Category: EP746: Culture’s Place in Learning and Technology

      CourseworkEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Multiculturalism and Social Justice

      For the signature assignment in Module 6 and Module 7, I was to design a curricular unit. The curriculum could be based on a discipline or a workplace environment of my choice. My task was to create a curriculum for teaching a social justice issue to a diverse and varied community with many different cultures. As we explored throughout the course, a broad range of topics fit within a social justice framework, and I needed to consider how to design a curriculum for a varied cultural population effectively. This assignment had several parts outlined below. Curriculum: I needed to create...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Cultural Intelligence

      In Module 5, we were to develop at least nine interview questions to elicit the interviewee’s understanding of cultural intelligence and self-evaluation of their own cultural intelligence. The readings provided us with definitions of cultural intelligence, an issue of global understanding and social justice, as well as a cultural intelligence scale, and an abbreviated checklist. While we could rely on those materials, we needed to develop our own interview questions, with the goal of learning how an interviewee defines cultural intelligence and evaluates their own cultural intelligence. I was paired with one of my classmates, and I was to conduct...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Cultural Research

      In Module 4, my task was to design a tool or an activity to aid educators (in schools, universities, or businesses/organizations) in identifying the assumptions they hold and considering the options for exploring those assumptions in a non-judgmental fashion.  The activity was to be designed for a specific audience within a specific context, and I was to share that audience and context in a presentation. Essentially, creating a tool to “train the trainers.”   In creating this tool, I had several creative choices. I might have created a kiosk learning tool, designed an interactive presentation, created an adaptive learning activity...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Culture, Learning, and Technology

      In Module 3, we read eight articles that are part of a special issue of TechTrends that focuses on culture, learning, and technology. In other words, these eight articles were deliberately chosen by the editors because they discussed those topics.  For this assignment, I was to write a 4-5 page literature review that connects all seven articles with a focus on one theme. You will need to clearly identify the theme that you have chosen and then focus on the salient points of the articles that illustrate that theme. The theme can be as broad as culture or as specific...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Culture and Technology

      For the Module 2 assignment, my task was to design an educational or training activity enhanced by technology, to teach about cultural differences. For this, I needed to provide a one-page description of the activity and then fill out a chart that outlines the following demographic and analytical information.    This learning activity, based on the Australian app All Together Now (All Together Now), presented in a middle/high school learning environment, is a mobile game/application which would challenge the student to live for a week in the shoes of an African American, Hispanic, or Native-American student of a similar age...
      Frank Jamison
      CourseworkEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      Defining Culture

      The Module 1 assignment was to design a 5-6 minute presentation exploring my cultural perspective and then specifically relate it to my behavior in the learning environments I have encountered. In considering learning environments, I was to focus on one specific environment, or I could cover several, depending upon how I focused my discussion. I needed to evaluate the topics and subtopics covered and clarify my cultural beliefs about learning and culture.
      Frank Jamison
      Course DescriptionsEP746: Culture's Place in Learning and TechnologyThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology

      EP746: Culture’s Place in Learning and Technology

      This is my first course in The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Ed.D program in Educational Psychology and Technology. I must admit, I’m a bit nervous about starting out with a 700 course. Trial by fire, I guess. On the other hand, how culture fits in with learning and technology sounds like a great way to increase my knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Take a look at the course information below. Official Course Description This course examines theories and research in cultural psychology. Students will investigate the relationships among culture, learning, and human development in school and other contexts...
      Frank Jamison