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Mendocino College Home > Distance Education Home > Distance Education Course Schedule > EDU 103 Orientation

Fall 2008 EDU 103 Effective Teaching Practices (3 units)

Section #0281 Class Begins August 18

Course Description

This course prepares prospective, new, and experienced teachers to respond effectively to the challenges of working with students from diverse backgrounds. The course topics include Learning Styles/Teaching Styles, Responding to Student Diversity, Teaching to Multiple Intelligences, and Students with Learning Disabilities and ADD.

• Instructor:  L. Myers
• Email: lmyers@mendocino.edu   
  After the class has started, please use Etudes Private Messages for communication.
• Textbook Information:  
• none
• Special Requirements: Email the instructor after you sign up for the class. Log into Etudes the first day of class (8/18).
• Additional Comments: The entire course will be conducted online through the Etudes program. Students are required to have Internet access, an active email account, the ability to use word processing, conduct Internet searches, attach files, send emails, and work independently.
• New to ETUDES: Here is an Online Orientation (Flash presentation opens in a new window) that will show you the basics of how to use ETUDES. Here is a flash tutorial (Flash presentation opens in a new window) that demonstrates the log in protocol. Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES.
• ETUDES Course: You will log into the Etudes classroom with the log-in information provided below.