Instructor:Tim Godfrey
Grading Method:
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U)
Credits:
1
Department:
EDUC (2000)
Academic Level:
K-12 Professionals
Start/End Dates:
06/05/2025 - 07/11/2025
Completion Date:
07/11/2025
Term:
Summer 2025
Location:
Online/Blackboard
Instruction Mode:
Internet Asynchronous (online class)
Cost:
$100
Meeting Pattern
Description
Reflect on how technology, has affected the mental health of our children. Examine the detriments of social media, video games, and the internet on the mental development of children. The author offers preventative measures and solutions to the crises.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Objectives:
You will:
- Understand the effects of internet, social media, and video games on child development.
- Understand the increase in childhood depression and anxiety and possible causes.
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Determine some solutions to preventing childhood mental health crises.
Materials:
Required Text
Haidt, Jonathan. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental, 2024, Penguin Press, ISBN: 9780593655047
Registration Instructions
Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on June 10, 2025. You will receive an electronic email when you have successfully registered.