Teaching Transformation Fellowship Project Annoucnement
Fellowship Cycle: Year 1
Awarded to: Gloria Grenwald
Related Courses:
- PSYC 2040 : Child Psychology
- PSYC 2120: Adolesdent Psychology
Abstract
Two undergraduate courses,Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology, will be revised to include significant international content by integrating instructional technology into the pedagogy in these courses. Courses in Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology contain little international content. Textbooks and supporting materials include minimal information about child and adolescent development in other cultures, particularly in developing countries. Research sources psychology students typically access also have minimal international information. Without significant international content in courses, it is likely that students will lack an understanding of and underestimate the impact of social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental contexts in the course of child and adolescent development. Only with an expanded understanding of how international issues and conditions impact human development can our graduates be prepared to work and contribute competently in a global setting.Specific revisions will include using web-based material in class that presents information on family, social, educational, cultural, economic, and political contexts in other regions of the world. Students will learn about the impact of these contexts on various aspects of child and adolescent development. Students will learn how to conduct research using the internet in class by working collaboratively with other students and with me in researching a topic in child or adolescent development that includes international dimensions. Students will learn about search engines, how to identify and access a broad range of relevant information, and how to evaluate the legitimacy and quality of sources.
Web-sites will be created for Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology courses and will include course related information and links to other sources, particularly those that offer cross-cultural information on topics in child and adolescent psychology. Relevant material from faculty development research experiences will be developed into power point presentations for Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology courses
Students’ learning in Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology courses will be broadened to include international/global content not typically included in these courses. Students will learn how to conduct research on the internet in child and adolescent psychology that includes cross-cultural information. Students will learn methodology for conducting research on the internet and also learn to critically evaluate the quality of information they obtain. The technology will allow inclusion of information from a broad range of contexts such that students will be exposed to the benefits of multidisciplinary inquiry.
Expanding international/global content into Child Psychology and Adolescent Psychology courses is consistent with Webster University’s mission to provide each student with an international education.
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