KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
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Course Number/Program Name ITEC 7440 Multimedia in Education
Department Proposed: Instructional Technology and Educational Foundations
Degree Title (if applicable) Instructional Technology
Proposed Effective Date Fall, 2007
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Course Prefix and Number __ITEC 7440____________________
Course Title Multimedia in Education_
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites Admission to M.Ed. program in Instructional Technology
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course explores introductory topics in multimedia and emerging technologies and
their role in education. Course coverage will include both theoretical understanding of
multimedia technologies and hands-on experience with software and hardware. Topics
may include research related to multimedia and emerging technologies; classroom
applications; design and development techniques; hardware and software requirements;
digitizing and manipulating images, voice and video materials; and copyright and ethics.
Students will apply instructional design processes and principles to designing and
developing multimedia content. There will be a special focus on Internet technologies,
such as podcasting. This course will also examine emerging technologies having potential
to positively impact student achievement.
III.
Justification
In recent years, researchers have formed a strong consensus on the importance of
engaged learning in schools and classrooms. This consensus, together with a recognition
of the changing needs of 21st century learners, has stimulated the need for more
interactive multimedia instructional content. Today's children are "growing up digital."
Their view of the world is very different from that of adults, thanks to unprecedented
access to information, people, and ideas across highly interactive media. They learn
differently and as a result feel disconnected from schools that were designed for another
time. This digital generation takes in and responds to rapidly transmitted sights and
sounds whether on television, computers, or video games. Educators must learn to
capitalize on these types of multimedia and emerging technologies and utilize them to
engage students in meaningful and relevant learning experiences.
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor:
Text:
Prerequisites:
Admission to M.Ed. program in Instructional Technology
Objectives:
This course is designed to meet the following objectives. Candidates will:
TF-III.A. Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student
technology standards.
1.
Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of mediabased tools such as television, audio, print media, and graphics. (TF-III. A.5)
2.
Use and describe methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support
use of distance learning systems appropriate in a school environment. (TF-III. A.6)
3.
Use methods for teaching concepts and skills that support the use of web-based and
non web-based authoring tools in a school environment. (TF-III. A.7)
TF-V.C. Apply technology to increase productivity.
4.
Assist others in locating, selecting, capturing, and integrating video and digital
images in varying formats for use in presentations, publications, and /or other
products. (TF-V. C.2)
5.
Demonstrate the use of specific-purpose electronic devices (such as graphing
calculators, languages translators, scientific probeware, or electronic thesaurus) in
content areas. (TF-V. C.3)
6.
Use a variety of distance learning systems and use at least one to support
personal/professional development. (TF-V. C.4)
7.
Use instructional design principles to develop hypermedia and multimedia products to
support personal and professional development. (TF-V. C.5)
8.
Select appropriate tools for communicating concepts, conducting research, and
solving problems for an intended audience and purpose. (TF-V. C.6)
9.
Use examples of emerging programming, authoring or problem solving environments
that support person/professional development. (TF-V. C.7)
TF-V.D. Use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger
community in order to nurture student learning.
10.
Model the use of telecommunications tools and resources for information sharing,
remote information access, and multimedia/hypermedia publishing in order to nurture
student learning. (TF-V. D.1)
11.
Communicate with colleagues and discuss current research to support instruction,
using applications including electronic mail, online conferencing, and web browsers.
(TF-V. D.2)
12.
Participate in online collaborative curricular projects and team activities to build
bodies of knowledge around specific topics. (TF-V. D.3)
13.
Design, develop, and maintain Web pages and sites that support communication
between the school and community. (TF-V. D.4)
TF-VIII.E. Engage in supervised field-based experiences with accomplished technology
facilitators and/or directors.
1. Examine components needed for effective field-based experiences in instructional
program development, professional development, facility and resource management,
WAN/LAN/wireless systems, or managing change related to technology use in school
based settings. (TF-VIII.E.1)
Instructional Method
The instructional method will blend traditional face-to-face lecture, professional
readings and class discussions with online exercises, discussion forums and
collaborative activities.
Evaluation and Grading
Emerging Technology Research
Movie
Podcast
Participation
Discussion Forums
Grades will be assigned as follows:
92-100 average points
A
85-91 average points B
76-84 average points C
<76 average points F
10 points
40 points
10 points
20 points
20 points
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
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Other Personnel
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Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
0
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
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Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
Instructional Technology
ITEC 7440
Multimedia In Education
3 credit class
Fall 2007
Regular
APPROVED:
________________________________________________
Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee __
VII Attach Syllabus
I.
Course Number:
Course Title:
College:
Semester:
Room:
ITEC 7440
Multimedia in Education
Bagwell College of Education
II.
Instructors:
III.
Class Meetings:
IV.
Required Text:
V.
