edu 749 emerging trends in technology

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Touro University-California Course Title EDU 749 Term: Fall 2011 Instructor: Steve Gibbs Contact information Email: [email protected] ; [email protected] Office Hours: Before/after classes & 24/7 via email Dates: 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/6 Location of Class: American Canyon High School Meeting Time: 4:30 - 9:30 Course Description Emerging Trends in Technology prepares teachers to be technology leaders by exploring state-of-the-art programs and innovations that are reshaping education in the 21st century. The course will explore the wealth of online learning environments and adopt methods for local implementation. Web 2.0 services, Metaverses, Virtual Learning Environments, social networks, peer-to-peer networks, Usenet groups, and the world of peripherals and handheld devices will be explored. Students will each select a specific new technology to explore. They will become experts on their chosen area and present a training seminar to the class. Students will establish long-lasting networks for staying informed of the newest trends. Reading material will include RSS feeds, podcast and blog subscriptions, plus two print magazine subscriptions. Students will be expected to seek out the best new ideas in education and technology and present on their discoveries as a regular part of classroom activities. Course Objectives/CCTC Standards 1. Students will become technology leaders 2. Students will become knowledgeable of emerging trends 3. Students will discover state-of-the-art resources for classroom use 4. Students will master a specific, complex, and challenging trend 1

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Touro University-CaliforniaCourse Title EDU 749Term: Fall 2011 Instructor: Steve Gibbs

Contact information Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Hours: Before/after classes & 24/7 via email

Dates: 9/27, 10/11, 10/25, 11/8, 11/22, 12/6

Location of Class: American Canyon High School

Meeting Time: 4:30 - 9:30

Course Description Emerging Trends in Technology prepares teachers to be technology leaders by exploring state-of-the-art programs and innovations that are reshaping education in the 21st century. The course will explore the wealth of online learning environments and adopt methods for local implementation. Web 2.0 services, Metaverses, Virtual Learning Environments, social networks, peer-to-peer networks, Usenet groups, and the world of peripherals and handheld devices will be explored. Students will each select a specific new technology to explore. They will become experts on their chosen area and present a training seminar to the class. Students will establish long-lasting networks for staying informed of the newest trends. Reading material will include RSS feeds, podcast and blog subscriptions, plus two print magazine subscriptions. Students will be expected to seek out the best new ideas in education and technology and present on their discoveries as a regular part of classroom activities.

Course Objectives/CCTC Standards

1. Students will become technology leaders

2. Students will become knowledgeable of emerging trends

3. Students will discover state-of-the-art resources for classroom use

4. Students will master a specific, complex, and challenging trend

5. Students will successfully share what they have learned

6. Students will complete their Touro Masters portfolio online

Required Texts and ReadingsReading will come from online sites associated with individual students chosen topicOne new magazine subscription, preferably Wired Magazine, or other education and technology title (with teacher approval)

Key Assignments

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Explore your own area of interest. Select an area of technology that intrigues you, learn about it, teach the class what you learn

Create a web presence - design a website for your classes Create your MA portfolio on wiki or personal website and on Taskstream Understand multimedia files and formats, plus encoders, decoders, and

converters. You will convert various file formats Design a classroom activity based on an emerging trend. Create a student-

prototype and a presentation to the class

TOPIC and ASSIGNMENT/ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE

Date Topics/

Session 1

The central purpose of EDU 749 is to be alert to emerging trends in educational technology in the present and throughout one’s career. We will discover and share throughout the course. This final elective will also provide an opportunity to bring together all of your MA work into a comprehensive online Masters Portfolio.

Activities: Course introduction: Emerging Trends Explore what is current on that day Student presentations on an Emerging Trend - explain,

discuss, assign due dates Establishing an online teacher presence How to select and purchase a domain and host Begin building free classroom wiki

This portfolio will be a combination of individual creative design and standardized elements.

An introductory video of you introducing your portfolio and your masters project

Clear, consistent navigation and table of contents All files and hyperlinks to all assignments in all classes

available for viewing via widgets whenever possible and by downloading

All major files will be available in native formats and PDF, and HTML if possible and practical

Organization centered around individual courses and a special Masters Project section

Each course site will have an introduction and explanation of what was studied. Link to all assignments. Explain the assignments where necessary for clarity

Include links to files and URLs provided by your instructor -- the class website, syllabus, handouts, PowerPoints, all scaffolding materials

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Dedicate a page or series of pages to your Masters Project. Use cross-referencing: Link to all project-related files, even if they are linked already to individual class pages

In your own creative way, make the presentation of your project a multimedia experience -- include animation, video, audio. It should be vivid, logically arranged, and easy to navigate

Organize your sidebar to include links to all wiki pages and all other important, necessary URLs. Use the Horizontal Rule between Wiki pages and outside resources

HOMEWORK: Begin gathering resources; research; either establish Wiki, Taskstream, or personal websiteGet your new portfolio caught up with all files and links

Session 2 Activities: Student Presentation on Emerging Trend Share classroom wikis. Discuss layout options and

decisions, difficulties, successes and failures Work toward completion of Masters Portfolio A look at Taskstream

HW:Complete MA online portfolio except for current and pending projectsEstablish a Taskstream account and familiarize yourself with the interfaceBegin designing your Taskstream MA portfolio

Session 3 Activities: Student Presentation on Emerging Trend Share masters portfolios. Discuss layout options and

decisions Build a Taskstream Portfolio

HW:Work toward completion of your Taskstream MA portfolio. 

Session 4

Activities: Student Presentation on Emerging Trend Adobe for education -- a close look at what Adobe

provides to educators in the form of services, lesson ideas, support and software. We will explore ways to integrate Adobe into classroom activities

Multimedia in the classroom -- a close look at how multimedia can enrich an existing unit or be used to create a new one. We will study file types, players, and converters

HW:

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Convert a variety of file formats -- an assignment that is never turned inContinue working on your three online projects

Session 5 Activities: Student Presentation on Emerging Trend Movie making in the classroom. Bring a movie camera

and a Firewire cable to class... if you have them. We will group up and share, so a few cameras and cables will be sufficient.

We will in groups create a few 2-minute movies. Groups will transfer their footage from camera to PC, edit it, render it, and upload it to the Internet for sharing.

We will look at hosting sites for educational video streaming, podcasts, and the various -Tubes (YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube) 

Session 6 Activities: End - Workshop to complete all unfinished assignments. Closing remarks Farewell

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