C&I 335 - Computer-Assisted Instruction

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0	Aug. 20-22 (Fri.-Sun.)	All: Projects Team up with other students, even in other section 335 webmaster Inquiry Page Biology Workbench Timeline project: past & future Research on 335 Office hours: Mondays, 4:30-5:30, 7:00-8:00 p.m.; email + chat + phone + realaudio? Searching for the truth on the web (Activity 0) CTER: Face-to-face orientation at UIUC. Personal introductions Diverse class profile My history: Learning; CS; Electronic Quills; RUU; CCK; JAAL column Inquiry-based learning Opening doors Tech < Curriculum < Students Dewey: watertight compartments; preparation for life 21st century literacy Activity-based I nquiry/Communication/Expression/Construction CI 335 Introduction Two sections: online/oncampus Course goals: Learning theory; Technology; Policy Syllabus Grading: CTERbase Communication Class listserv (everyone on?) WebBoard Special technology session (Gina Isabelli) Course feedback: Now; Meta-conference
1	Aug. 31	All: During the first week you will participate in WebBoard discussions about possible projects. You will also complete your initial ePortfolio page (Activity 1). On campus section: Same as week 0 for CTER
2	Sep. 7	All: We will continue to use WebBoard for both asynchronous and synchronous discussions about possible projects. On campus: Re-introductions Technical issues CTERbase? LRS? WebBoard? Gina's workshop, 8 :00 a.m. on Thursday Netscape manuals 335 listserv/reflector listing on students page technology links on course page suggestions for 335 page? Mike Higgins: room 17 tools Project discussion (proposals due Sep. 21) Course feedback
3	Sep. 14	All: New course web features CTERbase links to assignment details new WebBoard conferences class notes protected chats and student lists realaudio chat new assignments Open Directory site on Inquiry-based learning What is OD? Theories of learning and teaching Instructional models Project models and curriculum resources By Week 3, you will have the foundation for your project work in the form of your project proposal (Activity 2). On campus: Project discussion Time for technical help
4	Sep. 21	All: Both sections use WebBoard chat for the class meeting. Cathedral versus Bazaar Open Source Open Directory MP3 Collaboratories Implications for education Critiques of project proposals (Activity 3). On campus: Project discussion
5	Sep. 28	All: Subject-appropriate computer resources (Activity 4). On campus: Reflect on chat session; compare to f2f. View "Private Universe" Discuss learning theory in relation to technology use Lab time, 3-4; student helpers Online: Possible audio chat, Wed., 7-8 pm See a video of the audio chat.
6	Oct. 5	All: Critically reading the web (Activity 5). On campus: Additional technical help needed? Project reports Critical reading of the web Open source Project time
7	Oct. 12	All: Open source (Activity 6). On campus: Easley, J. (1987). A teacher educator's perspective on students' and teachers' schemes. In D. Perkins, J. Lochhead, & J. Bishop (Eds.), Thinking: The second international conference (pp. 507-527). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Consider each of the eight assumptions in the Easley article, working in small groups. Our findings
8	Oct. 19	All: Exploring emerging technologies (Activity 7). On campus: finish Easley assumptions Paley, V. G. (1981). Wally's stories: Conversations in the kindergarten. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. discuss assignments plan for demos next week project reports project time Online: We had a good audio chat last night in which Jim Buell shared some off his work with web-enabled databases (see the URLs in his and my messages to the Emerging Technologies conference). Here's the schedule for the next chats: Monday, November 1, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 17, 8:00-9:00 p.m. We'll try to have music playing a little while before the actual chat so you can test your audio.
9	Oct. 26	All: History of educational technology (Activity 8). Oncampus: We'll have demos today of emerging technologies, emerging at least in their use in education. if you volunteered to show some technology, be sure to bring whatever software or hardware you'll need. We should have both a PC and a Mac, with Internet connections. Jason: Shockwave Jennifer: graphing calculator Rong-Ji: Java applets Olga: conferencing Chip: Discoveries
10	Nov. 2	New literacies (Activity 9). Oncampus: Biology Workbench demo Inquiry Page as example presentation as site for posting units as collaboratory timeline schedule for Nov. 30, Dec. 7 presentations project discussions
11	Nov. 9	Access (Activity 10). Oncampus: Yu-Chi Tai: mathematics learning Questions about assessments of computer skills: Is the North Carolina set of tests a good assessment? What is the relative value of the performance assessment versus the multiple choice test? What problems do you see with it, if any? How could you make a better assessment? Are aspects of this assessment applicable to grade levels or student groups other than grade 8, pre-high school?
12	Nov. 16	Policy (Activity 11). Evaluation of information technologies (Activity 12). Oncampus: Stephen Quinton: curriculum issues
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14	Nov. 30	Final project (Activity 13). Oncampus: Project presentations Learning styles Shamus: web resource Early childhood education Aysel: history of ECE Mathematics Rong-Ji, Menglung, Junghyun: descriptive statistics Jennifer: graphing calculators Kai-Yu: Geometer's Sketchpad Julie, Annie: math tutor-algebra Science Mihye: electricity Juna: EcoLit
15	Dec. 7	Reflect on your learning (Activity 14). Oncampus: Project presentations Arab scholars Emad: web resource Travel Khitam: travel unit French Jason: vocabulary tutorial/game Music Jesse, Martin: web resource Higher education Julie: selecting appropriate educational technologies Olga: how to use instructional technologies Ruchira, Ava: survey

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