LEE A. MAKELA

The course has been designed to provide a background against which the teaching of world civilizations may be better understood and appreciated using East Asia (particularly Japan) as an example. The workshop is also meant to provide classroom practitioners the opportunity to develop appropriate web-based teaching materials for classroom use. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The following represents the major objectives to be accomplished by the conclusion of the course of study: following two weeks of workshop sessions and the post-workshop preparation of a teaching unit, students enrolled in HIS 393 / 593, SUMMER WORKSHOP - NONWESTERN HISTORY FOR TEACHERS, should be able to -- 

• identify and explain the value and significance of major terms, concepts, methodologies and standards associated with the teaching of world history in the elementary, middle and / or secondary school setting;

 
• evidence familiarity with and the ability to explain climatic and geographical influences on the development of human environments and value systems;

 
• provide evidence for and discuss the impact of variations in written forms of language on the process of cultural identity formation over time;

 
• produce a web-based "world history" teaching unit (or instructor-approved substitute project) utilizing a Internet-centered instructional approach and incorporating the utilization of both locally-available resources and internet materials.

In addition to mandated attendance at these lecture / discussion and lab sessions, all students will be required to complete the assigned mini-projects and a useable web-based teaching unit (or related project) involving concepts, methodologies and standards discussed in the workshop sessions. 

There will be no formal examinations in the course but completion of workshop assignments is expected and a portfolio-based instructional sequence must be followed by students in the development of the required teaching unit / project. 

TEXTS AND READING MATERIALS: The basic text for the workshop is Ruth Maran's Creating Web Pages with HTML Simplified, 2nd edition (IDG Books Worldwide, 2000), available at the CSU Barnes and Noble Bookstore. All assigned readings (as noted in the Course Schedule) have been placed on reserve in the Cleveland State University Library or are available on the course Internet web site. Other materials will be distributed in class or made available on the course web site.

FINAL GRADE DETERMINATION:

WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION	25%
GROUP TEACHING UNIT	15%
TEACHING UNIT / PROJECT	60%
	100%