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Evaluation of IT. An Online Course on the Evaluation of Information Technology. Fall 98 Support. Instructors Tech support Academic Outreach CTERbase development Other CTER instructors HRE online. General Structure. Focus on evaluation applied to information technologies Project-based
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Evaluation of IT An Online Course on the Evaluation of Information Technology
Fall 98 Support • Instructors • Tech support • Academic Outreach • CTERbase development • Other CTER instructors • HRE online
General Structure • Focus on evaluation applied to information technologies • Project-based • Collaborative teams • Simulated school • Seven two-week sections
Major Activities • A. Readings • B. Case studies of simulated school • C. Individual formative evaluation projects
A. Readings • Books • Guest lectures • Powerpoint + audio • Audio from telephone interviews • Video • Previews on course web site
Discussions • Webboard conferences • CTERbase submission of summaries
B. Team Projects • Wildwood Junior High School • Participants • Larger context • NEF • Dynamic web site--grows in response to team inquiries • Role players
Team Discussions • Archived email • Webboard conferences • Webboard chats • Audio bridge • Face-to-face • CTERbase submission of summaries
C. Individual Projects • Formative evaluations • CTERbase submissions at three stages • Email • Presentation at the Evaluation Symposium
Office Hours • Realtime Player + Webboard chat • Email • Phone
Course Evaluation • Case studies • Mid-course evaluation (online) • Final ICES (online) • Student evaluation of technologies used in the course • Message traffic--30+/day
Outcomes • Connect theory and practice • Application to current work and settings--”the evaluation monster” • Understand complexities of evaluation • Demanding for students and instructors • Evaluation site