Education Department, School of Education and  Professional Studies disclaimer

The most current syllabus appears as http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/553syl.html
Past Syllabi:  Summer 2000     Wintersession 2000     Summer 1999    Fall 1998

 Instructor: Dr. David L. Stoloff ................Class Location: Webb Hall  307
Office:  WH 129  Hours: (before class)    Phone:      (860) 465-5501

Summer (2) Session 2000
1259  EDU 553 03  MicroComp/Clsrm&Cu  Stoloff WH 307  M-R  12:30p-03:50p 07/03/2000  to: 07/20/2000

I also urge you to consider suggesting alternative learning assignments on this course's topic which may be more meaningful for your learning goals and educational setting.   Please consult with me if you have an alternative project which you would like to explore within the context of this course.

Course Description: Provides a basis for use of computers in educational settings. (3 credits)

Recommended Texts and Materials:
1) An ECSU hermes account or other email access.
2) 3.5" diskettes -  IBM compatible, high density (HD).
3) Kent, T. & McNergney, R. F. (1999) Will technology really change education?:  From blackboard to web.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Goal 1.0: To develop proficient computer skills

• Operate computers, related technologies, and software applications.
• Identify current uses of computers in the classroom.

• Identify terms used on the World Wide Web - including search engines and homepages.
• Use a variety of search engines to locate educational resources.
• Create an electronic curricular unit for for use in the classroom.
• Practice skills in the use of scanning software to place images on web pages.
• Create a homepage for a particular educational setting and background.
• Practice skills in the use of email for curriculum development.

• Evaluate other software applications for potential curriculum and instructional use.
• Create curricular unit plans and educational information integrating software/technology.

• Research and plan for the integration of leading edge technologies in their particular educational setting.
• Develop and present either an educational technology plan for an educational setting or a grant proposal for educational technology initiative.

July 3        Introductions, syllabus review, Connecticut's Educator's Technology Competencies, email on
                  competencies, class assignment -  creating class gradebook (spreadsheets)

July 4       Independence Day Holiday

July 5        Software categories and evaluation, lesson planning,  class assignment -  LOGO;
                 Applications of databases in education, class assignment -  merging db into WP

July 6        Educational resources on the WWW, class - electronic textbook using WORD,
             bibliographic references

July 10      Instructor-free session

July 11       Use of scanner and digital camera, class - graphics on electronic textbooks
               Unit planning, class - presentation of lesson plans using databases, spreadsheets

July 12        More development of curricular units, homepages, and electronic textbooks,
                    class - article presentations

July 13       PowerPoint and other authoring tools, class - unit presentations

July 17       Online courses and distance learning, class - chatting and other online tools

July 18       Educational technology planning, class - presentation of  plan;

July 19       Culminating quiz, class discussion on quiz

July 20       Instructor-free session

Assignments

1) class - contribute to class spreadsheet (5), develop a spreadsheet with at least two formulas (5 points).

2) email a review of Connecticut's Educator's Technology Competencies to the instructor at stoloffd@ecsu.ctstateu.edu analyzing the competencies from the perspective of a Connecticut educator and from observations in regional classrooms (5)

3) review of 5 software programs for classroom applications (10 points), class - LOGO design with at least three embedded programs (5 points)

4) interview 2 PK-12 educators currently using computers in their classrooms (10 points)

5) develop a database (10 points), class - merging db into WORD (5 points)

6) develop an annotated electronic textbook of 10 educational resources for your subject matter and/or educational setting using Netscape Composer, send as an HTML attachment to instructor (20 points) and an electronic textbook using WORD with at least 10 annotated websites, send as a WORD attachment (20 points)

7) develop 2 lesson plans using educational software reviews (5 points per lesson)

8) develop a curricular unit for a week's worth of instruction (10 hours on in-class effort by your students and 20 hours of supplementary activities outside of class) using at least 20 links to educational resources, annotated into a curriculum guide, sent as a HTML or WORD attachment to the instructor (30 points), class - present unit (5 points)

9) develop a homepage to identify an educational setting with links to at least 20 other educational resources, sent as a HTML or WORD attachment to the instructor (20 points); class - incorporate at least two scanned graphics (5 points)

10) develop a PowerPoint presentation with at least ten screens, send to instructor as PPT attachment (10 points);
class - 5 additional points if send as a HTML file (640 by 480, 3/4 width of screen) - i.e. HTML files available at bottom of http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/powerpoint.html

11) email the reviews of  4 articles or chapters in the recommended text on computer uses in your educational setting and/or subjects  (5 points per each chapter/article review), class - present an article (5 points)

12) class - collaborative presentation on developing an educational technology plan for an academic year based on at least three other plans found on the Web or in local resources (10 points)

13) Culminating quiz (5 points), class discussion on quiz (5 points)

Extra Credit Opportunities

a) Please consider participating in a pre- and post-survey of your attitudes on online learning by linking to http://www.nsoe.uconn.edu/desurvey .   3 points for your pre-survey and 2 points for the post-survey - please send me email saying that you have participated.
 

Grading Policies

Students will earn points for assignments. The total number of points in assignments in the outline above is 210 points.  Participants are encouraged to suggest other alternative activities related to the content of the course to earn additional or substitute points for the outlined projects.

By July 28, earning 180 points or more will result in an A in this course,

                    160 to 179 points a B,

                    140 to 159 points a C,

                    130 to 139 points a D,

                    and below 130 points a failing grade in this course.

Students may request an incomplete grade by contacting the instructor by July 28. Incomplete assignments must be completed within six weeks after the beginning of the first full semester following the granting of the "Incomplete."  Incompletes will incur a late penalty of a loss of a letter grade (i.e. the maximum grade for an incomplete would be a B).

Grades will be posted at

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/553/gradebooksu200553.html

as the assignments are evaluated.

If you have any questions on this course, please contact Dr. David L. Stoloff before, during, or after class or at (860) 465 - 5501 or through his email address - stoloffd@ecsu.ctstateu.edu.