Catalog Course Description: ITEC 7440 Multimedia in Education. 3-0-3
This course explores introductory topics in multimedia and emerging technologies and their role in education. Course coverage will include
both theoretical understanding of multimedia technologies and hands-on experience with software and hardware. Topics may include research
related to multimedia and emerging technologies; classroom applications; design and development techniques; hardware and software
requirements; digitizing and manipulating images, voice and video materials; and copyright and ethics. Students will apply instructional design
processes and principles to designing and developing multimedia content. There will be a special focus on Internet technologies, such as
podcasting. This course will also examine emerging technologies having potential to positively impact student achievement.
VI.
Professional Portfolio Narrative:
A required element in each portfolio for the Graduate Program is a portfolio narrative. The purpose of the portfolio narrative is to ensure that
every candidate reflects on each of the proficiencies on the CPI and the TF standards with regard to what evidence the candidate has selected
for his/her portfolio. In your portfolio, you need to include a narrative which includes descriptive, analytic and reflective writing in which you
reflect on each proficiency and how you make the case that the evidence you have selected in your portfolio supports a particular proficiency,
using the Portfolio Narrative Rubric as a guide. The narrative should be comprehensive, documenting research-based best practices.
VII.
Purpose and Rationale:
In recent years, researchers have formed a strong consensus on the importance of engaged learning in schools and classrooms. This
consensus, together with a recognition of the changing needs of 21st century learners, has stimulated the need for more interactive multimedia
instructional content. Today's children are "growing up digital." Their view of the world is very different from that of adults, thanks to
unprecedented access to information, people, and ideas across highly interactive media. They learn differently and as a result feel
disconnected from schools that were designed for another time. This digital generation takes in and responds to rapidly transmitted sights and
sounds whether on television, computers, or video games. Educators must learn to capitalize on these types of multimedia and emerging
technologies and utilize them to engage students in meaningful and relevant learning experiences.
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY’S CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:
Collaborative development of expertise in teaching and learning
The Professional Teacher Education Unit (PTEU) at Kennesaw State University is committed to developing expertise among candidates in
initial and advanced programs as teachers and leaders who possess the capability, intent and expertise to facilitate high levels of learning in all
of their students through effective, research-based practices in classroom instruction, and who enhance the structures that support all learning.
To that end, the PTEU fosters the development of candidates as they progress through stages of growth from novice to proficient to expert and
leader. Within the PTEU conceptual framework, expertise is viewed as a process of continued development, not an end-state. To be effective,
teachers and educational leaders must embrace the notion that teaching and learning are entwined and that only through the implementation of
validated practices can all students construct meaning and reach high levels of learning. In that way, candidates are facilitators of the teaching
and learning process. Finally, the PTEU recognizes, values and demonstrates collaborative practices across the college and university and
extends collaboration to the community-at-large. Through this collaboration with professionals in the university, the public and private schools,
parents and other professional partners, the PTEU meets the ultimate goal of assisting Georgia schools in bringing all students to high levels of
learning.
Knowledge Base:
Teacher development is generally recognized as a continuum that includes four phases: preservice, induction, in-service, renewal (Odell,
Huling, and Sweeny, 2000). Just as Sternberg (1996) believes that the concept of expertise is central to analyzing the teaching-learning
process, the teacher education faculty at KSU believe that the concept of expertise is central to preparing effective classroom teachers and
teacher leaders. Researchers describe how during the continuum phases teachers progress from being Novices learning to survive in
classrooms toward becoming Experts who have achieved elegance in their teaching. We, like Sternberg (1998), believe that expertise is not an
end-state but a process of continued development.
Use of Technology:
Technology Standards for Educators are required by the Professional Standards Commission. Telecommunication and information
technologies will be integrated throughout the master teacher preparation program, and all candidates must be able to use technology to
improve student learning and meet Georgia Technology Standards for Educators. During the courses, candidates will be provided with
opportunities to explore and use instructional media. They will master use of productivity tools, such as multimedia facilities, local-net and
Internet, and feel confident to design multimedia instructional materials, and create WWW resources.
Field-Based Activities
While completing your graduate program at Kennesaw State University, you are required to be involved in a variety of leadership and schoolbased activities directed at the improvement of teaching and learning. Appropriate activities may include, but are not limited to, attending and
presenting at professional conferences, actively serving on or chairing school-based committees, attending PTA/school board meetings,
leading or presenting professional development activities at the school or district level, and participating in education-related community events.
As you continue your educational experiences, you are encouraged to explore every opportunity to learn by doing.
VIII:
Goals and Objectives:
This course is designed to meet the following objectives. Candidates will:
TF-III.A. Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
14.
Use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of media-based tools such as television, audio,
print media, and graphics. (TF-III. A.5)
15.
Use and describe methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of distance learning systems
appropriate in a school environment. (TF-III. A.6)
16.
Use methods for teaching concepts and skills that support the use of web-based and non web-based authoring tools in a
school environment. (TF-III. A.7)
TF-V.C. Apply technology to increase productivity.
17.
Assist others in locating, selecting, capturing, and integrating video and digital images in varying formats for use in
presentations, publications, and /or other products. (TF-V. C.2)
18.
