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« on: April 16, 2015, 09:00:49 am »
Hi,
This could be interesting. I work in the Ontario college system and one of our partner colleges approached me about teaching some online subjects. However, the genres they're looking for is outside my experience.
So I'm wondering if anyone here is interested? Although these are general education courses, they are offered as a college credit - the Children's Fantasy course can be used as an elective in Education programs, for example. For the most part, though, these are adult learners or post-grad students.
The courses are entirely online but instructors do interact daily with students via discussion groups and email. Generally, there is no real-time interaction.
The school will be looking for teachers who a) demonstrably understand the genre well, b) have some experience teaching, and c) can manage an online course environment.
As far as this group is concerned, you must be able to deal with Canadian English, eh?
As part of our inclusive learning environment, all curriculum is secular, culturally inclusive, and does not discriminate.
Course material currently exists but content development is part of the job - instructors basically invigilate course material, grade assignments and tests, lead discussion and critique groups etc. The college will ask for resumes. They also offer other writing courses, so future opportunities for other courses exist.
Message me for more info, course outline and contact information. Let me know which of these you're interested in.
I am NOT involved in the selection process or even that particular college.
Some info about the two courses:
This one covers existing material and is not a writing course:
From Harry Potter to Aslan: Exploring the World of Fantasy in Children’s Literature
Course Description:
Enter the magical worlds of Harry Potter, a small hobbit, and the many other amazing characters who populate children’s fantasy literature. From zooming on broomsticks to walking with fauns, students will explore fantastic worlds, their creators of those worlds, and the underlying mythologies upon which they draw. Participants will also explore ways to assist children and adults in appreciating the intricacies of good children’s literature and understanding the genre as well as how those fantastic worlds contribute to and enrich children’s imaginations and lives.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop an understanding of the genre of children’s fantasy literature and an appreciation selected novels;
- Share ideas and insights with fellow students through discussion;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the genre’s conventions by discussing particulars found in the novels on the reading list;
- Develop research and analytical skills and present the findings in an academic research essay;
- Develop skills transfer strategies through the applied project.
Books read: The Hobbit, The Lion, Witch etc, A Wrinkle in Time, The Dark is Rising, HP & Philosopher's Stone. Also one of these electives: A Wizard of Earthsea, The Summer King, Sunwing, or Luke and the Fire of Life
The second course includes writing assignments for the students:
Lifewriting: telling our stories
Learning Objectives:
- Focuses on postcard and short, short story writing: identify each story’s key thought and create an engaging flow from first word to last.
- Identify pivotal moments to share and find story and/or poetry in life events (e.g. working with storyline, metaphor, meaning);
- Learn how to reveal insights and manage secrets (e.g. when to reveal yourself and others – and when to draw the line between personal and public – plus awareness of libel issues);
- Seek personal resolution and universal truths – go beyond the personal (e.g. how to merge experience and research in order to arrive at understanding) and take personal stories into the public realm by finding the universal in the private and individual;
- Generally, students will learn strategies for writing from life (e.g. techniques and skills development, plus an understanding of the memoir and creative non-fiction genres).
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