Syllabus

During each week there are asynchronous, and occasionally, synchronous class discussions. There is also a weekly activity, whose product is to be posted to CTERbase by the specified date.

See Procedures for Submitting Weekly Assignments.

Week

Date

Activities

0 Aug. 20-22 
(Fri.-Sun.)
Face-to-face orientation at UIUC for CTER2 students. [See note 0].

Searching for the truth on the web (Activity 0)

1
Aug. 31 During the first week you will participate in WebBoard discussions about possible projects. [See note 1]. You will also complete your initial ePortfolio page (Activity 1).
2
Sep. 7 We will continue to use WebBoard for both aynchronous and synchronous discussions about possible projects. [See note 2].
3 Sep. 14 By Week 3, you will have the foundation for your project work in the form of your project proposal (Activity 2). [See note 3].
4 Sep. 21 Critiques of project proposals (Activity 3). [See note 4].
5 Sep. 28 Information technology tools (Activity 4). [See note 5].
6
Oct. 5 Critically reading the web (Activity 5). [See note 6].
7
Oct. 12 Open source (Activity 6). [See note 7].
8
Oct. 19 Exploring emerging technologies (Activity 7). [See note 8].
9
Oct. 26 History of educational technology (Activity 8). [See note 9].
10
Nov. 2 New literacies (Activity 9). [See note 10].
11
Nov. 9 Access (Activity 10). [See note 11].
12
Nov. 16 Policy, AUP's (Activity 11--see change). [See note 12]. 

Evaluation of information technologies (Activity 12). [See note 13].

13
Nov. 23
14
Nov. 30 Final project (Activity 13). [See note 14].
15
Dec. 7 Reflect on your learning (Activity 14). [See note 15].