EDCI 270: Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing

EDCI 270: Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing Spring 2016 COURSE CLASS TIMES Lecture: B848 HICKS... Mondays 10:30 or 12:30 Lab... Wednesdays (various times) Office hours:... by appointment (just email) I. COURSE MATERIALS/RESOURCES INSTRUCTOR Tim Newby Office: BRNG 3138 Phone: 494-5669 E-mail: newby@purdue.edu Required e-textbook: Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing / EDCI 270 (Custom text combining Lever-Duffy, J. & McDonald, J. (2015). Teaching and Learning with Technology and Newby, T. J., Stepich, D. A., Lehman, J. D., Russell, J. D., & Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning. Pearson: Custom. Software: TaskStream software license. Must be purchased online at www.taskstream.com. This software is required of all students planning to enter the Teacher Education program. Course Resources: Blackboard a course on the course management system Blackboard has been created to facilitate this course: (https://mycourses.purdue.edu/). Course information, assignments, and grades are accessible through this system. Passport a software application that will allow you complete the badges (lab exercises) needed for successful completion of this course. To logon to Passport: www.openpassport.org and if support/help is needed go to: studiohelp@purdue.edu II. COURSE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND POLICIES Course Description This course addresses the fundamentals of educational technology including the integration of instructional design, media, computers and related technologies within the classroom setting. Students will explore and evaluate how, when, and why technology should be infused into education. Course Vision To provide the foundations for enhanced learning experiences through the meaningful integration of technology. Course Objective Given a wide variety of learning situations and challenges, you will strategically select and utilize effective digital tools to access, identify, and evaluate relevant information in order to creatively design, produce, and share effective learning solutions. Selected Course Sub-Objectives: You will be able to: Describe digital literacy and explain each of its key elements. Demonstrate how digital literacy impacts the teaching and learning of 21 st century skills. Identify, access, evaluate, report, and properly cite relevant information pertaining to a given research topic. Analyze and contrast the needs versus the potential problems of increased levels of information access. Describe the impact of mobile technologies in terms of information access and the overall impact on teaching and learning in the 21 st century. Describe and demonstrate how the use of various technologies (i.e., computer productivity, Web 2.0, assistive technology tools) can be integrated to impact teaching and/or learning. Select and integrate the appropriate tool(s) to accomplish effective, efficient, and appealing learning within a given learning situation. Plan and develop an effective lesson plan that considers the audience and environment and integrates the use of technology to enhance the learning experience. Demonstrate how technology is used to help plan, design, and develop a lesson that includes various instructional activities, methods, and media. Plan, design, create, and evaluate an individualized learning module that effectively integrates technology. 1

Identify issues (e.g., equity, privacy, security, isolationism) that have been produced or enhanced because of the integration of technology. Describe how these issues can/should be addressed. Class participation Purdue University policy states that all students are expected to be present for every meeting of classes in which they are enrolled. All matters relative to attendance, including the make-up of missed work, are to be arranged between you and the instructor. Only the instructor can excuse you from classes or course responsibilities. In the case of an illness, accident, or an emergency, you should make direct contact with your instructor as soon as possible, preferably before the class. If the instructor cannot be reached directly a message should be left in the instructor s department mailbox (located in 3134 BRNG) or with the instructor s secretary (Rhonda White, 765-494-5669). If you will be absent for more than five days, have not been able to reach the instructor in person or by telephone or through leaving notification of your circumstances with the instructor's secretary, you or your representative should notify the Office of the Dean of Students (765-494-1254) as soon as possible after becoming aware that the absence is necessary. Be advised, you