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ITEC 7530
Instructional Technology Foundations
Spring 2011
Required Text:
Smaldino, Sharon E., Lowther, Deborah L., and Russell, James. D. (2008).
Instructional Technology and Media for Learning. Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall,
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
Additional Resources:
You will be completing activities in this course that require you to have access
to a camera capable of capturing digital video. If you do not own such a
camera you can reserve one for class use at the College of Education’s
Instructional Resource Center (http://sites. google. com/site/ircschedule/)
Details will be provided in the relevant assignments.
Group Activities:
Some activities in this course include required participation with a group of
other students in the course. The instructor will assign groups.
Content Modules:
The course is divided into a number of different Content Learning Modules. The
content of each module will vary depending upon objectives being covered.
Each Content Learning Module will provide you with a list of activities that will
allow you to interact with the content. These activities typically consist of
readings from the textbook, threaded online discussions, quizzes and projects.
Weekly Schedule:
Weeks run Monday through Sunday with most first discussion posts being due
by 9:00 PM on Wednesdays and all replies to classmates being due by 9:00 PM
on Sundays. All weekly modules are posted to allow you to view all modules
and assignments in advance but ALL discussion posts and quizzes MUST be
completed in the assigned weeks. Assignments can be completed and
submitted anytime before the deadlines. See grading rubrics on assignment
pages. See the Course Calendar for a list of due dates and topics. It is very
important to keep pace with the class. The course is not especially difficult, but
it does require that you keep up with all weekly assignments. You are expected
to log into the course multiple times each week, every day is preferable, in
order to keep up with discussion posts and announcements. EVERY discussion
post, quiz, and assignment is graded and counts toward your overall grade. You
will know your quiz grade immediately after submitting and discussion posts
and assignment grades will be posted at the end of each week after the Sunday
9:00 PM deadline.
Questions:
Because many students have questions about the material and others may
have the same questions, please pose questions to the discussion board in
GeorgiaView. The Discussion board allows other students to answer your
questions and it also provides a repository for the questions and responses. I
will review the discussion board on a daily basis and address any questions
unanswered by other students. If you absolutely have to have an answer to a
question immediately, post it on the discussion board and send me a separate
email asking me to answer immediately. I will then answer on the discussion
board (time and circumstances permitting). If you have a personal issue, then
email me directly.
Assignments:
You will be creating a course online portfolio using a wiki (all instructions will be
provided within the course content). All assignments will be turned in
electronically via WebCT/GeorgiaView unless otherwise denoted in the
assignment page. Specifics concerning each assignment are outlined in each
module that the assignment it correlates to.
Evaluation:
Activities Point Value
Class Participation/Discussion Board Posts 5 points
(Modules 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11) each
45 points
total
Check-up Quizzes (Modules 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 5 points
10, 11, 12) each
50 points
total
WebQuest (Module 3) 10 points
Interactive Whiteboard Activity (Module 4) 10 points
Rubric Activity (Module 5) 15 points
Website Evaluation (Module 6) 12 points
Electronic Portfolio
Wiki Portfolio Design (Module 2) 4 points
Georgia Performance Standard (Module 2 points
2)
Authentic Instruction (Module 3) 10 points
WebQuest Assistive Technology (Module 15 points
6)
Using Web 2.0 For Instruction (Module 8) 15 points
Digital Video (Module 11) 12 points
Concept Map (Module 12) 10 points
Fair Use (Module 12) 15 points
Total 225
Grading Scale
A (90-100) 200-225
Points
B (80-89) 176-199
Points
C (70-79) 154-175
Points
D (60-69) 132-153
Points
F (59 or less) 0-131 Points
Academic Integrity:
This course requires multiple samples of student work. Graded work is to be
completed entirely by the student without help from other individuals, unless
indicated otherwise. If you need help, contact me. Integrity is of the highest
importance in the academic community and at Georgia Southern University. I
expect you to conduct yourself with complete honesty and integrity throughout
the course of this class. I will accept nothing less. The Student Conduct Code
defines academic misconduct. Confirmed cases of academic misconduct will be
dealt with according to the guidelines set forth in the Student Conduct Code
and related directives.
Catalog Description:
Foundations of Instructional Technology an introduction to the effective uses of
instructional technology for graduate education majors. A systematic approach
to selecting, producing, and utilizing various instructional technologies will be
covered with an emphasis on the instructional uses of the computer.
Disability Accommodations:
Georgia Southern University is committed to providing an equal educational
opportunity to qualified students with disabilities. The Student Disability
Resource Center (SDRC) is the primary source of services for these students.
Students with an array of disabilities are eligible for services; however,
documentation standards exist for all conditions. For further information
contact the SDRC at 871-1566.
University Communications:
All Georgia Southern University students are provided with an e-mail address
within 24 hours of student registration. On-campus undergraduate students are
also provided with a Post Office Box. E-mail addresses and Post Office Boxes
are the official means of communication between the University and the
student. It is the student's responsibility to check his or her e-mail each
school day and his or her P. O. Box at least once a week for administrative
messages. There is no justifiable excuse for failure to respond to a University
communication or failure to act on a University communication in a timely
manner. Log into WINGS and look under personal information to find your e-
mail account name and password.
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