TLT 450 - Fall 2008 - Course map (i.e., intended curriculum; see record of activities for enacted curriculum)

Session Date Topics Activities Assignments to complete before the next session
1 Tues, 26 Sep

Introductions

Syllabus

Stage-setting

Introductions

Review of syllabus

Tour of course infrastructure

Discussion

Reading

  • Oppenheimer, 1997
  • Prensky, 2007

Assignments

  • "Tools in schools" topic selection
  • Course project brainstorming
2 Tues, 2 Sep

Schools and technology: A history

Schools and technology: stakeholders

Schools and technology: standards

Course project: Initial decision-making

Lecture 

Discussion

Reading

  • Culp, Honey, & Mandinach, 2003
  • ISTE NETS
  • Lenhart & Madden, 2005
  • Levin & Arafeh, 2002

Assignments

  • Course project selection, commitment
3 Tues, 9 Sep

Case studies: PowerPoint, PrimaryAccess, 1-to-1 initiatives

Course project: "Final" selection

Lecture

Discussion

Reading

  • Hammond, under review
  • Lowther, Ross, & Morrison, 2003

Assignments

  • Begin posting to fieldwork blog
  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
4 Tues, 16 Sep

"Tools in schools" presentations

Bare-bones research design and human subjects issues

Presentations

Lecture

Reading

  • Pierson, 2001

Assignments

  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
5 Tues, 23 Sep

Course project update

"Tools in schools" presentations

Diffusion of innovations; barriers to adoption

Discussion

Presentations

Lecture

Reading

  • Cuban, 1993
  • Cuban, Kirkpatrick, & Peck, 2001

Assignments

  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
6 Tues, 30 Sep

"Tools in schools" presentations

Pre-service and in-service training

Presentations

Lecture

Reading

  • Hammond, 2007
  • Kay, 2006

Assignments

  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
7 Tues, 7 Oct

"Tools in schools" presentations

Copyright & copyleft; Fair use vs. tolerated use

Ecological validity

Presentations

Lecture

 

Reading

  • Langran, Langran, & Bull, 2005

Assignments

  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
Pacing Break - Tues, 14 Oct - No class
8 Tues, 21 Oct

"Tools in schools" presentations

Internet safety & filtering

Project meetings

Presentations

Lecture

One-on-one meetings

Reading

  • TBA

Assignments

  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
9 Tues, 28 Oct

"Tools in schools" presentations

Project meetings

Presentations

One-on-one meetings

 Assignments

  • Prepare "tools" presentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
10 Tues, 4 Nov

"Tools in schools" presentations

Project meetings

 Presentations

One-on-one meetings

 Assignments
  • Prepare project presentation, documentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog
11 Tues, 11 Nov Course project presentations Presentations Assignments
  • Prepare project presentation, documentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog as needed
12 Tues, 18 Nov Course project presentations Presentations Assignments
  • Prepare project presentation, documentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog as needed
13 Tues, 25 Nov Course project presentations Presentations Assignments
  • Prepare project presentation, documentation as needed
  • Post to fieldwork blog as needed
14 Tues, 2 Dec Course project presentations Presentations  
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