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EDS 8840 Advanced Classroom Technology

The overarching goal of this course is to prepare educators increase their knowledge and use of technology in their classrooms and school districts. At the completion of the course, candidates will be able to serve as technology planners, tacticians, strategists, trainers, and first-level technicians, and will be able to serve as change agents, mentors, encouragers, and continuing education instructors for the integration of technology with classroom instruction.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION OUTCOMES (See School of Education Syllabus A – IV)

COURSE OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

  1. Use a problem-solving approach to investigate technology content in the learning environment [CCLO: 1, 5, 9 - SPCLO: 1, 4, 5, 10]
  2. Communicate technology concepts and terminology clearly, including written, verbal, and visual forms [CCLO: 2, 7, 9, 10 - SPCLO: 2, 4, 8, 10]
  3. Distinguish different levels of technological reasoning and use conjectures and arguments to validate technological thinking [CCLO: 1, 3, 5, 8 - SPCLO: 3, 5, 6, 7, 9]
  4. Illustrate technology connections between conceptual and procedural knowledge, between different technology topics, and between technology and other curriculum areas [CCLO: 1, 5, 8 - SPCLO: 2, 4, 5, 8]
  5. Demonstrate a knowledge of the physical mediums, topologies, attendant equipment, and logistics of networking [CCLO: 1, 5, 9 - SPCLO: 1, 4, 5, 10]
  6. Use the World Wide Web as a learning, teaching, and research tool [CCLO: 1, 5, 7, 10 - SPCLO: 4, 5, 8, 11]
  7. Create a personal and professional web site with pages, links, and instructional aids [CCLO: 1, 5, 9 - SPCLO: 1, 4, 5, 10]
  8. Show an advanced level of educational uses for commercial applications such as word processing, electronic spreadsheets, presentation packages, and open source tools [CCLO: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10 - SPCLO: 4, 5]
  9. Use advanced technology for the production of multimedia projects [CCLO: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 - SPCLO: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8]
  10. Analyze data including by technology-supported means [CCLO: 6, 9, 10 - SPCLO: 2, 4, 7, 9]
  11. Demonstrate knowledge and skill in the use of various technology devices such as scanners, digital and video cameras, “interactive white boards’, projections systems, CD ROM, and zip drives [CCLO: 2, 3, 5, 10 - SPCLO: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10]
  12. Locate, read, and comprehend instructional technology professional journals, periodicals, articles, and manuals [CCLO: 7, 8 - SPCLO: 5, 10, 7]
  13. Create a “best practices” plan for infusion of technology across the k-12 curriculum and model appropriate electronic instructional support [CCLO: 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 - SPCLO: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  14. Produce a professional “Portfolio” including exemplary personal productivity in the applications including word processing, electronic spreadsheet, data base management, presentation package, web page creation, and electronic communications [CCLO: All - SPCLO: All]
  15. Produce an instructional web page related to individual level and content area [CCLO: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 - SPCLO: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11]