(EDT 620) Evaluating and Applying Instructional Media
Syllabus of Record
Catalog Description: This course focuses on the evaluation, selection, and use of educational software and online instructional resources in classroom teaching and learning.
Exposure to a variety of educational software applications, as well as resources on the
Internet, with a focus on the processes and products of design, evaluation, and implementation of technology-based learning environments.
Unit Mission, Philosophy, Values:
Our Mission:
“Teaching, Leading and Learning in a Democratic Society”
The College of Education prepares candidates who enhance the individual growth of their students while working to establish policies and practices that promote the principles of democratic education. The College articulates this mission as Teaching, Leading, and
Learning in a Democratic Society.
Philosophy:
Student Potential, Ethical Implications
Believing that schools function as social and political entities as well as for the growth of individuals, the College of Education prepares teachers and leaders a) to enhance the academic and personal potential of their students b) to evaluate the social and ethical implications of educational policies and practices.
Values:
“Expertise, Equity, Liberal Education, Social Responsibility”
The College of Education values expertise to guide our practice, equity to guide our interactions, liberal education to guide our perspectives, and social responsibility to guide our commitment to democratic education. We value these ideals in our preparation of candidates, our development of faculty, and our relationships with the larger community we serve.
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Unit and Program Standards:
Unit Standards: National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and
Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
Advanced Program Standards: National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Council for Social Foundations of Education (CSFE) and College of Education Research
Standards
Course Standards and Assessments
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
Proposition #5: Teachers Think Systematically about their Practice
Continually make difficult choices that test their judgment.
Seek advice of others, draw on research and scholarship to improve their practice.

 Program Standards: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)
II. PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES
Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. Teachers:
E. plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.
III. TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE CURRICULUM
Teachers implement curriculum plans, that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. Teachers:
A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. [Theme:Technology]
B. use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. [Theme: Diversity]
C. apply technology to develop students’ higher order skills and creativity.
D. manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment.
VI. SOCIAL, ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES
Teachers understand the social, ethical, legal, and human issues surrounding the use of technology in PK–12 schools and apply that understanding in practice [Theme: Diversity].
Teachers:
C. identify and use technology resources that affirm diversity.
Common course assessments: Educational Software Evaluation
Major Topics:
 A history of technology and instruction
 Categories and taxonomies of instructional software
 Instructional development & learning
 Evaluating instructional software – criteria for evaluation
 Instructional software development tools & environments
 Implementing instructional software in K-12 and higher education settings
 Educational websites and web-based learning environments (WBLE)
 Hypermedia and web development tools
 Virtual Universities and High Schools
 Planning & evaluating technology adoption
Course Knowledge Base
Boxie, P., & Maring, G. H. (2002).Using web-based activities to enhance writing in Science:
The Dynamic Earth Project. The Teacher Educator, 38(2), 99-111. Available online through WilsonSelect.
Bruce, B.C. (1999). Educational technology: Tools for inquiry, communication, construction, and expression. Available on the Web at: http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~chip/pubs/taxonomy/taxonomy.pdf

Butzin, S. M. (2001). Using instructional technology in transformed learning environments: an evaluation of Project CHILD. Journal of Research on Computing in Education,
33(4), 367-73. Available online through WilsonSelect.
Craig, L., & Al-Nuaim, H. (1999). Interactive technology and authoring tools: A historical review and analysis. Educational Technology Research and Development, 47(3), 63-
75. Available online via WilsonSelect.
Dillner, M. (2000). Internet Safety and Ethics for the Classroom. Available online at: http://www.readingonline.org/editorial/edit_index.asp?HREF=/editorial/ethics.html
Donlevy, J. (2003). Online learning in virtual high school. International Journal of
Instructional Media, 30(2), 117-21. Available online via WilsonSelect.