may be asked to provide documentation from an authorized professional or agency which supports an explanation for your absence. NOTE: Please pay close attention to the class attendance policy listed in the grading section of this syllabus. Incomplete Grades I grades are generally not given. Under very unusual circumstances an incomplete may be given; however, to be considered, a written request describing the circumstances must be submitted to the course instructor no later than the beginning of the 15 th week of the semester. Adaptive Programs / Classroom Accommodations Students with special needs must be registered with Adaptive Programs in the Office of the Dean of Students before classroom accommodations can be provided. If you are eligible for academic accommodations because you have a documented special need that will impact your work in this class, please schedule an appointment with me as soon as possible to discuss your needs. In case of an emergency In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised calendar or other circumstances. Information about changes in this course can be obtained via notifications on Blackboard, my email (newby@purdue.edu) or my office phone: 765-494-5669. Academic Integrity Purdue prohibits "dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty." [Part 5, Section III- B-2-a, University Regulations] Furthermore, the University Senate has stipulated that "the commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms (such as the use of substitutes for taking examinations, the use of illegal cribs, plagiarism, and copying during examinations) is dishonest and must not be tolerated. Moreover, knowingly to aid and abet, directly or indirectly, other parties in committing dishonest acts is in itself dishonest." [University Senate Document 72-18, December 15, 1972] All students should aspire to high standards of academic honesty. This class encourages cooperation and the exchange of ideas. However, students are expected to do original work, to do their own work except for group projects, and to properly reference sources when using information from others. Any instance of academic dishonesty will result in failure of the assignment in question. More than one instance will result in failure of the course. Copyrighted Materials Among the materials that may be protected by copyright law are the lectures (live and online), notes, digital badges and other material presented in class or as part of the course. Always assume the materials presented by an instructor are protected by copyright unless the instructor has stated otherwise. Students enrolled in, and authorized visitors to, Purdue University courses are permitted to take notes, which they may use for individual/group study or for other non-commercial purposes reasonably arising from enrollment in the course or the University generally. Notes taken or recorded in class are, however, generally considered to be derivative works of the instructor s presentations and materials, and they are thus subject to the instructor s copyright in such presentations and materials. No individual is permitted to sell or otherwise barter notes, either to other students or to any commercial concern, for a course without the express written permission of the course 2

instructor. To obtain permission to sell or barter notes, the individual wishing to sell or barter the notes must be registered in the course or must be an approved visitor to the class. Course instructors may choose to grant or not grant such permission at their own discretion, and may require a review of the notes prior to their being sold or bartered. If they do grant such permission, they may revoke it at any time, if they so choose. Intellectual Property All learning environments should provide opportunities for students to reflect, explore new ideas, post opinions openly, and have the freedom to change those opinions over time. Students enrolled in and instructors working in courses are the sole proprietors of their work, opinions, and ideas. It is expected that other students will not copy, reproduce or post to any other outlet (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, or other open media sources) any work in which they are not the sole author or have not obtained the permission of the author(s). Course Evaluation During the last two weeks of the semester, you will be provided with an opportunity to evaluate this course and your instructor and teaching assistants. Purdue uses an online course evaluation system. Near the end of classes, you will receive an official e-mail from evaluation administrators with a link to the online evaluation site. You will have up to two weeks to complete this evaluation. Your participation