education for education’ sake” (Alcock, Daly,
Gricks, 2008). On the other hand, to have a civil society, education needs to reflect the speeding- up
changes in the world. Now, it is more important than ever for societies to adapt to the prevailing
paradigms and changes in the societies. Most importantly, it is known that globalization’s
challenges of social and culturel life inside the borders of a society is irreversable or uncontestable
(Deacon, 2007). At that point, today, solidarity in global, national and local level are being sought
for most of the neo- liberal oriented countries that they want to ensure the trade- offs between
economic activity and equity/ social justice (Hulme & Hulme, 2008). Therefore, in order to ensure
this trade- off, empowering different identities or agencies and revising school curriculum
accordingly seems to be more than a need. How is this going to be applied then? There comes the
postmodernist ideas into the stage.
Even though post- modernism also reflects change, it is rather concerned with the way we
construct things in the cultural/ social change and uncovering the truth about the world (Morgan,
2010). However, although postmodernism in nature does not engage in changing social life, while
revising the curriculum, postmodernist thinking is important to infer some recommendations which
are worth underlining and considering. Three most urgent ones to deal with the challenges of
globalizing world are explained respectively. First, today, Turkey is striving to become a part of
European Union and global world and even emerges as the direction of migration. The students are
witnessing easily accessible information about different people or livestyles in enourmous amount
3. Running Head: Postmodernist Thinking in Curriculum
with the aid of the internet and internalization of industries. They need to be presented with
different perspectives and ideas in order to minimize the intimacy and resistance to the global
changes. Hence, the curriculum should reflect a multicultural basement reflecting different cultures/
lifestyles and the importance of showing respect to “substantial variance in experiences,
backgrounds, abilities and belief systems” (Johnson & Nieto, 2007, p. 33). That is the reason why
curriculum needs to reflect different cultural aspects such as a text about Peru or the social life in
Monaco. Apart from this, the postmodernist ideas strongly emphasize that there is not innate self
but everything is socially constructed and produced that labeling oneself to an identity creates more
confusion and division (Lither, 2010). Including different identities such as lesbians, gays, or
disabled people in curriculum need to be considered since empowering different voices comes after
a society which is respectful to different identities.
Secondly, according to Bernstein (1975), there is a language code which is working different
in different social strata. He argues that two groups of children with different backgrounds and
experiences classify common and familiar objects in different types of way (Scott, 2008). He points
out that the way how we construct our discourses is closely related to the language code. However,
he (as cited in Scott, 2008) strongly emphasizes that the differences in language stems from the
specific contexts. Moreover, according to Foucault (as cited in Scott, 2008), this discourse is
directly related to power. What/ who has the power determines the discourse and the discourse is
not reinforced by the ruling class but available at different strata in the society. Besides, Bourdieu
(1984) argues that the curriculum or school context acts as favoring the bourgeois or their lifestyles
devaluing or excluding others such as local ones or even national ones. Combining all three views
turns our attention back to local issues alongside above- mentioned global or national issues, hence
excluding local issues in different strata in the society put some groups of people at a
disadvantaged. However, this does not necessarily reinforce the idea of developing curriculum
based on traditional views but the discourse in the curriculum content is supposed to “lay bare the
assumptions and internal contradictions” (Lister, 2010). It is important to move towards raising
students’ their immediate environment or, for instance, to promote them re-contextualize within
local sites of global influences. Including local aspects such as ecological sustainability in their
local environment or local cultures need to be taken into consideration in curriculum in that sense.
Thirdly, according to Foucault (1982), knowledge is relative and emergent. In other words,
knowledge systems are embedded in particular social arrangements that it does not persist over time
and space (Scott, 2008). Therefore, knowledge should be presented in a way that students should
not feel it as fixed. This way, students develop questioning and critical thinking skills, which in turn
lead to thinking knowledge societies and solidarity in the society respectively.
4. Running Head: Postmodernist Thinking in Curriculum
In conclusion, in revising curriculum, postmodernist ideas should be considered besides
human capital theories.
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