In Y2K (the year 2000), how are Schools, Colleges, and/or Departments of Education (SCDEs) using the World Wide Web for identification, program and coursework dissemination, connections with other teacher education programs and professional development efforts, and for the synthesis and evaluation of new information? How do SCDEs provide Internet, World Wide Web (WWW) curricular resources and experiences which assure integration among students seeking credentials as teachers, superintendents, principals, school psychologists, school counselors, and special educators?
During the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education conference, the roundtable is scheduled on February 28, 2000, 10:30-11:00 am, at International Ballroom North, Table 11 in the Chicago Hilton and Towers.
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A "1" indicates that evidence of the indicators listed below have been found on the SCDE Web site, and a "0" that no evidence was found. For column 10, since there are five possible school university partnerships, scores range from "0" to "5."
Knowledge - websites have a school
address, faculty directory, program listings and descriptions.
1.homepage for SCDE - independent
of the university/college
2. ....with mail address & tel.
no. on page
3 .......+ listing of faculty names
4...........+ listing of programs
5............... + listing of courses
6..................+ listing of
email addresses or a searchable directory
Application - items listed above
plus syllabi of courses.
7..................................course
syllabi
8......................................+
detailed program descriptions
Analysis - items listed above
plus syllabi annotated with links to other courses and resources.
9...........................................+
interactive course syllabi to other resources
10.............................................+SCDE
prek-12 school university collaborations listed/linked, including centers,
resources, PDSs, regional collaborations, and school home pages (score=0
to 5). See the authors' presentation to the Association of Teacher
Educators Conference in Orlando, Florida, February 14, 2000, posted athttp://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/articles/ATE2000.html
Synthesis - items listed above
plus posted student assignments, chat rooms for online discussions, faculty
works in progress and papers.
11...............................................+
course syllabi and program descriptions linked to interactive resources
12......................................................+
webpages with faculty works in progress
13.............................................................+
SCDE reports online
14......................................................................+
student works in progress online
Evaluation - items
listed above plus online formative evaluation.
15.................................................................................+
webpages with surveys for formative evaluation of the programs
Criteria for Evaluating Websites of SCDEs
Centers - many of the SCDEs on this list have developed webpages for their institutes and research centers. It is interesting to note that several of the Canadian universities visited tended to emphasize the team nature of research and special projects. Models for these lists of Centers may be found at Ohio State University, New York University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
PK-12 Resources - these resources may include summer institutes for future teachers, academic programs for middle and high school students, and internet resources online. Models on this list include Washington's Community of Mathematics Learners, Kent State's Educational Resources for Everyone, University of British Columbia's The First Nations House of Learning, and Cal. State, Dominquez Hills' Allied Signal Challenger Learning Center.
PDSs - webpages on professional development schools are not as often found within a SCDE's information. Models include The Learning Bridge at Ohio State, Quebec Learning Consortium at Bishop's University, and the Los Angeles Accelerated Schools Center at Cal. State, LA.
Regional collaborations were found on the webpages of several SCDEs, including Stanford's Bridges to the Community, the AFRICAN VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY, and Quebec English Schools Network hosted at Concordia University.
School homepages
were hosted by some SCDEs, including the student-college homepages at Eastern
CT State University, Drake University's Headstart
,
and O'Farrell Community School
project with San Diego State.
2. Bank Street
College
Includes a Guide to Experts, online forums, and links to Bank Street
Educational Products and educational reform and outreach projects.
Collaborative projects are listed and accessed under "Graduate School:
Centers and Institutes" (http://www.bnkst.edu/html/graduate/centers.html)
Some of these have their own home pages, used mainly for informational
purposes.
3.Binghamton University,
SUNY
Includes mission statement and plans for new building. Three
collaborative projects are described at http://sehd.binghamton.edu/liberty/lib.html,
one of which has its own informational Web page.
4.Bishop's University
Webpages on Life as an Education Student and documents in English and
French on the mission of the School of Education and other research topics.
The University is a partner in the Quebec Learning Consortium (see http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/qlc/),
sponsoring and collaborating on the planning of a number of professional
development activities for teachers with surrounding Quebec school districts
5. Boston University
Easy to navigate, Boston University's School of Education has a number
of publications available on line, including a digest of their current
Journal
of Education. From the School of Education Home Page, a click on
"Centers and Resources" (http://web.bu.edu/education/centersresources/index.html)
will led to information on two of the school's on-going collaborations
with pk-12 schools. A click on "Research and Curriculum Development"
(http://web.bu.edu/education/news/researchandcurriculum.html)
brings more information on funded collaborations.
