Syllabus - Educ 5413

Class meeting time:	June 20 - June 30, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Instructors:	Helen Mongan-Rallis & Kyle Smith
Office & phone:	120 Montague Hall, UMD. Telephone & voice mail: 726-6272
e-mail:	hrallis@d.umn.edu
Class alias:	educ5413-1-su2005@d.umn.edu

	Course objectives	Methods used to assess
1	Recognize the ways in which they learn best and how this influences their teaching, especially with regard to teaching with technology	Ongoing self-reflection & in-class discussion
2	Teach others how to use computers and different computer applications	Working in pairs & groups in class; practicum day
3	Analyze use of & identify appropriate uses of technology as a tool to achieve desired teaching and learning goals ("technology" meaning various types of computers, peripherals, technology using the Internet, different computer applications).	Technology matrix summarizing the purpose and uses of a wide range of technology tools including (but not limited to) those uses in class.
4	Evaluate & model appropriate use of copyright & fair use standards	All assignments and work during course
5	Use and be able to teach students how to use the Internet as an effective research tool	All assignments and work during course
6	Create & use multimedia documents to support teaching & learning using: (a) Digital camera (b) Power Point (c) Inspiration (d) WebQuest (e) personal Blog (f) Teacherweb.com website	(a) Digital field trip or how-to-guidelines (b) Teach a lesson modeling effective use of PowerPoint as a tool to enhance learning (c) Use for planning of web site & in other class activities (d) WebQuest assignment (e) Create & maintain a personal reflective blog (d) Create a Teacherweb.com website
7	Analyze different approaches to teaching using online and other distributed (also known as distance) forms of education (such as ITV, Internet video conferencing, synchronous & asynchronous discussions).	Personal blog reflections Give brief demonstration ITV lesson
8	Develop and maintain a basic professional portfolio web site	Educ 5413 online portfolio created using Dreamweaver
9	Critique the effectiveness of how they and others use technology as a teaching tool	Analysis of own teaching, peers' teaching & instructors' teaching throughout course through in-class discussion & personal blog

Attend all class sessions. If you have to miss a class or portion thereof in the case of an emergency, you must make up the class by completing all required readings/tasks for the class and teaching yourself or having someone from class teach you the skills from class. Classes that are not made up in a timely manner will count as a missed class and may result in your grade being lowered. Missing more than 20% of the course may result in you earning a failing grade.
Please purchase a USB jump drive (suggested size: at least 512 MB). These are available at the UMD bookstore or shops like Best Buy. Bring this to class each day.
All assignments are due on the date listed. Late work will be graded but may earn a reduced grade (10% per day past due date). Failure of USB jump drives, of printers to print, or any other technological problems will not be accepted as excuses for late work (since this is an advanced class so you should have well developed troubleshooting skills!)
Prepare yourself thoroughly for class sessions by doing the necessary outside work and readings. All readings and assignments will be posted on the course web site. It is your responsibility to check the site each day for updates and to link to readings and assignments. You should expect to be doing a minimum of four hours of lab work and readings outside of class each day in class in order to be able to accomplish the quality and level of work required for the course.
Participate fully in class activities and discussions.
Work cooperatively & effectively with others in class & on group assignments.
Challenge yourself to make the most of in and out-of-class work. IMPORTANT*: If you already have the expected skills for any assignment, or if any assignment is not appropriate to your career goals, meet with Helen to develop an alternative assignment that challenges you and meets your needs.

Assignments* & Grading:

Assignment	% of grade	Due Date
View your grades in eGradebook
1. Create and maintain a blog about issues related to teaching with technology	15	daily week 1. Final 6/27
2. Digital field trip or how-to guidelines	10	6/22
3. Plan and teach lesson using PowerPoint or Inspiration	15	teach 2/23 Analysis: 6/24
4. TeacherWeb.Com website	15	6/28
5. Teaching with Technology Matrix	15	6/30
6. WebQuest and rubric	15	6/30
7. Dreamweaver electronic portfolio	15	6/29
8. Graduate research paper on Teaching with Technology (Graduate credit only). Note: This paper must be completed at a satisfactory level in order to receive graduate credit for this course.	Other assignments reduced to 90%, grad paper 10% of grade	7/8

* Please review the course assignments to make sure that they meet your needs and challenge you appropriately. In the event that you have already completed any of these assignments or believe they do not meet your needs, I urge you to propose alternatives and meet with me to redesign the course requirements to meet your needs. HMR.

IMPORTANT: If you have a disability, either permanent or temporary, or any other special circumstances that may impact your ability to perform in this course I encourage your to inform me. I will work with you confidentially and make every effort to adapt methods, materials, and evaluations as needed and as appropriate to provide for equitable participation. Thank you! Helen Mongan-Rallis

Syllabus - Educ 5413 Summer 2005

Alignment of course objectives & assessment methods

Course Expectations

Assignments* & Grading: