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FDN 5420: Hypermedia in Education

Evaluation

Class Requirements:

1. Attend class - Policy outline on page 67 of the Graduate Bulletin.  Class cancellations due to inclement weather or other disasters will be posted on the threaded discussion board under the thread Announcements.  I will also try to e-mail each of you.  Generally, if your school district has closed schools we will not have a class in that district.  If we do decide to have a class, please use your own discretion and come only if you are sure of your safety.

 

2. Keep current - assignments will be posted on the web each week and Participate in class - demonstrations, discussions, and activities.

 

3. Participate in on-site field trips and conferences:  as mutually agreed to by instructor and students.

 

4. Successfully complete all projects and activities - as outlined in the evaluation section of this class.

 

5. Change any assignment - in such a way that it is meaningful and useful to you and your students.

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated on the successful completion of the following activities:

1. Learning the Tools:  Using a variety of hypermedia tools, become familiar with the technologies presently available and ways they can can be used to enhance instruction in learning environments. (20%)
   
2. Final Project:  Prepare and present a full scale, usable, learning activity that can be used for a learner population of your choice. Each project should include a series of learning activities that require students to engage in and use major hypermedia tools.  These activities should include: 
   
   1. Problems to solve.
   2. Knowledge to structure. 
   3. Assurance that each group member in class will achieve competence with many types of tool.
   4. Requires collecting, analyzing , decisions about the information (content) and presentations of information learned.
   5. Actively involves collaboration within and between groups.
      
   These projects will be presented to the entire class at the end of the semester. (50%)
   
3. Demonstrate Your Understanding of the Research and Practice in Using Hypermedia in Learning Environments:  Review research and activity reports on the uses of hypermedia in learning settings and participate in the threaded discussion board. (10%)
   
4. Hypermedia Version of Your Position:  Using hypermedia software of your choice, present your position on the use of hypermedia in learning settings in a hypermedia format. (10%)
   
5. Establish the Difference:  In a format of your choice, explain the difference between writing a paper and preparing the same information in a hypermedia format. (10%)

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