Syllabus

**IT 6135 Technology Applications in Education and Training | ****Dr. Lisa Rivard **
//This is intended to provide a brief explanation of the various assignments you will be completing this semester. Please check the Assignments folder on the Course Content page of our course Blackboard site for detailed instructions regarding completing and submitting assignments.//

Selecting appropriate hardware and software tools to be used administratively and educationally is an important task. To make these decisions administrators must have pre-determined criteria upon which to judge similar items. For this assignment you will create two evaluation instruments; one for evaluating hardware items and one for evaluating software items. Each instrument must contain multiple criteria and a suitable measurement scale.
 * Evaluation Instruments **

This is an assignment that you will work on with a partner assigned to you. Each partner will select one emerging technology. Each 2-person group will research it and fill in the chart provided. The chart will have areas for you to insert comments on your emerging technology that you chose to research: ex. Functions or Educational Applications of that Emerging Technology, Advantages, and Disadvantages. Each partner will post the chart to the discussion board on or before the first day of the unit in which it is due. The group will then facilitate a discussion related to the chosen technologies throughout the remainder of the unit. Please note that you will be expected to evaluate the contributions you and your partner make to this assignment. These evaluations will impact grades for the assignment.
 * Emerging Technologies **

The National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for Administrators is a list of six specific skills administrators should possess in regards to technology. This assignment will focus on any ONE standard you choose from the list. For your selected standard, you will develop a 4-7 page paper (double spaced, not including the title page) addressing why the standard and its sub-standards are important and providing a specific example of how the standard could be demonstrated in practice.
 * NETS for Administrators **

Integrating technology in the curriculum means using it efficiently and effectively. It requires a significant amount of planning and preparation to insure that the technology adds to rather than distracts from the learning experience. For this assignment you will develop a lesson integrating hardware, software and internet based technologies. You may modify an existing lesson or develop something specifically for this assignment. You will submit a written explanation of the lesson, the technologies used, how they are being used, and how the technology facilitates learning. There is no page limit on this assignment. The written paper must be double spaced and follow APA standard.
 * Technology Integration **

Reading Reactions are created as individual journal entries, reflections on the reading material for a single unit. There will be 4 reading reactions during the semester; one for each week designated. Reactions are not summaries of what you read. They are your personal reflections on the relevance of what you have read and its application to practice. You may also choose to use the Key Concepts and Questions provided at the end of the chapters to frame your discussion, though you are not required to answer all questions. All Reading Reactions should be submitted to the online journal located in //Tools// tab. Most reactions are approximately one page in length.
 * Reading Reactions **

Discussion Board Activities are brief activities posted by the instructor to promote practical application of technology uses in relationship to the content of the course. They also serve as a means to collaborate with the class. There will be 4 discussion board activities posted throughout the semester. You will be expected to post your own comments, as well as read others and comment to their posts.
 * Discussion Board Activities **

An End of Course Survey will be used to evaluate this course in regards to features of an on-line course. The survey will provide you with a sample of this web application and the types of questions that are important in regards to providing an evaluation at the end of an on-line instructional unit or course.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">End of Course Zoomerang Survey **

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Each student is expected to fully participate in the online learning environment. Participation accounts for 50 points towards your final grade and will be calculated by the instructor based on observed participation. Observed participation includes, but is not limited to active participation in activities, discussion board, timely completion of assignments and adherence to all rules of netiquette.
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Participation **

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