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Presented by Ken Baldauf Florida State University

B ack to the Drawing Board. Re-evaluating what we teach in the Intro course and how we teach IT. Presented by Ken Baldauf Florida State University. The Status Quo. The Traditional Computer Lit Class. Topics Covered. Computer Concepts

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Presented by Ken Baldauf Florida State University

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  1. Back to the Drawing Board Re-evaluating what we teach in the Intro course and how we teach IT Presented by Ken Baldauf Florida State University

  2. The Status Quo The Traditional Computer Lit Class

  3. Topics Covered • Computer Concepts • Digital Tech, Hardware, Software, Networks, Internet/Web, Business Systems, Media, Info Security, Social Issues • Computer Skills • Windows, Office, Web CGS2060 Computer Literacy CGS2100 MicroApps for Business @ FSU

  4. Course Format • Large lecture for Concepts • TA-led recitations for Skills

  5. My Curricular Experiments

  6. Take ‘em Online CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL • Unveiled online versions of Comp Lit courses CGS2060, CGS2100 in 1998.

  7. Raise the Bar CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL CGS2064 • Introduced CGS2064 Comp Lit II (2005) • Advanced Concepts • Graphics • Web Dev

  8. Meet Special Needs CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL CGS2064 CGS2060 MAC • Added CGS2060 Comp Lit for Mac (2006)

  9. Take ‘em Online CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL CGS2064 CGS2060 MAC CGS2064 OL CGS2060 MAC OL • CGS2064 and CGS2060 Mac go online (2006)

  10. Build Stairway to CS Major CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL CGS2064 CGS2060 MAC CGS2064 OL CGS2060 MAC OL CGS3066 • Revamped CGS3066 Web Design and Programming (2006) CS 0 CGS3066 CGS2064 CGS2060

  11. Build Stairway to CS Major CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL CGS2064 CGS2060 MAC CGS2064 OL CGS2060 MAC OL CGS3066 CGS3066 OL • 2006 - Revamped CGS3066 Web Design and Programming • 2007 - Take it online CS 0 CGS3066 CGS2064 CGS2060

  12. Experimental Special Topics CGS2060 CGS2100 CGS2060 OL CGS2100 OL CGS2064 CGS2060 MAC CGS2064 OL CGS2060 MAC OL CGS3066 CGS3066 OL COP3931-01 COP3931-02 • Digital Media & Mobile Communications (2007) • Information Security and PC Maintenance (2007)

  13. Lessons Learned Where has it gotten meand what has been gained?

  14. A lot more students • Enrollment is up 58% over two years to 2,700 students.

  15. Lesson 1 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec

  16. Enrollment stats show… Comp Lit is still the big dawg! Lesson 1 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec 86%

  17. Enrollment stats show… Comp Lit II has plateaued. Lesson 1 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec

  18. Enrollment stats show… Students are not migrating up. Lesson 1 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec

  19. Enrollment stats show… Mac sections are a big success! Lesson 2 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec

  20. Enrollment stats show… Online ishot! Lesson 3 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec 64% 60% 85% 78% 71%

  21. Course evaluations show… high enthusiasm for new courses Lesson 4 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec

  22. One credit hour courses aren’t worth the investment Lesson 5 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online 048 COP3931-01 Media 032 COP3931-02 Info Sec

  23. Web Dev is hot, xhtml/css/js, enrollment quadrupled! Passed it off to another faculty member Lesson 6 480 CGS2060 Comp Lit 846 CGS2060 Comp Lit Online 400 CGS2100 Comp Lit Business 592 CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online 037 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac 205 CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online 034 CGS2064 Comp Lit II 118 CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online 031 CGS3066 Web Dev 075 CGS3066 Web Dev Online

  24. So I’m left with… CGS2060 Comp Lit CGS2060 Comp Lit Online CGS2100 Comp Lit Business CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online CGS2064 Comp Lit II CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online

  25. CGS2060 Comp Lit CGS2060 Comp Lit Online CGS2100 Comp Lit Business CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online CGS2064 Comp Lit II CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online Demands • 8 Courses • 8 Syllabi, 8 Agenda, 8 Web sites, many assignments and tests • 2,700 Students • 40 Teaching Assistants, trained in 12 different unique jobs • 1 Stretched and Stressed Faculty Member

  26. Where to now? My grand scheme

  27. Combine all of this… CGS2060 Comp Lit CGS2060 Comp Lit Online CGS2100 Comp Lit Business CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online CGS2064 Comp Lit II CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online into…

  28. SUPER New and Improved!! CGS2060 Computer Fluency …On Steroids Fortified with 9 essential vitamins and minerals!

  29. Why Consolidate? • Better for students • Easier to manage

  30. ORIGINAL PLAN Better for Students

  31. ORIGINAL PLAN • Over time, as increasing numbers of students enter college already computer competent, enrollment levels in Comp Lit and Comp Lit II should invert. Comp Lit Comp Lit II Over three years, this has not occurred. Students are not choosing Comp Lit II over Comp Lit, nor are they taking both. So, the vast majority of students are missing out on the benefits provided by Comp Lit II.

