Tarleton State University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction


EDTC 4003 - Educational Technology 2 (2-2)
 
Catalog Course Description: Experiences will be provided in school settings where students can apply technologies to support instruction in various grade level and content areas. Students will also demonstrate knowledge of selection, installation, management, and maintenance of the technology infrastructure in a classroom setting. Prerequisite: EDU 3003 and admission to the Teacher Education Program or approval of department head.

 

COURSE GOALS

The purpose of this course is to expand students’ experiences with educational technology and other emerging technologies with the emphasis on instructional integration. The technology competencies addressed in class are intended to provide students with the knowledge of how to utilize technology as a teacher utility and as a supplement to instruction. This course will introduce students to the features of authoring systems to develop computer-based and web-based instruction. Students develop skills in producing programs to meet instructional needs, integrating the use of peripherals such as scanners, video and audio digitizers, and videodiscs into hypermedia applications as appropriate. Every instructional product will be evaluated as it is designed (formative evaluation) and implemented (summative evaluation) to determine its effectiveness for a specific target audience. In addition, assignments will require work outside of normal class instruction (lab).

OBJECTIVES

At the completion of the course, the student will be able to: 

1)         assist colleagues with technology integration.

2)         design and develop web-based instruction to accommodate the needs of diverse learners.

3)         execute proficient operation of equipment required in the production and utilization of instructional materials and media for the contemporary classroom. 

4)         generate usable classroom applications using various technologies.

5)         demonstrate familiarization with Technology Application Standards

6)         design a computer-based instructional module using authoring system software.

7)         design a web-based instructional module.   

 

ACADEMIC HONESTY

        Tarleton State University expects its students to maintain high standards of personal and scholarly conduct. Students guilty of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials. The faculty member is responsible for initiating action for each case of academic dishonesty that occurs in his/her class.

 

 

DISABILITY SERVICES

        Students with disabilities may request appropriate accommodation by contacting the Director of Disability Services in the Academic Affairs Office, at (254) 968-9103. Students at the Tarleton University System Center – Central Texas may contact the Executive Director’s Office in Killeen at (254) 519-5447 or the Disability Services Office in Stephenville. Formal accommodation requests cannot be made until the student has been admitted to Tarleton. However, students are encouraged to make initial contact well in advance of this time to clarify documentation requirements and to allow time to arrange possible accommodations.

        The policy of Tarleton State University is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal, state, and local laws. The Office of Disability Services fully supports this policy. Applicants for admission are not required to disclose disability status in the admission process. Information related to a disability that has been released to the Disability Services Office is not used in the admission review process.

ASSIGNMENTS

Assignments are due on the dates indicated on the calendar. Anything turned in after that date will be considered late. Late submissions will be assessed a point penalty.

ATTENDANCE
Regular class attendance is expected. You will be allowed four (4) absences without penalty (Four each for lectures and labs). Every absence after four will result in the reduction of your final grade. Extreme emergencies impacting attendance will be handled on a case-by-case basis. 

Required Text:

Palloff, R. and Kieth Pratt. 1999. Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

 

Recommended Texts:

Anderson, Dennis. 2001. The Internet and Web Design for Teachers: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Virtual Classroom. New York: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers.

 

Cunningham, Craig and Marty Billingsley. 2003. Curriculum Webs: A Practical Guide to Weaving the Web into Teaching and Learning. Boston: Allyn and Bacon

 

GRADING

 

120 – Chapter Outlines

30 – Article Review/Reaction Papers

70 – Midterm

50 - Final

110 – Web Course Project

20 - Conferences

 

 

COURSE GRADING SCALE –

A = 379 - 400           

B = 357 - 378

C = 335 – 356

D = 313 – 334

F = 312 and below