Tarleton State University

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

 

Dr. Lewis Gambill

Office – Howell 317-B

gambill@tarleton.edu

Office Phone:

254-968-0702

 

EDTC 549 - Educational Technology

Spring 2006

 

Examination of the role of technology in school settings. Focus is on systematic planning of instruction. Students will be expected to incorporate the effective use of technology to plan, organize, deliver, and evaluate instruction for all learners.

 

COURSE GOALS:

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with technology on a broad scale and expose students to emerging technologies and state and national technology competencies and standards.  All tests and assignments reflect on: assigned books and materials, lectures from class, and class assignments. Assignments and work done in and out of class time should be considered part of the overall instruction for the course and relevant to the Texas Technology Application Standards. 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.  Also, assignments will require work outside of normal class instruction (lab).

 

OBJECTIVES:

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

 

1) Identify and classify the components of a microcomputer system and peripherals.

 

2) Demonstrate successful use of basic commands, procedures, and navigation on microcomputers.

 

3) Demonstrate the use of computer applications such as word processing, database, spreadsheet, software applications, telecommunications, and authoring systems as applied to an educational setting.

 

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

 

5) State applications of current and emerging technologies.

 

6) Apply basic troubleshooting strategies

 

7) Generate usable classroom applications using various technologies.

 

        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:

Completion of assignments will require time to be spent in a technology lab outside of class. Students may complete assignments elsewhere on campus or on their own computer if appropriate software is available. Assignments are due at the beginning of class unless other directions are given. Anything turned in after class has begun will be considered late. If you know that you will be absent on a day when an assignment is due, it is your responsibility to get the assignment turned in prior to your absence, or to contact me to make appropriate accommodations. Late submissions will be assessed a point penalty.

 

Due Date	Assignments	Possible Points
TBA	WebQuest	100
TBA	***Reaction Papers (Eight at 10 points each) Educational Issues)	80
TBA	Technology Project	100
TBA	Chapter Quizzes (Eight at 20 points each)	160
TBA	Technology Lesson and Plan	100
TBA	*Grant Submission (A few recommended sites listed below)	110
TBA	**Research Paper	150
TBA	Final Exam (Based on quizzes)	200

 

Course Grading Scale:

 

A = 900-1000

B = 800-899

C = 700-799

D = 600-699

F = 599 and below

 

Required Text:

 

Shelly, G.B., Thomas Cashman, Randolph Gunter, Glenda Gunter 2003. Teachers Discovering Computers – Integrating Technology into the Classroom. 3rd Edition. Boston: Course Technology.

ISBN: 0619201800