Page 1 of 5 Eastern Illinois University Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education EDU 2022/Grissom/Spring 2007 Teaching and Learning with Technology in Classrooms Instructor: Tom Grissom, Ph.D. Location: BUZ 1430 Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm, Tuesdays Office: BUZ 1436 Telephone: Office 581-3823 Email address: [email protected] When sending an email to me please put EDU2022 in the Subject Line. If you do not receive a response from me within 48 hours, you are encouraged to try a different method of communication other than the first one tried. There may be technical difficulties! Office Hours: Tuesdays, 6:00pm -7:00pm Other times available by appointment. Companion Course Website: http://www.eiu.edu/~edu2022gtg and WebCT RULE #1 of Computer Use: ALWAYS HAVE A BACKUP OF YOUR FILES! College of Education and Professional Studies THEME: Educator as creator of effective educational environments – integrating diverse students, strategies, subjects, societies, and technologies. Students through the opportunities offered in EIU programs for professional preparation in teaching will become educators who are creators of effective educational environments capable of integrating diverse students, strategies, subjects, societies, and technologies. Course Description-EDU 2022: This course, based on the national and state educational technology standards, is designed to prepare teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum. This course will focus on the effective use of technology in teaching and learning. EDU 2022 is a professional education course not applicable for computer science or programming. Prerequisites: Passing score on the CEPS Student Technology Proficiency. Required Textbooks: Cashman, T. J., Gunter, R. E., Gunter, G. A. & Shelly, G. B. (2005). Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom (4th ed.). Boston, MA, Thompson Learning. Fewell, P.J. & Gibbs, W.J. (2006). Microsoft Office for Teachers (2nd ed.). Columbus, OH, Merrill Prentice Hall. Other Required Resources and Materials: Flash drive - 256MB or larger recommended. Livetext Account (may be purchased from EIU Bookstore). EIU Student email/web account and WebCT account.Page 2 of 5 Course Purposes: Students majoring in preK-8 education shall be offered opportunities to: 1. Practice and expand personal use of various kinds of hardware and software. 2. Use technology in the design of curriculum for constructivist teaching and learning. 3. Apply learning theory to evaluate quality technology experiences, preK-8. 4. Make informed judgments about social and ethical issues involving technology. 5. Develop strategies and commitment to keep abreast of developments in educational technology. CEPS Rationale and Assumptions for all Classes: Beginning teachers should be able to: 1. Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which children learn. 2. Demonstrate alternative methods of achieving similar learning outcomes. 3. Decide what will be learned and ways to achieve that learning. 4. Strive for positive development of students’ intellectual, social, and moral skills and behaviors. 5. Demonstrate good communications skills. 6. Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developments, issues, research, and social influences in the field of (computer) education. 7. Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of technological tools. Outcomes Specific to EDU 2022: 1. Review research studies of effects of the impact of technology on learning. 2. Describe the development of computer technology over the past four decades and implications of this history for instruction. 3. Evaluate ethical and equity issues pertaining to the impact of technology upon our contemporary world and elementary and middle schools in particular. 4. Apply terminology of the field. 5. Use, explore, and apply telecommunications opportunities at EIU: WWW browsers, e-mail, electronic indexes, newsgroups, listservs, html editors as appropriate for teaching professionals. 6. Use and apply word processing, database, and spreadsheet programs relating to teacher administration and the curriculum of elementary and middle schools. 7. Use and apply teacher-authoring programs— Web pages and PowerPoint. 8. Describe multimedia-learning options available in an up-to-date school media center. 9. Review and apply criteria to evaluate and select educational software. 10. Apply criteria to evaluate hardware and peripherals. 11. Practice strategies for continuous updating of computer literacy for teachers and students. 12. Design and produce appropriate technology supported instruction. 13. Apply copyright laws to the school setting. 14. Practice ergonomics and proper care of computers, disks, and peripherals. 15. Design and maintain your own professionally appropriate website. EDU 2022 course purposes and topics (see course calendar) as well as the laboratory setting assume that students will make discoveries, teach each other, and share knowledge and skills to increase the quality and quantity of class learning, and to better meet the challenge of rapidly developing technology. The constructivist model for teaching will be used in this course.Page 3 of 5 Course Assumptions for pre-service students of technology in support of K-8 curriculum are: 1. Continuous upgrading and practice of personal skills with various computers available at EIU. 2. Continuous thinking of personal and professional applications for technology. 3. Timely completion of assignments. 4. Perfect attendance. 5. Significant communications with class members and professor electronically and in class discussion. 6. Diligent use of textbooks. 7. Knowledge and responsibility for the contents of the NCATE course syllabus. Grading Your grade will be determined tentatively from the following projects/assignments: Attendance & Participation (80 points) This Week in Technology - five WebCT online discussions (25 points) Word Processing (50 points) Spreadsheets (50 points) Copyright/Intellectual Property Rights (25 points) Assistive/Adaptive Technology Assignment (25 points) PowerPoint (50 points) Digital Photography (50 points) Web Page Development (100 points) Databases (50 points) Emerging Technologies (100 points) School Flyer/Newsletter (25 points) Inspiration Assignment (25 points) Journal Article
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