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Marymount University

ED554 A2 Summer 2010 Knight

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number

ED 554 A2Course Title

Computers & Technology in the Classroom

Fall Spring Summer

X

Year

2010

Name of Instructor Office and ExtensionSteven Knight cell/home 571-239-1533

Electronic [email protected]

Meeting Day and Time: July 12 23, 9:00 3:00, M - F. Ballston 408

Office Hours: By appointment

Final: Integrated Lesson Plan due July 24, 2009

EVALUATION SENTENCE:

During summer 2009, course evaluations will be administered online. Students willreceive an email from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to complete the form. For

more information go to: www.marymount.edu/irap

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

By accepting this syllabus, you pledge to uphold the principles ofAcademic Integrity expressed by the Marymount University Community.

You agree to observe these principles yourself and to defend them againstabuse by others.

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ATTENDANCE POLICY

Due to the intensive nature of this course; Students are expected to attend all sessions for six

hours each day, M F. Any absence for any reason will necessarily require a re-assessment ofyour continued participation in the class. Your job, this semester, is to complete this course

successfully.

SPECIAL NEEDS AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Special Needs and Accommodations: Please address with the instructor any special

problems or needs at the beginning of the semester. Those seeking accommodationsbased on disabilities should provide a Faculty Contact Sheet obtained through Disability

Support Services (DSS), 284-1615, located on Main Campus in Gerard Hall.

ACCESS TO STUDENT WORK

Copies of your work in this course including copies of any submitted papers and your

portfolios may be kept on file for institutional research, assessment and accreditationpurposes. All work used for these purposes will be submitted anonymously.

WEATHER AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION LINE 703-526-6888

If you have not already done so, please sign up for the MarymountUniversity Alerts Emergency Notification System at the MU main

website: http://www.marymount.edu/mualerts/

1. BROAD PURPOSE OF COURSE1a. Conceptual Framework: Marymount Universitys professional education

programs are dedicated to our mission of Preparing Educational Leaders for Diverse

Learning Communities, The three strands comprising the conceptual framework modelinclude critical thinker, effective practitioner, and caring professional that synergistically

interact with one another. Knowledge of content, human growth and development, andpedagogy, along with current research and learning theory, provide the foundation for our

professional programs. All courses and experiences are designed to achieve this mission.

1b. Critical Assignment: Marymounts teacher education program has identified key orcritical assignments for your program as part of our formative assessment system. These

critical assignments are part of your normal course work and are considered in the

evaluation for your course grade. Additionally, these assessments are evaluated a secondtime by your professor in the following five areas: 1) Knowledge of Subject Matter; 2)Knowledge of Human Growth and Development; 3) Adapting for Individual Needs; 4)

Instructional Planning Skills; and 5) Assessment of Student Learning. The scores fromthese five areas are not part of your course grade, but are reported to the department and

your advisor. At the end of the semester you may inquire about the critical assignmentscore for this course or you may ask your advisor about the scores for all of your critical

assignments at any time. The Education Department uses the scores for program

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evaluation and your advisor will view your scores as a means of formative assessment.The critical assignment for this course is the Technologically Integrated Lesson Plan

Project.

2. COURSE OBJECTIVESStudents will be expected to:

a. Establish criteria for selecting and evaluating educational hardware andsoftware;

b. Describe appropriate applications of selected educational technologies,

including computers;c. Demonstrate effective use of the computer as a productivity tool for teaching

and learning;d. Apply selected multimedia tools;

e. Describe research findings and theory bases which underpin the application ofelectronic technologies in schools;

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Develop a lesson plan which appropriately integrates educational technology.g. Describe implications of education computing on such issues as equity, ethics,

privacy, viruses, and copyright infringements;h. Describe the role advanced technologies (e.g. robotics, telecommunications,

interactive video, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence) currently play ineducation and will likely play in the future;

i. Establish criteria for assessing the accuracy and reliability of online resources;j. Use electronic technologies to access and exchange information;k. Employ appropriate technologies to support the Virginia Standards of

Learning and other instructional objectives, in addition to the NETS standards.

l.Compile a portfolio of prescribed variety of resources from the Internet,This course has no field experience.

