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Course Information
Course: EDU 314
Section: 600 evTBM and 603 E4ST
Credit Hours: 2
Class Meeting Time & Locations
evTMB:
M: 1:50-2:40 (Moffett Room 0111);
W: 1:50-2:40 (C21 Van Hoesen)
E4ST:
M: 4:20-6:00 (Moffett Room 0111)
Course Web: http://web.cortland.edu/shis/314/

Professor Information
Dr. Shufang Shi
Office: B224 Van Hoesen
Office Phone: (607) 753-2468
Email: shis@cortland.edu
Web: http://web.cortland.edu/shis/

Office Hours:
M 11:30-1:30; 2:40-4:00; 6:00-7:00
T 4:30-6:30 (Caroline -Teaching Assistant)
W 11:00-1:30; 3:00-6:00 (Caroline)
F 10:00-12:00 (in Van Hoesen B224), and by appointment

All the above office hours (except Friday) will be held in Moffett 111. Appointed hours will be in the instructor's office

Course Philosophy and Objectives

This course is designed around the ISTE Recommended Foundations in Technology for All Teachers. The general goal of the course is to provide you with introductory skills in a hands-on manner toward building your skills to integrate technology into your future teaching. The emphasis is on new instructional and pedagogical strategies and ways that technology can enhance and support the learning process. To achieve the general goal, there are three elements/stages:

(1) Familiarization. Become familiar and confident with a wide range of different technologies, including but not limited to electronic communication, presentation programs, Internet site development, spreadsheets, electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) development, and so on.
(2) Creative Application. With a good understanding of the educational technology standards from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the New York State Learning Standards, apply technology creatively in your subject areas; and
(3) Integration. Demonstrate the ability to plan instructional activities that integrate educational technologies coherently into teaching and learning.

Only when technology becomes not the obvious part can the integration be more coherent.

Course Requirements

In this course there will be lab exercises, hands-on activities, readings, and projects. The course intends to teach you how to use computers, how to use computers as medium of instruction, and how to use computers as a manager of instruction. You are expected to create authentic and practical projects that can be used in your classroom later. All your course projects will be collected and organized into your personal web-based electronic portfolio that you will learn to develop using web authoring tools throughout this course. The ePortfolio should be a professional presentation of the artifacts representing your best work. It should be something that you would be proud to show a potential employer as evidence of your knowledge skills and abilities as a prospective teacher. Your final grade is based on the number and quality of the assignments you complete. A significant part of your grade is based on completion and submission of your ePortfolio components which are due at designated time of the whole semester. You will need to plan throughout the semester for the completion of the ePortfolio.

Required Storage Media, Texts, and Readings

Storage Media: 128 MB Thumb, Flash, USB (etc) Drive.

Online Text: See course schedule

Recommended Journals
(paper journals available in Memorial Library)

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
Educational Technology
Educational Technology Research and Development
Electronic Journal of Science Education
Electronic Learning
Learning and Leading with Technology

Course Expectations

Expect to come to class prepared. Being prepared means having read and thought about assigned readings, conducted outside research, or having worked on a computer project, both individually or with groups.

Expect to participate. Although classroom activities will vary, at times we will have small group projects and whole-class discussions. The success or failure of each activity and discussions depends in large part on your participation. I expect each of you will be able to contribute something to our discussions and will do so regularly.

Expect to be collaborative. There is a MYSTERIOUS FORCE found in computer labs that draws hands to keyboards and mice and eyes to monitors. When we are discussing things in class, it will be very distracting when keyboards and mice are being used when I or your peers are talking. Please reach deep within yourselves and resist this force.

Expect to be mindful and secure your work. I hope it doesn't happen but it almost ALWAYS does. Someone is going to lose a flash drive or have a system crash. BACKUP YOUR WORK AS YOU GO!!!!!!!! Always have multiple copies of your work - save things on your HD, on your flash drive, on your web site. Save early, save often.

Expect to learn from your peers. Classes work best when students view one another as knowledgeable and expect to learn as much from classmates as from the teacher. In a technology course where difficult issues are being considered or technological glitches may arise unexpectedly, collaboration and engagement is foundational to the success of the class. You are expected to do trouble-shooting with positive attitudes, patience and persistence to tackle technical problems that may arise any time.

Expect to be confused, irritated, and misunderstood, as well as appreciated, applauded, and surprised. The readings, discussions, and assignments should provoke a range of feelings and responses. Try to understand what makes you feel comfortable or uncomfortable, what you take for granted and what surprises you, what others understand or misunderstand about your ideas, and figure out solutions with patience and persistence and grow through these experiences.

And finally, most importantly, expect to Have Fun...
I firmly believe that learning happens best when it is fun. A lot of the fun will happen in our everyday interactions. We will try to institutionalize the fun that we can have. Over the semester we'll spend some time each day coming up with ideas of technology integration. Clearly, there are no hard and fast rules but we see this as an opportunity for us to play with ideas (which often requires a deep understanding of the ideas in the first place).

Course Grading

Your grade is calculated on meeting course requirements and the grades received on assignments and projects completed on a timely manner. Grading weights are listed below.

