EDUO 9777: The Power of Self Determination

Welcome to EDUO 9777! This class was created by Dominican University of California in conjunction with Educational Development and Services as part of a nine course series. Each course involves studying and discussing a TED book, online TED Talks and other web resources. The courses are focused on encouraging teachers to acquire knowledge and wisdom for both classroom application and personal growth; knowledge and wisdom to help negotiate, make sense of and be successful in life both in and out of the classroom.

The other courses in the series are:

• EDUO 9770 Authentic vs. Incentive Motivation
• EDUO 9771 Building the Future With Creativity and Insight
• EDUO 9772 Learning is a Process
• EDUO 9773 Perception is Reality
• EDUO 9774 Technology’s Effect on Humanity
• EDUO 9775 Change – Your Choice
• EDUO 9776 The Need to Explore
• EDUO 9778 Discovering the Adventure of Your Life’s Journey

The Power of Self Determination

Course Description
This course will use a TED Talk book, online TED Talks and web resources to help the teacher prepare students to be self-determined learners

Course Goal
By listening, reading and writing the teacher will gain new insights into what motivates students to want to learn and become lifelong self-starters

Course Objectives

The participant will:

• through web resources be introduced to inspiring examples of people who have through self-determination accomplished astonishing feats.
• read and review the TED Book The Terrorist’s Son by Zak Ebrahim.
• compare and contrast self-determining people.
• view six TED Talks and relate the content of each to various aspects of self determination.
• write about how students can be prepared to be self-starting learners.

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