3. TEACHING METHODDiscussions (online and face to face), modeling, demonstrations, group activities,

readings, software evaluations, multimedia and class projects will be utilized in order

to help students develop a working knowledge of instructional technologies that canbe applied in the classroom.

4. GRADING POLICYa. Technologically Integrated Lesson Plan Project (35%) Students will create a

one week unit which will use technology as part of the instruction. Studentswill need to refer to state standards as a focus of the unit. Objectives for each

lesson should be present as well as an assessment tool that will be used todetermine if students met the objectives in the lesson. In this project students

will specifically outline how they will use the technology they have selectedto teach the subject matter.

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b. Technology Integration Projects (50%): Students will explore a wide varietyof technology integrations assignments for student learning. Assignments

include Professional Blog, Group Podcast, Digital Storytelling Project and

Multimedia Group Project.

c. Reflections & Participation (15%): Students will write a reflection to theirblog, on the knowledge gained from reading, class activity, and/or classdiscussion along with potential applications to future work each day.

Evaluation: Since this is a graduate course, high quality work is expected on all

assignments and in class. Grades will be based on the completion of courserequirements and on the scope, quality, and creativity of the assignments. All

assignments will be graded. All assignments are due at the beginning of classes.Late assignments will not be accepted without making arrangements with the

instructor. Assignments may also be sent through email.

Grade Points

A 94-100

A- 90-93

B+ 88-89

B 82-87

B- 80-81

C+ 78-79

C 72-77C- 70-71

F 59 0

Incomplete work

and/or excessive

absences

Rubrics for individual class requirements will be distributed

Assignment Description/Requirements

Technologically Integrated

Lesson Plan Project (35%)

Due: July 23rd

Students will create a one week unit which will use

technology as part of the instruction. Students will need torefer to state standards as a focus of the unit. Objectives

for each lesson should be present as well as an assessmenttool that will be used to determine if students met the

objectives in the lesson. In this project students willspecifically outline how they will use the technology they

have selected to teach the subject matter (to includeelements of distance education).

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5. CLASS SCHEDULE

Date Class Topics AssignmentsMonday 12th Introduction to the Course

21st

Century Students

Blogging

Activity 1 Creating a Blog

JacobsChapter 12

RichardsonChapters 1 & 2

Reflection of Day 1

Tuesday 13th

21st

Century Skills & 21st

Century Classroom

Digital Immigrants v. Digital

Natives

Podcasting

JacobsChapter 5

RichardsonChapter 8

Reflection of Day 2

Wednesday

14thTechnology Enhanced

Project Based Learning

Podcasting Work session

JacobsChapter 7

Reflection of Day 3

Bring Photos for ThursdayThursday15th

Multimedia Enhanced

Classrooms

Digital Storytelling


Lesson Plan Work session

JacobsChapter 11

Reflection of Day 4

Friday 16th Standards Based Instruction

Standards Activity VA Tech

Standards; NETS Standards

Podcast Presentations (Chapters 7 & 11)

JacobsChapters 6

RichardsonChapters 5 & 6

Reflection of Week & Bio page

Monday 19th Professional Learning

Networks

PLN Work session

RichardsonChapters 9

Reflection of Day/Readings &

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Date Class Topics Assignments

Podcast Presentations (

Chapters 8 & 6)

Philosophy of teaching, learning, andtechnology page

Tuesday20th Differentiated Instruction

Presentation Software

Presentation Work session

RichardsonChapters 4

Reflection of Day/Readings

Wednesday21st

Disruptive Innovations

Digital Story Share


Lesson Plan Work session

JacobsChapter 8


Thursday

22ndDigital Citizenship

21st

Century Fluency

Multimedia GroupPresentation #1 & #2

JacobsChapter 13


Friday 23rd Technology Competencies

Office Tools

Multimedia GroupPresentation #3 & #4

Reflection of Course

Technologically Integrated Lesson Plan

Project Due

6. REQUIRED TEXTS

Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World edited by Heidi Hayes

Jacobs

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms 3rd

editionby Will Richardson

Recommended Equipment: USB Flash Drive

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7. REQUIRED OR SUGGESTED READINGS OR AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALSy International Technology Education Association.

http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf

y International Society for Technology in Education http://www.iste.org/y

National Educational Technology Standardshttp://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

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