WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Tucson Campus
School of Education
Wayland Baptist University Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students
in an academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional
success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.
Course Name: EDIT 4310: Technology Tools for Education
Term and Year: Summer 2016
Full Name of Instructor: Dr. Timothy J. Brady
Office Phone and Email: 520-459-1610/bradyt@wbu.edu
Office Hours, Building, and Location: Landmark Plaza, 400 W. Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
M-F 9:30 – 11:15
Meeting Time and Location: Saturdays: June 11th, June 18th, July 9th, July 30th
Catalog Description: Train instructors and educators through the effective use of integrated software
programs for problem solving and creating innovative and effective instructional tool.
Prerequisite: COSC 2311 or EDIT 2310
Required Textbook and Resources:
Beyond Counterfeit Reform: Forging an Authentic Future for All Learners
book)
9780810840096 (used
The Sabre-Tooth Curriculum 978-0071422888
Teaching the 4 C’s With Technology
978-1416621492
OUTCOME COMPETENCIES: Listed below are specific course learning objectives established from
textbooks and group discussion:
1. Students use technology-related terms, concepts, data input strategies, and ethical practices to
make informed decisions about current technologies
2. Students identify task requirements, apply search strategies, and use current technologies to
efficiently acquire, analyze, and evaluate a variety of electronic information.
3. Use task-appropriate tools to synthesize knowledge, create a modify solutions, and evaluate
results in a way that supports the work of individuals and groups in problem-solving situation.
4. Communicate information in different formats and for diverse audiences.
5. Evaluate current literature about education and the role of technology in this model.
6. Examine some tools that instructors may use to improve education and evaluation of learning.
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The more the student puts into the course, the higher his or her outcome competencies will be.
Attendance Requirements: Students are expected to attend each class. Some of our meetings will be
in person and some online, but you will be expected to attend “class” each week. You are permitted 1
absence for emergencies or illness. Students who miss more than 1 classe will be required to do
additional studies to receive a passing grade.
Disability Statement: It is University policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded
from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational
program or activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of existing disabilities at the
first meeting. (Documentation of disability may be required.)
Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty:
Writing is a collaborative art. Working out ideas for your paper with an instructor, writing tutor,
classmate, family member, or friend is encouraged not only for this class, but also for other classes that
involve writing. Discussion and collaborative brainstorming are good. However, passing off another’s
writing or ideas as your own is plagiarism. It is unethical, it constitutes Academic Dishonesty (cheating),
and it is sufficient grounds both for failure of a course and suspension from the university.
Common examples of plagiarism or academic dishonesty include the following:
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Copying any amount of text directly from an internet website, book, or other document without
appropriate citation and synthesis into one’s own discussion.
Paraphrasing the ideas presented in any source or oral discussion without appropriate citation.
Using the evidence and conclusions of any source as the controlling framework for one’s own
paper.
Recycling work from a previous or current course, whether your own work or another student’s
work.
Purchasing or otherwise downloading a paper from an internet website.
In some writing assignments, you will be expected to incorporate scholarly sources into your document.
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING must be met to constitute appropriate citation of any source:
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Including MLA, Chicago, or APA parenthetical or note-style citation format as required by the
instructor.
Placing borrowed text directly from another source within “quotation marks.”
Introducing clearly another author’s voice into the document by means of a signal phrase (an
introduction of that author).
Offering, in short, a clear distinction between one’s own voice or ideas and those of any outside
authors brought into the discussion.
Wayland Baptist University observes a ZERO TOLERANCE policy regarding Academic Dishonesty.
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Any suspected instance of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, will first be evaluated by
the instructor and discussed individually with the student.
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If the instructor determines that a student’s actions constitute Academic Dishonesty, the case
will be filed with the school dean (as determined by course prefix) and reported to the
university executive vice president/provost, as per university policy. ALL CASES OF ACADEMIC
DISHONESTY WILL RE REPORTED.
Per university policy as described in the Wayland Academic Catalog, second offenses WILL
RESULT IN SUSPENSION FROM THE UNIVERSITY.
Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:
Grading Percentage
Final Class Presentation
Participation/Quizzes
Final Exam
Grading for Course
30%
50%
20 %
A=
B=
C=
D=
F=
90 - 100 %
80 - 90 %
70 - 80 %
60 - 70 %
below 60 %
Grade percentages are approximate. You will be evaluation on the “total points” system; I will
attempt to make each of these categories meet the percentage.
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Tentative Schedule:
Tentative Class Schedule. Change may be made by the instructor
based on enrollment or other factors.
June 4th:
Introduction of class content, procedures, and assignments
The Sabre-Tooth Curriculum
Please have text read before class1
June 18th:
Beyond Counterfeit Reforms
Introduction, Chapters 1-4
July 9th:
Beyond Counterfeit Reforms
Chapters 5-6
Teaching the 4 C’s with Technology
July 30th:
Beyond Counterfeit Reforms
Chapter 7
Explore/Present Technology Tools that enhance instruction today
Student Presentations: A Class that Uses Technology to do the “job”
better.
This schedule outlines the path that we will be taking through our texts. Additional work with
specific tools such as Microsoft office will be worked into our discussion when appropriate.
Instruction in Microsoft office will be available online at http://www.gcflearnfree.org/technology
This technology is free and provides all the skills that you will need.
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All reading should be completed by the day of our meeting.
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