Master of Education in Technology

Project Overview for EDU 525

The project is an independent study, culminating activity that is completed by students in both degree options. The
project topic must be developed and presented to the supervising faculty member for approval prior to the initiation of any
project activities. Topics must reflect a new learning experience for the student. Students will not be permitted to redo a
previous activity or a version of a previous activity; students will also not be permitted to complete a project that includes
tasks that they already do as part of their employment requirements. The project is intended to be a personal and
professional growth activity.

The student will develop a total faculty training course related to their selected topic. The project should provide a six to
ten hour training experience that is project based. The following materials will be developed as part of the project:
 A course objective and rationale
 Audio screen casts and/or video of presentations
 Model examples to be produced by the trainees
 Assessment rubric
 Survey that trainees would complete at the end of your presentation
 All information linked to Wikispace and also copied to a CD

The project is to be submitted to the supervising faculty member as the individual components are completed. The
faculty member will then suggest revisions of the artifacts as needed. The student will revise and resubmit components until
the work represents an acceptable level of professionalism. The entire project should be submitted a week prior to the
completion of the course for faculty review to allow time for any additional required revisions. The final version of the
project will be copied to a CD and submitted to the Graduate Education Program Director.

Directions for Your Project

Welcome to your EDU 525 Independent Study Project. I want to help you further your knowledge, skill level and
application of technology in your classroom. In order to do this effectively, especially if you wish to communicate solely via
e-mail, I must have some background information about your areas of expertise, as well as what you wish to accomplish in
this study. Please complete the following form and e-mail back to me PRIOR TO WEEK 1 of the semester you wish to
perform this project with me.

Your project should be focused on training colleagues in an area of technology. Perhaps it is educating them on how to
use a particular software program for regular record keeping or showing them how they can use a web element or piece of
technology to integrate into their classrooms. Again, as stated above, it should provide 6-10 hours of training in one area of
technology. You must provide:

1. Objective and Rationale statements” explaining purpose of training, why training is necessary, and how it will
benefit peers and ultimately students (3 paragraphs)
2. Instructional elements: audio screen cast with “how to” step by step instructions using JING or WINK software
3. Model Projects: finished product that can be used as a model for the colleagues to mimic when learning
technology
4. Assessments: way of assessing if the colleagues met the objectives of the lessons; a way to be held accountable
to district
5. Survey: creating a survey for peers to critique your performance as a presenter
Project Proposals

Please complete the following information with 2 different project proposals in mind. This will save time when we
discuss which options are best to meet your objectives for this course. Please complete this and submit via e-mail to the
project instructor prior to week 1 of the semester in which you are completing the project course.

Explanation Project Proposal #1 Project Proposal #2

Technology you wish to
pursue teaching: hardware,
software and/or web 2.0
element and your
OBJECTIVE/RATIONALE for
teaching this technology

Your experience or
proficiency with this
technology

What the colleagues will be

able to do and why it is
necessary for them to
obtain these skills

Beginner lesson: what skills

will you address specifically
to introduce teachers to
this technology

Intermediate lesson: what

will they need to integrate
this into their lessons

Advanced lesson: what

additional “bells and
whistles” can they add to
integrate this into their
lessons

Final product that can be

created once someone has
completed all 3 lessons

Assessment ideas for this

series of presentations

Survey ideas for this series

of presentations
Project Timeline

Week Student Assignments Due Instructor Feedback

One • Project proposals completed and submitted for review Will approve and/or tweak project
• Meeting set up with instructor to review screen cast proposals and give the go-ahead to
• Wikispace set up proceed with one of the two
proposed projects, if either are
acceptable
Two • Objectives and rationale paragraphs complete Will approve and/or make
• Explains purpose of training, why training is necessary, and how suggestions for improvements on
it will benefit peers and ultimately students (3 paragraphs) objectives and rationale
• Placed in wikispace

