American

University Prof. Alex Hodges

EDU 416: The Uses of Technology in Education
WEEKLY SCHEDULE SPRING 2017 EDU 416.003
Note: These details are subject to change. Be aware of in-class & online announcements.
Date Lecture/Discussion Topics & Activities Assignments/Readings Due

Jan. 19 Introduction to the Course
Week 1 Review syllabus & schedule
Activity:
Online Watch PBS Frontline, digital_nation

Jan. 26 Online Safety & Privacy Viewing Due:
Week 2 Activities: PBS Frontline, digital_nation
Discuss PBS Frontline, digital_nation
In-Person Intro to course and PBworks Homework #1: Bring to class
Response to documentary

Feb. 2 What is Web 2.0? Reading Due:
Week 3 Lecture/Class Discussion: (Bb) Web 2.0 and Emergent
Explore Web 2.0 for classroom use Multiliteracies, Alexander, Theory into
In-Person Review Web 2.0 vocabulary: Practice
Social Networks Blogs Wikis 1) (Bb) When Young Teachers Go Wild on
Content Management Systems the Web, Shapira, Washington Post
Learning Management Systems 2)
RSS IM/SMS/MMS Others Homework #2: Post by 2/2, 4pm
Post to PBworks

Feb. 9 What is a Community of Practice (CoP)? Reading Due:
Week 4 Lecture/Class Discussion: (Bb) Supporting Dialogic Literacy
Online Lecture: Introduce CoP principles Through Mashing and Moddling of
Online Places and Spaces, Hedberg & Brudvik,
Activities: Theory Into Practice
Learning style inventory (Bb) A conceptual perspective: theory
CoP-InTASC standards exercise and practice, Wenger, Communities of
Practice: Learning, Meaning, and
Identity
(Bb) InTASC Model Core Teaching
Standards

Homework #3: Post by 2/9, 11:59pm
Post to individual PBworks page

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EDU 416: The Uses of Technology in Education
Date Lecture/Discussion Topics & Activities Assignments/Readings Due

Feb. 16 Evaluating Web Sources & Software Quiz #1
Week 5 Lecture/Class Discussion:
Introduce information literacies Reading Due:
In-Person Discuss the critical evaluation of Web- (Bb) Chapter 7, Literacy, boyd, Its
based curriculum materials Complicated
Critique WebQuests

Midterm Web Evaluation Project assigned

Feb. 23 Information & Digital Literacy in Action Reading Due:
Week 6 Activity: (Bb) Pew Internet & American Life
Use information literacy to critique Writing, Technology and Teens
Online information literacy (Bb) NMC Horizon Report, Johnson et
React to the Pew and NMC reports al.
(Bb) Standards for the 21st Century
Activity: Learner, AASL
Complete the Library Research Tutorial
http://subjectguides.library.american.edu/infolit

Mar. 2 Learning Theory & Instructional Design (1) Reading Due:
Week 7 Lecture/Activity: (Bb) Clark & Mayer, Ch. 1-4
Introduce instructional design principles,
In-Person part 1

Mar. 9 Midterm Project Midterm: Web Evaluation Project Due
Week 8 Work on and complete project Post on PBworks individual page
by 3/9, 11:59pm
Online

Mar. 16 SPRING BREAK No In-person Class

NO
CLASS
Mar. 23 Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Reading Due:
Week 9 Overview of UDL CAST UDL, Ch. 6: Designing for all:
Discuss UDL & ed tech integration What is a UDL curriculum?
Online http://udltheorypractice.cast.org/login

Mar. 30 Learning Theory & Instructional Design (2) Homework #4: Post by 3/30, 4pm
Week 10 Lecture/Activity: Post to individual PBworks page
Groups introduce instructional design
In-Person principles, part 2 Reading Due:
(Bb) Clark & Mayer, Ch. 5-8

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EDU 416: The Uses of Technology in Education
Date Lecture/Discussion Topics & Activities Assignments/Readings Due

Apr. 6 Adventures in Multimedia Homework #5: Post by 4/6, 4pm
Week 11 Lecture: Post Final Project Proposal to individual
Learn how to use free website builders for PBworks page
In-Person WebQuests

Quiz #2: Group Quiz

Apr. 13 Independent Work on Final Project Ungraded Assignment:
Week 12 Activity: Post by 4/13, 11:59pm
Complete Step 2 of the Final Project, the Post Step 2: Article Review to individual
Online Article Review portion of the final report PBworks page

Apr. 20 Final Project Open Lab Required In-Class Individual

Week 13 Final Project Instructions & Conferences Conferences:
Review how to create final report Discuss your final project plans with
In-Person Work time, peer support, and instructor and peer groups
troubleshooting session for final project
Activity: Informal Presentations
Peer Evaluations of Final Projects
Input on Teaching from Students
(ITS, formerly SETs)

Apr. 27 Final Project
Week 14 Work on Final Projects

Online

May 4 Final Project ALL parts due Final Project Due:
Week 15 Project Report, Screencasts & Websites are Post report, screencast & WebQuest to
viewable online linked from PBworks. individual wiki page
Online by Thurs, 5/4, 11:59pm