IT 5510: Integrating Technology in the Curriculum
Information and Learning Technologies Program
Fall 2004
Instructor: Wesley Leggett,
Ph.D. Mailing Address:
Call me: Wes, Dr. Wes, or Doc Windsor, CO 80550
Office: None on campus Office Hours: Before or after class
Voice: 970-490-3025 Email Address: wes@wesleggett.com
FAX: 970-490-3480 Website: wesleggett.com
Course Description: Systematic analysis, design, development, production, and evaluation of instructional units and materials. Apply systems design model and instructional theories to the development of learning resources. Topics include needs assessment; learner, content, goal, and environment analyses; instructional strategies; and formative evaluation.
Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to increase the ability of teachers to infuse technology in their own classrooms and to provide leadership in school-wide efforts to infuse technology.
· Understand the types of teacher and student behaviors at each of the stages of technology implementation and be able to analyze your own teaching and that of others according to these stages.
· Design technology-infused units of instruction or learning environments that provide students with experiences that allow them to meet state standards, enjoy learning, and encourage independent learning.
· Teach or facilitate learning environments that integrate technology.
· Evaluate the impact of technology-infused learning environments on student learning.
· Develop the ability to assist other teachers in the integration of technology in their classrooms.
Textbook:
Candau, D.,
Doherty, J., Hannafin, R., Judge, J., Yost, J., &
Kuni, P. (2003). Intel teach to the future with support from Microsoft (Pre-service
Teacher Edition).
Course Format: I believe that people learn by interacting with the skills and knowledge they are trying to learn. This means "trying on" the skills and knowledge and seeing how well they fit, making adjustments, and trying again. Some folks call this mastery learning or constructivistic or even other labels. For me, the main point is that this is a participatory process, not a passive one. We will be practitioners of technology integration.
I expect you to challenge, debate, and try on the ideas we will be studying with an open mind. Be willing to hear other points of view and defend your own in an academically acceptable fashion. Be prepared to back up your positions with research and acknowledge when you are expressing an opinion, and all this with respect for your classmates. The result will be a learning community. For this to happen, you must be an active participant.
The motto for this class might be, “We are all learners, we are all teachers, we are all busy!” Ideally, this course will take advantage of what you already know from previous courses and life experience and extend it further while using your time well. I’m eager to learn FROM you and WITH you as we move through the semester.
Course Policies and Expectations: Assignments are to be turned in on their due dates. Late assignments will only be accepted with a valid medical excuse or my prior consent. My policy is that late work will be penalized one letter grade per 24 hours. If life presents you with challenges, please notify me as soon as you realize that they will impact your ability to meet the expectations and deadlines associated with this class.
You are expected to attend and participate in class meetings. Individualized instruction and project assistance will be provided during class time.
You should feel free to help one another and collaborate in the learning process. However, you are responsible for completing your own work. Any form of academic dishonesty or its facilitation will be subject to disciplinary action. Institutional policy specifics are published in the UCD Catalog – you are responsible for knowing them. A creative and enjoyable environment is a better learning environment.
If, for some reason, you are not enjoying this class, bring it to my attention. Please do NOT suffer in silence. I can only address issues of which I am aware.
Use of others’ work without providing proper acknowledgment is not acceptable and will lead to failing the course.
If you have a disability, including a learning disability, please see me after class, or phone/e-mail me to discuss any accommodations you may need.
You are responsible for knowing the standards and rules
governing computer use in the
Non-Discrimination
Policy: The
Course Assignments: The course projects involve developing two instructional units that demonstrate the integration of technology into the curriculum. These will be graded as follows:
Instructional Materials (60%): The actual materials, including support materials, you develop for your instructional units.
Summary Reports (20%): The reports
should include goals/objectives, standards, resources, activities,
instructional strategies, media used, assessments, citations that support the
strategies you will use, and a description of what you and your students will be
doing. You are expected to add appropriate sections to provide a rich
description of what your unit will be like including a reflection section that includes
what worked well, what did not, and changes you anticipate making. Use your
assessment to determine the impact of the technology you had on student
learning. Your report should include the measures you used, your findings, and
citations as necessary to support your conclusions.
Presentations to Class (20%): Show
and tell. Share your instructional units with your fellow classmates.
Tentative
Course Schedule (subject to change):
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Date: |
Topic(s): |
Due: |
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8/21 |
Personal Introductions |
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9/11 |
Technology Integrated Materials Discussion |
Read website & textbook Send me an email |
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10/9 |
Open Lab – Individual Work Time |
Instructional Unit #1 & Summary Report |
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11/13 |
Open Lab – Individual Work Time |
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12/4 |
Instructional Unit #2 |
Instructional Unit #2 & Summary Report |