Three • First screencast/video complete Will approve and/or make

• Screencast or with detailed audio or video explanation of your suggestions to add to first
presentation (as if you were giving it live) technology element and instruction
• LINK screencast to to Wikispace online or saved swf file that can
be read by flash
Four • Second screencast/video complete Will approve and/or make
• Screencast with detailed audio explanation of your presentation suggestions to add to second
(as if you were giving it live) technology element and instruction
• LINK screencast to to Wikispace online or saved swf file that can
be read by flash
Five • Third screencast/video complete Will approve and/or make
• Screencast with detailed audio explanation of your presentation suggestions to add to third
(as if you were giving it live) technology element and instruction
• LINK screencast to to Wikispace online or saved swf file that can
be read by flash
Six • Model technology complete: creation of what the colleagues Will approve and/or make
are expected to create by the end of the in-service so they can suggestions to add to modeling
see where they are going before you begin teaching them and element
have some model project to follow
• Final project in PDF or SWF file to be linked to Wikispace
Seven • Assessment : Checklist to “grade” the models created by peers Will approve and/or make
that administrators would use to grant Act 48 credit suggestions to add to assessment
• Survey created with free online survey element for peers and element
administrators to critique your lessons
• Both linked to Wikispace
Eight • All corrections and links placed in Wikispaces Will grade final project using pre-
o Objective and rationale paragraphs assigned rubric and make sure
o Three screencasts/videos student has burned a CD and sent to
o Model technology element Dr. Clarke
o Assessment element
o Survey

Instructions to make final CD for Dr. Clarke:

1. Copy all elements from your Wikispace into a WORD document

2. Save all elements into an EDU525_lastname_firstname folder as well as the WORD document
3. Make sure all links work properly and burn the folder onto the CD to be mailed to Dr. Clarke
Final Presentation Rubric

Category 5 - Superior 4 - Sufficient 3 - Satisfactory 2 - Incomplete

Well developed above Well developed Not fully developed Lacking depth or
Objective and and beyond expectation consistency
Rationale
Deadlines were often All deadlines were met Most deadlines were Few deadlines were
Meeting Deadlines done ahead of schedule on time made on time made on time
Use of technology Use of technology Use of technology is Use of technology is
Use of Technology shows your growth and shows proficiency of minimal and more minimal
stretching knowledge technology used research or depth could
as a teacher have been attempted
All elements saved and Elements saved and Some elements needed Most or all elements
View-ability easily viewable without viewable extra software or were not easily
extra software resubmission to view viewable without
resubmission and/or
extra software
Model is easily viewed, Model is easily viewed, Model was not easily Model was not able to
Model understood and truly a understood and a viewed OR a below be viewed without
superior example of satisfactory example of average example of resubmission OR a poor
what the outcome of what the outcome of what the outcome of example of what the
the inservice lesson the inservice lesson the inservice lesson outcome of the
should be should be should be inservice lesson should
be
Visually interesting and Visually appealing and Visually intact, but lacks Lacks visual interest
Screencast/Video detailed for reference well detailed for details for future and/or organization
Presentations beyond expectations reference reference/review with over or under
stimulation
Wonderfully detailed Detailed checklist or Assessment lacked Sparse or incoherent
Assesment checklist to see if survey to see if enough detail to see if explanation
objectives met objectives met objectives met
Wonderfully detailed Detailed survey to see if Survey lacked enough Sparse or incoherent
Survey survey to see if objectives met detail to see if explanation
objectives met objectives met
Completed all elements Completed all elements Some elements missing Did not follow template
Wikispace: All as per the template and as per the template as per the template
Elments Included also added elements for
clarity
Went above and Sufficiently Could have stretched Did not reach full
Overall beyond expectations to demonstrated ability more to potential of course in
stretch knowledge and knowledge and ability integrate technology integrating technology
ability to integrate to integrate technology more efficiently in the in the classroom
technology in the in the classroom classroom
classroom

Total: _____ / 50