Demonstrate the use of specific-purpose electronic devices (such as graphing calculators, languages translators, scientific
probeware, or electronic thesaurus) in content areas. (TF-V. C.3)
19.
Use a variety of distance learning systems and use at least one to support personal/professional development. (TF-V. C.4)
20.
Use instructional design principles to develop hypermedia and multimedia products to support personal and professional
development. (TF-V. C.5)
21.
Select appropriate tools for communicating concepts, conducting research, and solving problems for an intended audience and
purpose. (TF-V. C.6)
22.
Use examples of emerging programming, authoring or problem solving environments that support person/professional
development. (TF-V. C.7)
TF-V.D. Use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning.
23.
Model the use of telecommunications tools and resources for information sharing, remote information access, and
multimedia/hypermedia publishing in order to nurture student learning. (TF-V. D.1)
24.
Communicate with colleagues and discuss current research to support instruction, using applications including electronic mail,
online conferencing, and web browsers. (TF-V. D.2)
25.
Participate in online collaborative curricular projects and team activities to build bodies of knowledge around specific topics.
(TF-V. D.3)
26.
Design, develop, and maintain Web pages and sites that support communication between the school and community. (TF-V.
D.4)
TF-VIII.E. Engage in supervised field-based experiences with accomplished technology facilitators and/or directors.
2. Examine components needed for effective field-based experiences in instructional program development, professional development,
facility and resource management, WAN/LAN/wireless systems, or managing change related to technology use in school based
settings. (TF-VIII.E.1)
IX.
Requirements/Assignments:
Research an emerging technology (PDAs, GPS units, etc…) and deliver a presentation to the class describing the technology and
how it might be used to positively impact student achievement.
Design and develop a 3-5 minute instructional “movie” that could be used to support a lesson that emphasizes one or more of the
Georgia Performance Standards. Post the movie as a video podcast on the Internet.
Develop a screen recording that could serve as a “mini-tutorial.”
Participate in a series of online discussion forums responding to professional readings and exploring critical issues and trends
related to the implementation of multimedia and emerging technologies. Student positions on each issue should be shaped by facts and
research gathered from professional readings and validated through professional experiences. Postings should include specific examples
drawn from professional practice. Students will read and review submissions by other students and provide an analytical response to at least
two of their peers.
X:
Evaluation and Grading:
Emerging Technology Research
Movie
Podcast
Participation
Discussion Forums
10 points
40 points
10 points
20 points
20 points
Grades will be assigned as follows:
92-100 average points
A
85-91 average points B
76-84 average points C
<76 average points F
XI.
Policies
Diversity: A variety of materials and instructional strategies will be employed to meet the needs of the different learning styles of diverse
learners in class. Candidates will gain knowledge as well as an understanding of differentiated strategies and curricula for providing effective
instruction and assessment within multicultural classrooms. One element of course work is raising candidate awareness of critical multicultural
issues. A second element is to cause candidates to explore how multiple attributes of multicultural populations influence decisions in
employing specific methods and materials for every student. Among these attributes are age, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender,
geographic region, giftedness, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. An emphasis on cognitive style
differences provides a background for the consideration of cultural context.
Kennesaw State University provides program accessibility and accommodations for persons defined as disabled under Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. A number of services are available to support students with
disabilities within their academic program. In order to make arrangements for special services, students must visit the Office of Disabled
Student Support Services (ext. 6443) and develop an individual assistance plan. In some cases, certification of disability is required.
Please be aware there are other support/mentor groups on the campus of Kennesaw State University that address each of the multicultural
variables outlined above.
Academic Honesty: KSU expects that graduate students will pursue their academic programs in an ethical, professional manner. Any work
that students present in fulfillment of program or course requirements should represent their own efforts, achieved without giving or receiving
any unauthorized assistance. Any student who is found to have violated these expectations will be subject to disciplinary action.
XII.
Course Outline
(subject to change)
Topics
Introduction to Multimedia in Education
Integrating Curricular Content into Multimedia Production
Multimedia Projects in the Classroom
Designing and Developing Multimedia Projects
Evaluating Multimedia Projects
XIII.
References/Bibliography
Counts, E. (2003). Multimedia design and production for students and teachers. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Green, T., & Brown, A. (2002). Multimedia projects in the classroom: A guide to development and evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Hannafin, M. J., & Peck, K. L. (1997). The design, development, and evaluation of instructional software. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.
Ivers, K., & Barron, A. (2002). Multimedia projects in education: Designing, producing, and assessing (2nd ed.). Littleton, CO: Libraries
Unlimited.
Jonassen, D. H. (2002). Learning to solve problems with technology: A constructivist perspective (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall.
Male, M. (2002). Technology for inclusion: Meeting the special needs of all students (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Mayer, R. E. (2001). Multimedia learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. MA: Course Technology.
Vaughan, Tay. (2001). Multimedia: Making it work (5th edition). New York: Osborne McGraw-Hill.