Final Submission and Final Presentation Guidelines
Final Submission
At
the end of the semester your electronic portfolio will be evaluated
in terms of the quality and quantity of the components you have incorporated
into your portfolio. The evaluation is based on the following three
major pieces:
1. The individual course projects you have finished
and published throughout the whole semester.
2.
The final submission of your ePortfolio should meet all the requirements.
Revisit the Basic Requirements posted
in the Syllabus in the begining of the semester.
3)
The final presentation.
Final Presentation
The presentation will take the form of a short talk that is required as part of a job interview. The job announcement includes the following description:
“K-12 Educational Technology Instructor, Date: 04-21-2009, 1:09PM EST
Northern NY-based educational technology company seeks enthusiastic individuals who get excited about technology (who have taken technology courses) to instruct other K-12 teachers in curriculum and technology integration. Qualified candidate must possess the latest technology skills and display knowledge of current trends in technology development, plus strong curriculum design for K-12 classrooms. Strong preference will be given to candidates who have completed coursework in EDU314 SUNY Cortland…
Salary: 50,000 ~ 80, 000…”
You will no more than 3 minutes to give a talk to a search committee/panel of 20 professionals in education (including Principals, technology instructors, and teachers who have never used technology in the classroom…) to demonstrate your knowledge and capabilities to employ the latest technology in K-12 classrooms. You can present your technical knowledge and experience in any innovative way you can think of: you can use your website and direct the Panel to links to your projects, or you can use a powerpoint presentation... Be innovative! But your presentation must include the following 4 elements.
1. Give a very brief overview of the technology projects you have completed in class (eg. Word Acrostic Project, Publisher Project, Web Quest...). Which tool or resources are you now pretty comfortable with? Which ones do you really want to know but have not yet mastered – do you have any plan to learn them up by yourself?
2. Share with the panel one project or parts of a project that you are proud of. Share both the content and personal technical accomplishments that you gained while working with the specific project.
3. Share with the panel one of the trial and error experiences (or the one most frustrating experiences in accomplishing these projects) –something you struggled with and finally figured out. Share with the panel one or two pieces of reflections/perspectives (taken from your final reflection) to show that you have a nurtured a good understanding/empathy to the k-12 teachers who will learn technology from/with you, plus your disposition in dealing with technology glitches. Discuss how you could help them overcome the fear of learning a new technology through your own experience- share both your pride and your frustrations.
4. Present your talk in a lively and engaging manner.
Evaluation Rubric for the final presentation
Quality
|
Total Score: 10 |
High
quality presentationt. Reflect deep and follow the
3 elements. Tell true personal experience and stories. |
Target (9-10 points) |
Adequate
quality presentation. Some reflections and followed the
3 elements but in a more general sense. |
Acceptable (7-8 points) |
| Mediocre
quality presentation. Not much preparation. No
deep reflections. Not much personal input. Presentation
very dry - no efforts are made in sharing. |
Pass (below 5 point) |
No presentation or being absent. |
Unacceptable (0 point) |
Evaluation Rubric
for the final submission: Please refer to Course
Syllabus and Basic Requirements of Your ePortfolio
Final thoughts: Accept Frustration,
Take Pride
Learning to do something like designing
and publishing webpages is often a rollercoaster of frustration and
elation. Hopefully through the course you have developed an understanding
that some frustration is inevitable, but you can use it to "build character",
that is, strengthen your resolve to succeed. And when you do succeed,
be proud and share your joy in your success with others. You deserve
the credit and you'll be encouraging to do the same with your students
in the future.
Due Dates
Final
Submission: Due date: Week 15, Thursday, April 30th.
Final
Presentation: Week 15, Monday, April 27st and Wednesday April 29th. The first half from the class list in Project Showcase will present on Monday, the rest, on Wednesday.
Back
to Syllabus
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to Basic Requirements of the ePortfolio