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InformationandCommunicationTechnologiesforTeaching

(ICTE)

Courseoverview

ICTEisafourweekonlinecoursewhereeachparticipantwillexploreandappropriatetechnologiesthat

mayaddvaluetohis/herteaching. EachpersonwillselectfromawideportfolioofICTEopportunities

thosethat

are

appealing

to

him/her.

Using

acombination

of

three

teaching

strategies

(teacher

centered,studentcenteredandgroupcentered)participantswilllearnandapplyrelevantsolutionsto

theircourses. Eachparticipantwillcompletearegistrationsurveywhichwillallowthemtodetermine

theirstrengthsandneedsforthecourse. Uponcompletionafacetofacelaunchingsessionwill

introduceparticipantstocoursemethodsandtools.

Facilitators

Dr.AlvaroGalvis,coursedeveloper,withalsoserveasthecoursedirector.HewillcollaboratewithDr.

IanToppinandMrs.ShiraHedgepethtofacilitateweeklyactivities.

Contacthours: OndemandviaPronto,SkypeorMSN.IDsareavailableatfacultyprofile.

TechnologyStatement

Thiscourse

will

require

Internet

access

using

acomputer

with

aJava

enabled

browser,

as

well

as

aheadsetandwebcam(ifpossible).FacultieswhohavenotpreviouslyreceivedaheadsetfromCETLmay

receiveoneforthecourse.

Thefollowingsoftwarewillbeutilizedandneedstobeinstalledonyourcomputer: AdobeAcrobat

Reader,Techsmiths Jing, SkypeorMSNandPronto. InstallationrequestsshouldbepostedtoIR

concerninginformationresourcesnotalreadyinstalledinyourWSSUcomputer(Helpticketsmustbe

postedathttp://help.wssu.edu/scripts/texcel/ServiceWise/CLogin.dll).

DigitalBook

UsethefollowinglinktodownloadandprintafreecopyofGalvis(2009)EstablishingaPLACEforteachingtechnologies.WinstonSalem,NC:Manuscript,availableathttp://www slideshare net/algalvis50/establishing a place for teaching technologies

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Courserationale

This

course

was

created

to

help

faculty

keep

the

pace

with

new

technologies

for

education

and

improve

theirteachingwiththem.Dealingwithnativetechnologyusersisnotaneasytaskforfacultywhoare

digitalimmigrants.Itrequirescontinuousexplorationofdigitalopportunitiesandathorough

understandingofhowtechnologycanbeusedtoenhanceteachingandlearning. Further,facultymust

understandhowtoselecttheappropriatetoolforthestatedoutcome.

LearningObjectives

Atthe

end

of

the

ICTE

net

course

participants

will

be

able

to

use

selected

digital

technologies

to

improve

theircoursedeliveryandteaching. Proficiencywillbeshownbythefacultyidentifyinginstructional

needsthatcanberesolvedwithselectedandreviewedtechnology. Eachfacultywillselect,exploreand

proposehowtointegrateatleastthreeICTEintotheircourses. Fullintegrationoftechnologymust

includecorrespondingrubrics.

Learningactivities

Therewillbeaoneandahalfhourfacetofaceinductionsessionwherefacultywillbeintroducedto

technologiesthatwillbeutilizedintheICTEcourse.Duringthefourweeksfollowing,therewillbeonline

interactionamongparticipantsandfacilitatorsbyusingthefollowingtypeofweeklyactivities:

Expositoryactivities/teachercentered:Therewillbeweeklymultimediapresentationaboutaselectedtechnologiestobediscussedinanasynchronousforum.Discussionwillbegroundedon

eachpersonsteaching,nottheoretical;atleasttwopostingsaccordingtoTIGERrubric(see

appendix1).

Activelearningactivities/studentcenteredactivities:AscavengerhuntactivitywillbeimplementedbyeachparticipantinregardwithanICTEofhis/herinterestandfindingswillbe

postedinapersonalblog.APBR(PersonalBlogRubric)willbeusedtoassessqualityofblog

posting(seeappendix2).

Interactiveactivities/groupcenteredactivities:SmallgroupsofpeoplewhohaveatleastonehourincommonavailableperweekwilltalkoninternetaboutanICTEthatatleastoneofthe

groupmembersisfamiliar.LessonslearnedfromtheweeklyICTEwillbesharedbygroupsusing

awikispace.TherewillbeaGWR(GroupWikiRubric)available(seeappendix3).

Reflectiveactivities: Attheendofeachweekparticipantswillpostashortreflectionbasedonhis/herweeklyexperienceinacourseblog.Ametareflection(reflectionaboutpastweek

reflections)willbepostedatthebeginningofthenextweek,inthesameblog.

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