Orientation for EDIT 6150

1. Orientation for EDIT 6150 Introduction to Computer-Based Education Maymester 2004

2. Facilitators • Ike Choi • Education (B.A.) • Educational Psychology (M.Ed.) • Instructional Systems (Ph.D) • Jong Won Jung • Ph.D. student in IT Dept.

3. Goal of this course • Understand and use various integration models in your classroom • Understand and use various software applications and apply their use in the classroom

4. Can you solve the following problems? • 3+4= • 2X+7=7, X=? • How to increase the quality of air in Atlanta? • How to help at-risk students? • Should we ban abortion?

5. Aim of this course • Complex and ill-structured problem solving • Well- vs. Ill-structured problems • Higher order thinking instead of memorizing a textbook • Hands-on experience (how to drive) • Skill building within authentic context

6. Instructional strategies • Learner-centered • Project-based learning • Peer interactions (tutoring, feedback) • Open-ended learning • Performance-based evaluation (portfolio, no exam) • Instructor’s modeling, coaching, & scaffolding • how did you learn how to ski? • Case-/example-based learning

7. Main Communications (Asynchronous Technologies) • WebCT (http://webct.uga.edu) • Email • Discussion boards • Chatting • Submitting assignments • Course materials • Grade • Quiz • Course Home Page • http://projects.coe.uga.edu/ichoi/course/edit6150 • Participants profiles • Notes, syllabus, etc

8. Alternative Communications • F2F meeting (604 F Aderhold) • Optional workshops in Athens • Individual meetings in Athens • Telephone conference (706-583-0794) • Usually between 3:00pm and 6:00pm • By appointment • HorizonLives (TBA) • Synchronous Technology

9. Do not send email at • ichoi@coe.uga.edu during the course period unless you have an emergency. • Send me email through the WebCT

10. Hardware requirements • A Window computer with Internet Explorer • A Pentium-class PC, 166 MHz or higher • 32 MB of RAM • You MUST have easy access to the computer everyday. • Internet access at least a 28.8K modem • A sound card and speakers (Headphones preferred) • A scanner or digital camera (some way of getting images into the computer) • Portable file storage (USB Flash mini-drive)

11. Software requirements • Microsoft Office 97 or higher (e.g.,2000) • HTML Editor • Macromedia Dreamweaver (http://www.academicsuperstore.com/) • Internet Explorer web browser (java-enabled with Flash and Shockwave plug-ins installed) • An Online Service Provider or other means to access to the Internet (e.g., AOL)

12. Skills required for this course • You should be able to: • Send and receive e-mail with attachments • Use an Internet Browser (Internet Explore) • Change basic system configurations and control panels (e.g., adjusting audio and screen size) • Download and install software components from the Internet as needed • Troubleshoot basic computer programs (especially those common with Internet connections) • Work independently

13. The Course in a Nutshell • Skills • Mainly Microsoft Office and Web development using Dreamweaver • Integration concepts and models • You must implement the two “big” projects with real students, evaluate their learning, and report on the results • WebQuest • Open-ended (translation: any technology integration idea of your choice)

14. PSC Approval • This course, and the implementation/documentation of several key projects, meets the Technology Requirement of the A+ Education Reform Act • Requirements include successful completion of all aspects of this course, along with a signed administrator support form.

15. Learning Resources • WebCT Course Modules (Course Contents, Dr. Rieber’s previous lectures, etc) • Online readings and quizzes (Course contents in WebCT) • ElementK from myUGA at www.uga.edu • Additional information at course home page • Any resources you would like to use.

16. How to manage your time • A day in Maymester = A week in FA/Sp semester • At least 3 - 5 hours of study time (taking online lessons and working on assignments) per day are expected.

17. Assignments • Word Processing Project 10% • Powerpoint Project 10% • Cognitive Tool Project 10% • Portfolio Web Site  10% • Open-Ended Project 20% • WebQuest 20% • Online WebCT Discussions 10% • Online Quiz 10%

18. Policy on turning assignments in late • There are no penalties for turning an assignment in late, but there is one big incentive to turn it in on time. If you turn an assignment in on time and do not receive all of the points for it, you can redo the assignment based on the feedback I give you and resubmit it. (You can only resubmit any particular assignment one time.) • Special note about the WebQuest and Open-ended Projects: These are officially due at the very end of the course (June 2, Midnight), but I am willing to do one preliminary review of each of these to give you feedback. However, the project must be completed in its entirety as a condition for this preliminary review. I will not review parts of a project. The deadline for a preliminary review of either project is May 28 with all revisions made by June 2. Of course, if you want more time to make the revisions, then you should submit your project for a preliminary review sooner. • The absolute final date to turn in all course assignments is June 2, Midnight.

19. Examples from previous course • http://it.coe.uga.edu/%7Elrieber/edit6150/portfolios.html • WebQuest • http://webquest.org/ • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ • Cognitive Tools • http://www.coe.uga.edu/~ichoi/edit2000/module4.html

20. Academic Honesty • Material turned under your name should always be your work. Any time you offer someone else's work under your name, it is plagiarism. • Plagiarism may result in your being dropped from this course, as well as additional charges.

21. Grading Scale • A (90%-): 90 - 100 • B (80%-): 80 - 89 • C (70%-): 70 - 79 • D (60%-): 60 - 69 • F : Under 600

22. WebCT demo • http://webct.uga.edu

23. Q & A Questions, Concerns, or Suggestions?

24. Get your pictures taken by Jong Won