Get Started

If you have registered and this is your first time in the course, you should:

1. Read the help page and get the required plug-ins.
2. Read Getting Started.
3. Look at the overview of the course.

Then read the syllabus, enter the class, communicate with others in the class, view additional resources from Cline Library, or get technical help.

New students are encouraged to obtain an account on the student unix computer DANA. DANA gives NAU students, who agree to abide by proper ethical standards, access to the internet including electronic mail, the Cline library on-line catalogue, world wide web home pages (http), and usenet news.

Accessing these sort of Internet services requires establishing an electronic identity (essentially an electronic mail address). This can be done by acquiring a computer account on the DANA machine. Any currently enrolled student, who is willing to use these resources responsibly, is permitted an account on the DANA machine.

How the Course is Taught

ECI620, "Early Childhood Curriculum" is divided into 8 modules, and each of these modules contains one topic. You should read and complete each topic in order.

Generally, each topic will consist of required reading(s) from the textbook, presentation of online materials, online activities and assignments, and participation in the Discussion Forum in the Virtual Conference Center.

See an overview of the modules, topics, and activities for this course. (You should print the overview and check off each item as you complete it).

How the Course is Organized

ECI620, "Early Childhood Curriculum" is organized into a few main areas. Buttons for these main areas appear on every page throughout the course. These main areas are:

• Help
  The help page is designed to help you deal with thechnical issues and problems related to this course.

  For assistance with the content of the course, review the material on line and in your text book, contact your classmates, or contact the instructor.

• Get Started
  This is the Get Started Page. "Attending" a course over the internet is different than attending a course on a traditional campus. This page will help you learn how readings, assignments, communication, and other course functions are handled in a virtual classroom environment.

• Syllabus
  The syllabus contains important information about the course. As with any course, you should read the syllabus carefully before beginning any course work.

• The Class
  This is likely where you will spend most of your time. Required readings, online lessons, assignments, and activities are presented in this area.

• Communicate
  To communicate with any member of the course - student(s) or instructor - visit the comunicate page.

• Library
  The NAU Cline Library has collected many resources available to students enrolled in Problems in Elementary School Curriculum. These and other resources are available from the library page. If you find something you think should be included, please send me email.

Required Readings

Required Text:

Goffin, S. and Wilson, C. (2001). Curriculum models and early childhood education. Upper saddle river, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall

Throughout the course, required textbook readings are marked in the following manner: TEXTBOOK READING: pages 112-180.

Communicate

Communication is an important part of ECI620. You will be expected to communicate frequently with other students and communicate with the instructors.

For the most part, this will involve participating in the Virtual Conference Center. Links to each of these can be found on the communicate page.

Links to the instructors, and other types of communication can be found on the communicate page.

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