  32. Students are missing out on the benefits provided by Comp Lit II.

  33. Raising the Bar for CGS2060 • A common “complaint” from students is that Comp Lit is too easy. • Still, those students choose Comp Lit over Comp Lit II. • If you can’t bring the horse to water, bring the water to the horse.

  34. CGS2060 Computer Fluency Concepts Coverage • Digital Technology Basics • The Digital Revolution • General Purpose and Special Purpose Computers • Hardware: Processing, Storage, and I/O • Software: System Software and Application Software • Network Technologies • Telecommunications: Wired and Wireless Technologies • Computer Networking • The Internet and Web • Management Information Systems • Databases • E-commerce • Business Systems • Systems Development • Digital Media • Digital Music and Audio • Digital Graphics • Digital Photography and Video • Interactive Media • Information Security • Information Security and Vulnerability • Machine-Level Security • Network Security • Wireless Network Security • Internet Security • Social Implications • Living Online • Freedom of Speech • Privacy Issues • Ethics and Social Responsibility • Globalization

  35. CGS2060 Computer Fluency • Skills Coverage - Platform Independent

  36. CGS2060 Computer Fluency Skills Coverage (Required) • OS and File Management • Windows, Mac, Linux (non-Windows bring laptop) • Personal Information Management (PIM) • Web-based Contacts, Calendars, and To-Do's • Internet Communications • Email, Instant Messaging, SMS Texting, Online Forums • Word Processing • Any advanced word-processing application that can save to Microsoft Word format • Spreadsheet Management • Any advanced spreadsheet application that can save to Microsoft Excel format • Team Project • Work as a group to apply the above skills to design a solution to a professional problem

  37. CGS2060 Computer Fluency Skills Coverage (Options) • Student Choice 1 (choose one) • Presentation Software (PowerPoint-based) • Microsoft Access (required for business students) • Digital Photography and Photo Editing (Elements, Flickr) • Project Management, Mind Mapping • Student Choice 2 (choose one) • Digital Media Production (video, audio, podcast, vcast) • Web 2.0 and Rich Internet Applications (social networking, social bookmarking, wikis, media sharing, Google Docs, etc.) • Web publishing (Web site, Blog)

  38. Class content CGS2060 Comp Lit CGS2060 Comp Lit Online CGS2100 Comp Lit Business CGS2100 Comp Lit Bus.Online CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac CGS2060 Comp Lit Mac Online CGS2064 Comp Lit II CGS2064 Comp Lit II Online COP3931-01 Media COP3931-02 Info Sec CGS2060 Computer Fluency Are students ready?

  39. Class overhead CGS2060 Current Setup 2,700 Students 8 Courses, Websites, etc. 40 Teaching Assistants In 12 unique jobs 1 stretched and stressed faculty Computer Fluency 2,700 Students 1 Course (online and classroom modes) 40 Teaching Assistants in 3 unique jobs: helpdesk, grader & tester 1 smiling faculty dude

  40. New Class Structure • 1 weekly 75 minute lecture in large auditorium • Discussions on chapter topics and current events CourseCasts – http://coursecasts.course.com • Review of assignment work • Guest speakers • Clicker quizzes

  41. Class Structure • Recitations replaced by video lessons, an open Help Lab, and weekly online activities. • Office 2007 In a Flash: www.course.com/inaflash • Exams scheduled online, and taken in Testing Center. • Help Lab open 40 hours/week • Online Support from Help Desk staff via phone, email, or chat open 40 hours/week. • Email to instructor filtered through Help Desk staff.

  42. Course Work 1,000 Points Available 050 Assignment: Digital Communications 050 Assignment: Personal Information Management 100 Assignment: Word Processing/Web Research 100 Assignment: Spreadsheets 075 Assignment: Group Project 075 Assignment: Student Choice 1 050 Assignment: Student Choice 2 050 Exam: Operating System and File Management 050 Exam Word Processing 100 Exam Spreadsheet 080 Exam Concepts 1: Digital Technology, Network Technology 080 Exam Concepts 2: Business Information Systems, Digital Media 080 Exam Concepts 3: Information Security, Social Issues 060 Class Participation

  43. Check in next year for an update! Thanks for coming! Ken Baldauf Florida State University Program for Interdisciplinary Computing kbaldauf@fsu.edu www.teachtechnology.biz

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