Semester:

Summer 2009

Access Course
 

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Course Description:

This BbCE course, intended for parents, teachers, home schoolers, coordinators and supervisors of gifted/talented learners, is activity-based and designed to be completed at your own pace on an individual study basis.  The course will help familiarize you with the apparently contradictory yet complimentary concepts of meritocracy, elitism, and equalitarianism.  Your efforts will be directed toward the completion of a research paper in which you attempt to synthesized these concepts together with an exposition of your personal beliefs and values regarding gifted/talented education.  The course is intended to be informative and to stretch your thinking in the tradition of creativity and critical thinking associated with gifted/talented education. Pre/Co-requisites:  EDGT 410, 420 and 440.

Computer Requirements:

Win 2000/XP/VISTA or Mac OSX Pentium/G3 1Ghz w/ 2.0 GB RAM
High Speed Internet Access Recommended*
Internet Explorer 7x (Recommended) or Firefox 2.0.0.16 (Safari recommended for Mac)
Current Java runtime environment for Windows or OSX (java.com)
UPDATES – Make sure you download security patches for your operating system. If you’re a Microsoft Windows user, get your monthly updates at www.microsoft.com/security. If you use Mac, check out updates at www.mac.com/support.

*Course access via 56K modem or other form of dial up is not recommended and any connectivity problems due to this type of connection are not supported by Lewis-Clark State College.

On Campus Requirements:

Please contact the instructor.

Other Information:

On-line discussions may be required during this course. The LC Mail account and BbCE course mail are the only accounts that will be used to contact students regarding online courses. An LC Mail account is automatically assigned to students when they enroll. Access to this email account is found at http://lcmail.lcsc.edu. BbCE course mail is enabled when a student is enrolled in a BbCE course. Access to BbCE course mail is through each BbCE course. BbCE course mail is an internal mail system only and cannot be accessed outside of a BbCE course. Please check with your instructor to determine the preferred method of contact.