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| Aug. 23 | - Pre-Assessments - Overview of Course Syllabus - Breaking the Ice Activiy - Discussion of Tasks 1- 5 |
1. The Field of Educational Technology: Update 2000 (A Dozen Frequently Asked Questions) by Donald P. Ely 2. The Proper Way to Become an Instructional Technologist by Lloyd Rieber 3. Reading to be distibuted in class |
| Aug. 30 |
- Orientation to the UGA IT Program with Dr. Rob Branch - IT Dept. Graduate Coordinator (from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Educational Technology vs. Instructional Technology - Web Authoring Overview |
1. The Impact of Media and Technology in Schools by Thomas C. Reeves 2. Using the Web to Access Online Education Periodicals by Joseph Slowinski |
| Sep. 6 | - Learning From, With, and About Technology |
1. Digital Diploma Mills by David F. Noble 2. Digital Diploma Mills: A Dissenting Voice by Frank White 3. The Computer Delusion by Todd Oppenheimer |
| Sep. 13 |
- Answering the Critics of Instructional Technology Task 1 Due - IT Definitions |
1. Instructional Design Models by Martin Ryder 2. Survey of Instructional Development Models by Eric Plotnick 3. Where Technology and Training Meet by Richard Koonce |
| Sep. 20 |
- Instructional Systems Design (ISD) - Performance Technology (PT) - Human Resource Development (HRD) |
1. The Benefits of Information Technology by John Kosakowski 2. The Attack on ISD by Jack Gordon and Ron Zemke |
| Sep. 27 | - IT and Educational Reform |
1. Technology to Support Learning from How People Learn by Bransford, Brown, and Cocking 2. Reasons for Bringing Technology into Schools 3. An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators: Part I 4. An Introduction to Internet Resources for K-12 Educators: Part II |
| Oct. 4 |
- IT in Practice in K-12 Education |
1. Report to the President on the Use of Technology to Strengthen K-12 Education in the United States 2. Explorations
in Learning & Instruction: |
| Oct. 11 |
- IT in Practice in K-12 Education (coninued) |
1. Evaluating
Online Educational Materials for Use in Instruction by Robert
M. Branch, Dohun Kim and Lynne Koenecke 2. Technology: How Do We Know It Works? by Eva Baker |
| Oct. 18 |
Task 2 Due - IT
Leader Presentations |
1. The World Wide Web: A Technology to Enhance Teaching and Learning? by Ronald D. Owston 2. A Model to Guide the Integration of the WWW as a Cognitive Tool in K-12 Education by Tom Reeves |
| Oct. 25 | - IT
Leader Presentations (10 minutes per student) |
1. Overview of Technology and Education Reform from the U.S. Dept. of Education 2. Computers Make Kids Smarter-Right? by Heather Kirkpatrick and Larry Cuban |
| Nov. 1 |
- IT in Practice in Corporate Training - IT Field Trip to IXL Inc. in Atlanta DIRECTIONS TO IXL (Class begins at 6:30 PM) |
1. Skills & Strategies for Media Education by Elizabeth Thoman 2. The Media Education Elephant by Kathleen Tyner |
| Nov. 8 |
- Media Education - Task 4 (exam) distributed. |
2. Media
Comparison Research by Joseph Herman McCall |
| Nov. 15 |
- Research in IT - IT and Learning Theory |
1. Virtual Reality: An Overview by Jorge Franchi 2. Mainstreaming Learning Technologies by Mark Van Buren 3. XML: A Language to Manage the World Wide Web by Jennifer R. Davis-Tanous |
| Nov. 22 | NO CLASS (First day of three day Thanksgiving Holiday) |  |
| Nov. 29 | - IT Futures |
1. Six challenges for educational technology by Chris Dede 2. Distance Learning, the Internet, and the World Wide Web by Sandra Kerka |
| Dec. 6 |
Task 3 (Web-Project) Due - Task
3 Demos |
No readings assigned. |
| Dec. 11 |
Task 4 (Final Exam) Due - Last day to turn in any improved tasks for grading purposes. |
Have a wonderful holiday!
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