is an integral part of this course, and your feedback is vital to improving education at Purdue University. I strongly urge you to participate in the evaluation system. III. COURSE CASES AND BADGES Lecture assignments: HotSeat participation During the first 5 minutes of the Monday class period, you will individually respond to questions generated by the course instructor. Your responses will require the use of HotSeat, which means you will need to bring a cell phone, tablet, computer or other mobile device (wifi accessible) for each class period. Your answers will be recorded and graded. Lack of battery power is not an excuse for a nonresponse, bring a power cord if needed. Your grade in this course is dependent on your weekly responses to the HotSeat questions. Case analyses During the course of the semester, several case analyses will be completed within the Monday class session. These analyses will generally be group oriented projects and will be completed for the most part during the Monday class time periods. In most cases, few lectures will be given during the Monday class meeting times. Students are expected to have read the appropriate reading assignments and watched the online video presentations in order to successfully complete the course cases. Quizzes/exams Several essay quizzes and a final examination will be given during the semester. Lab assignments: Lab work in this course will be accomplished primarily through the successful completion of digital badges and major course projects. Digital Badges Each badge is made up of instructional materials followed by several challenge levels/tasks. Students must successfully complete each challenge level within a badge before a badge will be awarded; that is, badges are based on a pass/fail criteria. Course grades will be impacted by the total number of successfully completed digital badges. Mastery learning is a critical benefit of digital badges. In order to encourage students to take advantage of this form of learning, all badges will have two due dates. The first is the Mastery Learning Credit (MLC) due date which will be 3 days prior to the badge s final due date. Students should strive to submit all challenge levels prior to the MLC due date for each badge. That will allow the badge to be reviewed, feedback to be generated, and updates to the badge challenges to be completed by the student prior to the badge s final due date. Once the final due date has arrived, no further submissions of the badge will be allowed. NOTE: Badges that have been submitted for feedback by the MLC deadline date, will be awarded MLC credit towards the final exam. Earn enough MLC credits and you may not need to take the final exam. Course Projects During the second half of the semester, two major course projects will be completed. These projects will focus on creating instructional materials through the use and integration of various technologies. 3

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IV. GRADING Your course grade will be determined primarily by your performance on the following: Course HotSeat response (top 10 scores)... 20 pts. Case analyses... 30 pts. Case 2 & Case 3 (5 pts. each) Case 4 & Case 5 (10 pts each) Course digital badges*: (10 pts. each badge)... 60 Course projects Instructional Project... 80 e-portfolio... 20 Quizzes (3 @ 30 pts. each)... 90 Final Exam... 30 Total course points possible... 330 pts. * Additional badges can be successfully completed for extra credit points (max. 30) to be added. The additional badges must be completed prior to Week 16 of the semester. Grading scale 330-310 = A 309-297 = A- 296-287 = B+ 286-277 = B 276-264 = B- 263-254 = C+ 253-244 = C 243-231 = C- 230-221 = D+ 220-211 = D 210-198 = D- 197 or less = F Important notes about grading Grading of all course badges, projects, cases, and other assignments will be completed by the lab teaching assistants. If disagreements with the grading occur the following process will be used to resolve the disagreements: 1. The student should first bring all initial problems to the attention of the TA who has graded the assignment. Together they should discuss the problem and work towards a solution. 