Expectations
Groups
Identification of group roles.
Lead and contribute to class discussions by presenting information and leading discussions online and in face to face meetings.
Plan to visit at least one model educational site that uses technology as a cornerstone for its instructional program. Where are these sites and what is happening there? Could we use our teleconferencing equipment to assist us?
Create a case study that may be used in your own classroom to teach some content of your course.
Select a current book available in the field and discuss it on-line in a chat room. Share you collective thoughts with the class on the discussion board.
Create a series of learning activities for your course that requires students to engage each of the major tools (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, telecommunications and hypermedia.) These activities should include:
Problems to solve.
Knowledge to structure.
Assurance that each group member in class will achieve competence with each type of tool.
Requires the collecting, analyzing and decision-making and presentations of the information (content) to be learned.
Actively involves collaboration within and between groups.
These projects will be presented to the entire class and invited professionals at the end of the semester.
Conduct interviews with public school teachers and leaders in order to complete a needs assessment for course and training program development mandated by the NC State Board of Education, the community college system or businesses in your area. This may include visiting several appropriate sites.
Individuals
Participate in class and online discussions concerning issues, projects, investigations and topics presented. This will include research into topics outside of text materials and responsibility for presenting and sharing information with other class members.
Individual or small groups
Explore and learn a new technology tool between each meeting that may be used in your courses. Choose from tools that demonstrates the following areas:(
Explore issues, tools, and learning environments with which you are unfamiliar.
Develop interactive hypermedia learning environments.
Use computer telecommunications tools in learning environments.
Integrate computer technology into learning environments.
Plan for the future.
Others
Actual topic and scope of the project will be negotiated between participants and the instructor. These projects may be completed in collaborative groups.
Create an executive summary of individual progress e-mailed to the instructor at the end of each session. Submit a final written evaluation of personal progress through course.
Maintain a weekly journal of insights, explorations, and learning.
Participate in on-line discussions and chats between class meetings.
Create a bibliography of readings, books and web sites interesting and useful to you.
Complete other assignments as negotiated by you and the instructor.
Complete and submit a proposal for a presentation to a state or regional professional conference.
Plan to attend a local or national professional conference in your discipline.
Revise any and all of these assignments to better meet your individual needs and goals.