6. Bridgewater
State College
Links to Teacher
Test Resource Page, program descriptions, and faculty homepages accessible
from Bridgewater Home Page. No evidence was found of partnerships with
the k-12 community, also on the Teacher Test Resource Page there is a link
to an on-line forum on the Massachusetts Teacher Test, and other pertinent
information for teachers.
7. Brigham Young University
Links to Advisement and Certification Center, BYU-Public School Partnership,
Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES),
Learning Resource Center, National Network for Education Renewal,
and Partner Schools. See http://msed.byu.edu/centersAndPartnership/index
for further information. While it seems to have a number of partnerships,
the Web pages were largely informational and did not allow much interactivity.
There are links to important state Web sites in education, however.
8. California State University,
Chico
Features K-University Education WWW Links: a collection of useful websites
for student teachers, teachers, and administrators and information on electronic
portfolios for teaching and learning.
9. California State University,
Dominguez Hills
Includes links to the School's Teacher Recruitment and Development
Programs, graduate options and certificate programs, and NCATE/CTC information.
Descriptions of a number of university-k-12 partnerships are easily accessed
from the School of Education home page. At the time of this writing,
links to project Web sites were not functioning. Professional Development
Schools, and outreach programs are numerous, and include a DELTA project,
LAEP projects.
10. California State University,
Hayward
Intricate graphics, including a mapped conceptual framework, and links
to online reservation for technology resources. A number of partnerships
with the k-12 community exist, including a "school-to-career" academy and
professional development schools for teacher training. The Web sites
tend to be descriptive rather than interactive, with the exception of a
list of "Curriculum Links" that are available to both teachers and their
students.
11. California State
University, Los Angeles
Searchable Website, informative links, many faculty have interesting
and innovative homepages with links to on-line course syllabi. School-University
collaborations include DELTA and the Accelerated School. Centers include
the "Literacy Cluster," which is interactive and has links to resources
for students and teachers.
12. Clark University
Easy to navigate, this Website features information on community projects
with which the university's Education Department is involved. Change
in server for 2/99. Clark and the Worcester Public Schools have collaborated
on the development of this exemplary grade 7-12 neighborhood PDS - the
centerpiece of a neighborhood renewal project. In addition, they
have developed five other PDSs within the Worcester Public Schools that
are used as teacher training sites.
13.Colorado State University
There are detailed program descriptions and SCDU reports accessible
at the School of Education Website. Faculty homepages, email addresses
and on-line courses are only available through the Faculty directory of
the campus as a whole. Although not easy to find, a list of outreach
project links is available at http://www.colostate.edu/Level2/outreach.htm
from the Colorado State Home Page rather than through the School of Education.
In particular, the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education
has interactive links and resources for teachers and students.
14. Columbia University
Teachers College has well-developed webpages for program and course
information and links to the Distance Learning Project and resources for
faculty, staff, and students. Columbia does it all. Many collaborations
between Columbia Teachers College and the k-12 community exist, but are
not always accessed easily. For the most interactive experience in
learning about these collaborations, go to http://www.tc.columbia.edu/%7Eadmissions/catalog9900/2overview/2prep.htm
15. Concordia University
Department of Education pages with program listings, faculty addresses,
some courses - especially those online. No collaborations listed.
16. Cornell University
Easily accessed on-line interactive course syllabi, replete with Bulletin
Boards on outside reference links. Faculty home pages are interesting,
informative, and have a place for on-going research projects to be posted.
There are three outreach projects. (1) Instructional Materials Service:
A program that develops and distributes curricular materials for agri-science
and extension educators. As part of its effort, the Instructional Materials
Service operates the New York Agriculture in the Classroom program and
thereby contributes to a national effort that is increasing the public's
understanding of agriculture and food systems. (2) Rural Schools
Program: An organization of some 300 small rural school districts in New
York State. (3) Institute on Science and the Environment for Teachers:
An in-service education program that supports curricular innovation on
environmental topics by teams of New York State science teachers.
17. Drake University
Includes newsgroups and online conferencing for learning community
discussions.
18. Eastern Connecticut
State University
Includes annotated syllabi with links to student projects and other
resources, including online bibliographies, electronic textbooks, and software
review and interview forms.
19. East Tennessee
State University
Home page is easy to follow, but many pages are still under construction.
Faculty are listed and have mini-home pages, but you must download an Adobe
Acrobat file to read more about them. Courses are listed as catalogue
entries, but we never located any course syllabi or educational links on
the pages in existence. Still, there are some instructional media
student projects posted, and it looks as though there will be a place for
Alumni to post home pages.
21.
Florida State University
Includes links to university TV program on Education, "Your
Voice", and Inquiry
Skills Resources .
22.