2. If that discussion does not lead to a resolution, a meeting will be called with the student, the TA, and the course instructor. One possible outcome of the meeting will be for the course instructor to regrade the assignment. In such a case that score (which may be either the same, higher OR lower) will be the final score for the assignment. Results from all graded assignments will be posted on the Blackboard grade book. Any questions or problems with the posted scores must be resolved within one week of the posting. To resolve a problem, contact your lab teaching assistant. Late assignments. All badges have final due dates listed. No badges will be accepted after the final due date. Course projects turned in after the due date without the prior approval of the course or lab instructor will be accepted however a 30% grade reduction will be administer for being late. One week after the initial due date, a late assignment will no longer be accepted and a zero score will be given for that assignment. Class/lab attendance. You are expected to be in attendance at both the class and lab meetings each week. If you cannot attend, your lab instructor must be notified prior to the meeting (unless in the case of an emergency). During the course of the semester more than 2 unexcused absences will result in your course grade being lowered by one full grade (e.g., from a B to a C ). 5

EDCI 270 COURSE SCHEDULE (tentative) Date/Week Topic Assignments Due* 1 Jan. 11 2 Jan. 18 3 Jan. 25 4 Feb. 1 5 Feb. 8 6 Feb. 15 7 Feb. 22 8 Feb. 29 Lec.: Course introduction; Digital Literacy Online/BB: a) Being Literate in the 21 st Century; b) 21 st Century Skills; c) Above and Beyond; and d) Standards Lab.: Introduction to the lab and Passport badges; Digital Literacy Badge Lec. MLK Holiday (no class) Online/BB: Learning and Technology; Info Literacy in a nutshell Lab: Info Literacy Badge Lec.: Digital Literacy; Info Literacy; Tool Literacy Online/BB: Plagiarism; Copyright & Fair Use; Library Modules (Nixon) Lab: Group 1 badges Lec.: Case 1 Copyright and Creative Commons (no write up practice case) Online/BB: Creative Commons; Creative Commons symbols; ABCD Information Evaluation Lab: Quiz 1 Digital and Info Literacy; Group 2 badges QUIZ 1 Lec.: Review Case 1; Tool Literacy; Case 2 Tool Literacy Online/BB: Software Apps Lab: Group 3 Badges Lec.: Tool Literacy Online/BB: Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 Lab: Group 4 Badges Lec.: ID Literacy; Planning process Online/BB: Learners and Objectives; Instructional Methods and Media; Instructional Activities Lab: Quiz 2 Tool Literacy; e-board activity; Group 5 Badges Lec.: ID Literacy; Case 3 (CMFK) Online/BB: Tech Integration; Evaluating Lesson Plans Lab: Instructional Project intro, standard selection, and initial lesson plan draft 6 1 pp. 1-21; chp. 2 pp. 33-38 10 pp. 231-234 Digital Lit. Badge: MLC deadline: 1/17* Final deadline: 1/20 Info. Lit Badge: MLC deadline: 1/24* Final deadline: 1/27 11 pp. 252; chp. 12 pp. 276-280 7 pp. 121-147; chp. 8 pp. 149-180 Group 1 Badge: MLC deadline: 2/7* Final deadline: 2/10 Case 2 due (wiki work) 9 pp. 181-207; chp. 10 pp. 209-240 Case 2 (narrative) Group 2 Badge: MLC deadline: 2/14* Final deadline: 2/17 3 pp. 45-66; chp. 4 pp. 67-85 QUIZ 2 Group 3 Badge: MLC deadline: 2/21* Final deadline: 2/24 5 pp. 87-101; chp. 6 pp. 103-120 Group 4 Badge: MLC deadline: 2/28* Final deadline: 3/2

9 Mar. 7 Lec.: ID Literacy; Case 3 (CMFK) Online/BB: Evaluating Instruction Lab: Instructional Project - lesson plan draft; website outline, tutorial and video storyboard drafts Spring 2016 TA-LP review Group 5 Badge: MLC deadline: 3/6* Final deadline: 3/9 Mar. 14 Spring Break 10 Mar. 21 11 Mar. 28 12 Apr. 4 Lec.: ID Literacy; Case 4 Online/BB: Lab: Instructional Project tutorial and video storyboard reviews; website production; tutorial/video production Lec.: Social Literacy: Case 5 (Ethics) Online/BB: Distance and online learning/collaboration ; wikis Lab: Instructional Project website production; tutorial/video production Lec.: Social Literacy: Case 5 (Ethics), case analysis Online/BB: Ethics Case 3 due Due: LP final draft, TA website outline and tutorial/video storyboard reviews Case 4 due 11 pp. 241-265 DUE: tutorial and video storyboards Lab: Quiz 3; Instructional Project website production; tutorial/video production QUIZ 3 13 Apr. 11 14 Apr. 18 15 Apr. 25 Lec.: Social Literacy: Issues Online/BB: Assistive Technology; Being Cyber Savvy Lab: Instructional Project website production; tutorial/video production final drafts Lec.: Playing with technology; Value of technology Online/BB: Makers Lab: Instructional Project website final draft, upload to Taskstream Lec.: Trends and horizon technologies Online/BB: Review of new horizon tech report Lab: review for final, class presentations of instructional projects 12 pp. 267-294 Case 5 due Instructional Project due 13 pp. 295-317 16 May 2 Final Exam (Wednesday, May 4, 8:00 10:00 AM, Room: EE 129) * MLCs or Mastery Learning Credits (5 per badge) will be awarded when all challenges within a badge have been submitted a minimum of 3 days prior to the posted badge deadline due date. This will allow for feedback, resubmissions and mastery to be attained. The MLCs can be used as credits/points toward the final exam. 7