Caring Science, Mindful Practice (MOOC)

IMPORTANT INFO

September & January
Course Syllabus
Assignment Descriptions
Book: Caring Science, Mindful Practice

Register for the course

The next session of this course will begin on February 3rd and end March 7th.

Students will be able to self-enroll in the course from NOW up until one week into the course session with a URL that is unique to this session: 

This course has enabled open enrollment. Students can self-enroll in the course once you share with them this URL: https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/7JP9L8. Alternatively, they can sign up at https://canvas.instructure.com/register and use the following join code: 7JP9L8

Please Note! Be sure to save your user name and password in a safe place so you are able to access the course when it begins as the Canvas Free for Teacher platform that this course is located in does not reset passwords. (*If you do lose either your user name or password, you must re-register for the course using a different e-mail address and user name than your original registration.)

Also please carefully note the start date in your calendar and log into the course on the start date and begin working on the assignments. (**I do send a reminder out via email the day the course begins but many people do not see it due to firewalls or Spam filters.) Please check on February 3rd for a message from me. If you cannot find anything from me on February 3rd in your e-mail inbox, please use this link that will take you to the direct course login page so you can begin working on the course on February 3rd:

https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/10643016

You will need to use the user name and password you established when you enrolled in the course to get in.

*Please note: If you use the specified URL and it takes you to a page that says the course does not exist, then here is what you must do to fix that problem: You must perform a browse without cached data. This means that it will be necessary for you to create an “incognito”(Goggle Chrome) or “private” (Firefox) window within your selected browser and then cut and paste the URL for the course into it. After you do that, you will be taken to the correct enrollment page.

If this still does not work, please send an e-mail to me at kathy.sitzman@gmail.com and I will assist you.

About the course:

CARING SCIENCE, MINDFUL PRACTICE

The “Caring Science, Mindful Practice” Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a 4-week long learning experience offered twice a year, with a session beginning in the first week in February and another session beginning the first week of October. The next session of this course will begin February 3rd and end March 7th, 2024. It is free and open to anyone who has access to the Internet. It goes over 4 weeks and is roughly the equivalent of 0.5 academic credit.

Each week, for 4 weeks, there are a few brief readings, a brief video presentation and PPT, and two Discussion Board Postings required. Everything can be completed asynchronously-learners are not required to be at any certain place at any certain time. There is also a textbook available that is meant to accompany the course. The textbook is available as an e-book or print copy and can be obtained at all the major book sellers. The title is “Caring Science, Mindful Practice: Implementing Jean Watson’s Human Caring Theory 2nd Edition” (2018) by Kathy Sitzman and Jean Watson—Springer Publishing Company. You will be able to complete the course without the book, however the book will deepen your understanding of the concepts presented in the course and for this reason I recommend obtaining it if possible.

There are no required “meeting” times for this course. Each participant must follow the course calendar due dates for the required assignments each week, but participants may log in and review the materials and complete the required assignments each week when they can fit it into their schedule during that week. They are also asked to participate in asynchronous discussion boards during the time blocks indicated on the course calendar but there are no specific meeting times due to the broad range of time zones that students in the course typically come from. There is a lot of asynchronous interaction between course instructors and participants.

It’s a lot of fun—people from all over the world share their thoughts about caring in their lives and work. I hope you and your colleagues will join us for this course—it is very inspiring and energizing. The atmosphere is supportive of self-care and personal renewal. It is easy and free of cost to enroll—you only need to give your name and e-mail address (see instructions for enrolling on the left side of this page). The title of the course is Caring Science, Mindful Practice.

The course is free and open to anyone with Internet access so you will not be asked to pay to take the course.

After you register for the course, write the start date and password that you set up when you registered on your calendar so you remember to join us when the session begins.

If you have any further questions, please let me know. I am happy to help: kathy.sitzman@gmail.com

I hope you will join us!

Dr. S

Click HERE for the Caring Science, Mindful Practice Course Flyer if you want to invite friends

COURSE DATES: This course is offered twice a year during the months of September or October, and January or February.

Click HERE for a list of Video links for the course

Book: Caring Science, Mindful Practice If you cannot afford to purchase the book or do not have access to ordering the book, you will still be able to complete the course by carefully studying the materials provided in the course.