Harvard University
Faculty listing reads like a veritable "Who's Who" in the field of
education. Many interactive syllabi on-line, some faculty have informative
homepages with links to resources, research, and coursework. School of
Education homepage has a link to the Harvard Education Letter on-line,
and doctoral student homepages for posting research in progress and accessing
information.
23.
Illinois Wesleyan University
Includes links to careers in education and an online
student handbooks.
24.
Indiana State University
Includes model NCATE Review
and regional Sycamore
Education Network .
25.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Includes strong listing of Centers
and Institutes and Partnerships.
26.
Iowa State University
Features include educational links, faculty listings with email information
by program, and faculty homepages are in the process of being created.
A few courses have syllabi on line. Some make use of "Classnet" for Internet
communication.
27.
Kent State University
Includes College of Education job opportunities, a paper of special
interests with a link to virtual reality in education homepage and the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a "meet the Dean" link,
and information on the Kent Educational Network for Tomorrow.
28.
Louisiana State University
Impressive online documentation for NCATE
review and PDS
agreements.
29.
Loyola University Chicago
Includes information on Cohort
Program and Career
Center .
30.
Makerere University, Uganda
School of Education, one of the University's Study Centers, provides
program descriptions. The University's homepage has links to the
African
Virtual University.
31.
McGill University
Faculty of Education webpages includes a link to a Jan. 1997 webpage
on Canadian
Faculties, Colleges, Schools and Departments of Education on the World
Wide Web by Jim Harris, Manager, Educational Media Services, Faculty
of Education, McGill University, a course in Global
Education with student webpages.
32.
New York University
Interesting links to a variety of educational resources and faculty
research in progress. Courses offered on-line include Web-based communication.
33.
North Carolina State University
A searchable database of on-line courses is notable, and a number of
faculty have informative homepages posted. Current position papers
regarding different issues in the School of Education are posted on the
"Teacher Education Forum" homepage, linked to the main homepage.
34.
Northwestern University
SESP Alumni Board Hompage
serves as a medium for outreach to the community.
35.
The Ohio State University
Includes Points of Pride, a
site map, and online faculty, staff, and student directories.
36.
Oswego State University, SUNY
Links include an Information
Request Form, online alumni directory, NCATE
acccreditation information, Teaching
and Assessment Resource Site, and "The
Gateway to Educational Materials."
37.
San Diego State University
Truly easy to navigate, this Website has links both to on-campus and
off-campus Websites of interest to prospective and current educators.
Many faculty have attractive and interactive homepages, and on-line syllabi
are readily available. Both the School and individual courses have
bulletin boards for discussion of issues.
38.
Slippery Rock University
Links to special projects in College of Education, including the History
of Education Quarterly, the Multicultural Heritage Center, and partnership
programs.
39.
Southwest Missouri State University
Includes information on a Site-Based
Program .
40.
Stanford University
Includes Research
and Projects discussions.
41.
Texas A & M
Includes a page of links of research proposals under development and
other research resources.
42.
Université de Montreal
Faculte des sciences de l'education webpages include faculty interest
pages, searchable course catalog, and teaching job posting.
La
faculté virtuelleTM provides links to courses in
TIC (les technologies de l`information et de la communication (TIC) en
éducation.
43.
Université du Québec a Montreal
Provides both PDF files and html pages for program information - including
faculty and course schedules. Impressive emphasis on community partnerships
for this urban campus. Mostly in French with some links to partnership
programs in English.
44.
Université de Sherbrooke
Provides information on Student Life, Faculty Services, and (MITIC)
an online Microprogramme sur l'intégration des TIC à
la pratique pédagogique.
45.
Université Laval
These webpages provide multiple contact telephone numbers and
email contacts.
46.
University of Alberta
Provides detailed online program descriptions and planning sheets.
47.
University of Bridgeport (CT)
The School of Education and Human Resources' webpages provides program
description. The University homepage features UBOnline and distance
learning and options for translated pages in Japanese and Korean.
48.
University of British Columbia
Attractive Web design, and easy to navigate. Faculty profiles
are posted, and some have more detailed homepages.
49.
University of California, Berkeley
Faculty profiles and email addresses are readily available; faculty
homepages are in process. The few on-line courses available use a
multimedia bulletin board entitled "Speakeasy"
for the students to communicate with the professor and each other. Links
are available to research in progress, as educational resources.
50.
University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty homepages, current faculty research projects and easily accessed
course syllabi for a number of courses are features that stand out.
On-line discussion groups and other forums are available for alumni and
students.
51.
University of Chicago
Contains links to a self-study
and a report on the Department of Education, including ranking statistics
on Schools of Education nation-wide, and pages with student work, alumni
listing, faculty webpages, and other information on the University
of Chicago Lab Schools.
52.
