Teaching and Learninng wth Technology

Course Objectives:

Teachers who complete this course will be able to:

--Apply principles of learning theory when integrating technology in the curriculum.

--Apply principles of instructional technology when designing lessons or units that integrate technology.

--Design and implement technologically rich standards-based units or projects that use inquiry and/or project-based learning.

--Assess technology-rich lessons and units to determine whether technology is used to transform instruction or to enhance student learning.

--Assess student learning using rubrics that identify the extent to which students have achieved lesson or project goals.

Teaching Methods and Course Activities:

Project Proposal with Essential Questions

WebQuest Project

Demonstration of how to teach a specific technology application (including a one page “job aid” instruction guide on selected technology)

Lesson or Unit Plan

Implementation of Lesson

Project Portfolio

Basis for Student Evaluation:

Rubrics will be used assess each of the assigned course tasks.

Project Portfolio (proposal, unit, and follow-up report) (75%)

Activities related to WebQuest (15%)

Demonstration (with one page handout) on Selected Technology Skill (5%)

Participation in additional class activities (5%)

Bibliography and Resources:

Bransford, John, Ann L. Brown, & Rodney R. Cocking, eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. 1999. (See Chapter 9, “Using Technology to Support Learning”)

Kirkpatrick, Heather and Larry Cuban. “ Computers Make Kids Smarter - Right?” In Technos: Quarterly For Education and Technology,7:2 (Summer 1998).

Mergendoller, John. Project-Based Learning Handbook. Buck Institute for Education. 2002.

New Maps for Technology in Teacher Education: After Standards, Then What? (2003). http://www.bankstreet.edu/gems/cutet/NewMaps.pdf