EDCT 586 – Teaching and Learning Research and Application in Classroom – Spring 2016

The goals of this course were:

• To develop the skills and knowledge for reading and evaluating curriculum research
• To consider connections between curriculum, ideology, and research methodology
• To explore the ways that curriculum research has evolved over the past 50 years
• To examine the interrelationships of the political landscape, curriculum research, and educational policy
• To develop and articulate curriculum philosophies, providing the basis for curriculum research and application in the classroom
• To learn how to plan, conduct, and carry out curriculum research

The assignment that I have chosen to share from this class is:

• The Life of a Game in The Game of Life: Exploring Engagement, Motivation and Understanding in a Gamified Foreign Language Classroom.