Bachelor of Education Education

The core education courses, consists of 63 credit hours of a blended learning experience. Twenty-five percent of the four year program is delivered through face-to-face instruction (on- or off-campus) and 50% of the education courses, including community-based field experience, are delivered through face-to-face instruction. The program is built around a framework of the following themes:  Introduction to learning and teaching  Principles of individual learning and development  Principles of social and cultural engagement  Extending teaching and curriculum expertise Below is an example of the BEd degree proposed program sequence and supports for rural and remote students:  5 blended education courses (15 credit hours) - Students will have instruction face-to-face on-campus during two intensive weeks during the Summer term and then will continue with an online component for the remainder of the term.  11 online education courses (33 credit hours) - Students will take these courses throughout the Fall and Winter terms.  4 off-campus face-to-face courses (15 credits) - Students will take these courses throughout the Fall and Winter terms in community schools. Suitable placements will be located as close as possible to the students.  19 online non-education courses (57 credit hours) - Students will take these courses throughout the Fall and Winter terms. The Werklund School of Education is working with other University of Calgary faculties in providing some or all of these courses. Until all the courses are available at the University of Calgary, students will be able to meet the requirements through the Campus Alberta initiative.  Face-to-face off-campus: courses offered in the local community (e.g. field practica, cohort courses)  Online: courses offered distance over the Internet  Blended: courses that have an online component and a face-to-face component