University of Colorado at Denver
Includes Center
for Collaborative Educational Leadership and link to Colorado
Education Online .
53.
University of Connecticut
Features linking map of PDS/Partner
Schools and active listing of Centers
and Labs.
54.
University of Georgia
There are many exemplary features on this site - clear links to the
programs, faculty, and many projects and collaborations. Faculty
have home pages, but interactive course syllabi may be restricted to on-line
courses. There is an excellent on-line newsletter from the College
of Education, and the University of Georgia is home to the "League
of Professional Schools," a "network of schools" focused on developing
"democratic learning communities."
55.
University
of Maryland Eastern Shore
Includes Special
Programs and Internet
Resources and Services
56.
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
A virtual video tour of the School of Education, the university, and
Ann Arbor are available on the Dean's homepage. Educators' links
and course schedule available on-line.
57.
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Includes Key Links, University
School Teacher Education Partnership, and Affiliated
Groups.
58.
University of Oklahoma
Links to Partnerships
and Community Outreach, including the Oklahoma
Networks for Excellence (O.N.E.).
59.
University of Ottawa
Attractive homepage with information in French and English, a history
of the Faculty of Education, and information on awards and bursaries.
60.
University of Pennsylvania
Includes information on the GSE's Global Network and online publications.
61.
University of Pittsburg
Pages on School of Education services and labs, research projects,
missions and goals, and a link to Phi Delta Kappa. The School
of Education Research and Projects website lists links to 18 regional,
national, and international projects.
62.
University of Southern Mississippi
Includes Online
Resources for Teachers and Students and Southern
Education Consortium.
63.
University of Texas at Arlington
Includes Special
Projects and Links
.
64.
University of Victoria
Clear list of contacts within the Faculty of Education, faculty and
alumni news, links to continuing education courses, programs, and learning
resources. Connections,
the the University of Victoria Faculty of Education Research Conference,
has conference papers online.
65.
University of Virginia
Tremendous ease of navigation and a searchable Website are featured.
Faculty home pages are underway, and those that already exist are attractive
and informative, and are linked to on-line courses, many with interactive
discussions posted. Students and alumni may maintain home pages, as well.
University-School
Project Supporting Teaching and Reflection is designed to engage participants
in face-to-face and online discussions about teaching and learning across
the school year. Education
Policy Pavilion, a comprehensive, interactive resource for education
policymakers in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia
School-University Partnership is "comprised of the Curry School of
Education at the
University of Virginia, eight Central Virginia school divisions and
the District of Columbia Public Schools.
Presently, eighteen Central Virginia School Divisions and the
Curry School are involved in the Partnership." The goal of its Professional
Development Consortium is to provide effective professional development
programs for teachers and administrators in order to improve instruction
and the achievement of students. There is also links to the Summer
Enrichment Program for middle high school students.
66.
University of Washington
Features faculty profiles and some homepages, a number of which are
linked to on-line course syllabi. Contains searchable database for information
or people. Links are maintained to relevant educational Websites,
including the Center
for Effective Schools, Institute
for the Study of Educational Policy, The Community
of Mathematics Learners, Office
of Educational Partnerships, with examples
of 6 partnership programs.
67.
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
Includes a report on the annual alumni
survey, a "For Alumni" page, and information on outreach projects,
including the College
Access Program, Academic
Skills Development Workshop for high school students, Programs
for Youth.
68.
University of Wyoming
Includes links to Wyoming Teacher
Certification and Employment, Inquiry
Projects, and Helpful
Links .
69.
Wayne State University
Includes interesting links to the Council
of Great City Schools and a regional Technical
Support Consortium.
70.
Western Washington University: Woodring College
of Education
Includes links to useful educational Web pages, as well as to public
school Web pages with interesting eduational resources. A number
of online courses are available, but few faculty have their own home pages.
The primary home page is well-designed with clear links to programs and
other information available at the university.
A 1997 review of Canadian Faculties, Colleges, Schools and Departments of Education on the World Wide Web by Jim Harris, Manager, Educational Media Services, Faculty of Education, McGill University, began to examine all of the teacher education programs in Canada. It was also an attempt to learn about exemplary uses of the WWW to incorporate in the education programs' own webpages.
The goal of this pilot study was to suggest exemplary models for online communication between schools and universities and within schools of Education. Much has been learned and will continue to be learned from these early adopters of computer-mediated communication and school-university partnerships. We look forward to hearing from others about this ongoing research and their applications of information technologies to integrate leadership in their schools and regions.
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By David L. Stoloff,
Education Department, Eastern Connecticut State University (http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/stoloff.html)
and
Nada L. Mach, Teacher
Education Department, California State University, Dominguez Hills (http://www.csudh.edu/soe/faculty/nmach.htm).