Course Grading Scale

            A+                   (980-1000)                                        C+       (780-799)
            A                     (930-979)                                           C         (730-779)
            A-                    (900-929)                                           C-        (700-729)
            B+                   (880-890)                                           D+       (680-699)
            B                     (830-870)                                            D         (630-679)
            B-                    (800-829)                                           D-        (600-629)
                                                                                                E          (Below 600)

Course Assessment and Evaluation

Evaluation is designed to (1) promote your own growth and learning; (2) give you on-going feedback; (3) strengthen the working relationship between the teacher and the student.

Assessment and evaluation of this course will be based on a 1000-point system and is outlined as follows:

Attendance & Participation (60 points)

Main Page Publication and Design (100 points)
	First Publication (50 points)
	Final Design (50 points)

ePortfolio Components
	Components shown in the main page (Total: 180 points)
		Welcome (10 points)
		About Me (50 points)
		Resume (50 points)
		Educational Links (50 points)
		Cool Ideas (10 points)
		Contact Me (10 points)

	Computer Course Projects (Total: 500 points)
		Reflections on ISTE Standards (100 points)
		PowerPoint Project (100 points)
		Edutopia PBL Module (100 points)
		Web Quest Project (100 points)
		Excel Project (100 points)

	Other Course Projects (Total:100)

Final Presentation (60 points)

Total: 1000 points

ePortfolio Rubric and Specifications

ePortfolio Required Components:	Notes:	Value:
1. Home Page	This file shall be named: index.html. The first publication Email your URL (web address) to shis@cortland.edu on time. Include at least one graphic A layout of the components based on the syllabus (not necessarily links) 3. The final publication At least one graphic (eg. your own picture) Navigation links to sub-pages	50 (first publication) 50 (final publication)
2. EDU 314 Projects Page	This page shall include: 1. At least one graphic 2. Navigation links to each of the 5 projects, with an annotation (1-3 sentences) to each of the five projects. For details of each project, see 2.1-2.5 below.	50 (adjusted*)
2.1 Reflections on NETS	Name this file as reflections.html. Reflection on how the items in this section of your webfolio demonstrate your competence in the NETS for Teachers Standards	50 (adjusted*)
2.2 PowerPoint Project	Group work 1. At least five slides. 2. Some graphics inserted 3. Some animation in slide show	100
2.3 Edutopia PBL Module (TBD)	Name this page edutopia.html and follow instructions and publish it on time.	100
2.4 Web Quest Project	Group work. Each WebQuest should have the following components as described in the instructions**. Student Pages: Introduction Description of Task Description of the Process Evaluation (Rubrics and method) Conclusion Teacher Page (including objectives, standards link, grade level, teacher background information, credits, and resources)	100
2.5 Excel Project	name this page: excel.html.	100
3. Other course projects page	Name this pages othercourses.html and publish it on time. This page shall include: Title At least one graphic A layout/sketch of all other course projects. Links to other course projects are optional	60 (adjusted*)
4. Welcome	Show welcome in the Home Page. It can be as simple as "Welcome to x's Home Page".	10
5. About Me	Name this page as aboutme.html follow instruction and publish it on time.	50
6. Resume	Name this page as resume.html or resume.doc. Follow instructions** and publish on time.	50
7. Educational Links	Name this page links.html. Each link/resource needs to have a title/description, a hyperlink to the resource, and 1-3 sentence mini review as to why you think the resource is valuable. These are generic educational technology resources about how to integrate technology into your future classroom.	50
8. Cool Ideas	This is a space for you to show your talents in various ways. It can be a recipe with a picture of a dish that you cook, or any other ideas. The only requirement is that it needs to be "cool" ;-)	10
9. Contact me	An email link on your Home Page	10
10. Aesthetics	Appealing use of graphics, colors, movies, sounds, etc. will be reflected in the points awarded in this category If your webfolio meets the minimal specifications described here, you gain no points. This is a subjective grading category that will require my subjective judgment. 1 = slightly exceeds requirements 5 = exceeds requirements by an unimaginable margin!	Up to 5 bonus points here!
11. Webfolio "Checking" Assignment	Everyone must check the webfolio of someone else. You must hand in a sheet at the final presentation telling me who checked YOUR webfolio and whose webfolio you checked.	40 (adjusted*)
12. Navigation Points	This is where I keep track of your broken links or other errors in html. For each broken, or misdirected link, I will subtract 5 point up to a maximum point loss of 50 points	adjusted*
	You are welcome to add any other items that you wish to include. I will not penalize anyone for any points on these extra items.
		880* Total Points**

Note:
*Slight adjustment to grades is made to better meet the needs of the class. Further adjustment can be made at the discretion of the instructor based on the needs of the class.

** Details of each major course project due date included are linked in the Schedule Page of the EDU 314 Course Website.

*** The total points for the ePortfolio is 880 points, plus 60 points for Attendance & Participation, and 60 points for final presentation, totaling 1000 points for the whole course. The requirements for final presentation will be published on the Course Website 2-3 weeks ahead of the presentation. Attendance & Participation for each week is 4 points, totaling 60 points. Absence, coming late or leaving early, or not being attentive on class will result in loss of points.

**** Details of each assignment and rubrics will be posted to the course website well in advance. Please check the course website frequently.

Acknowledgement: Dr. Beth Klein is the original developer of the EDU314 course. This course syllabus is based on Dr. Klein's. It is also supported by faculty from CEPSE Dept., Michigan State University.