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ISTC 541
Dept. of Educational Technology and Literacy
Towson University
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Welcome! and introductions
 Dr. Sarah
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Lohnes Watulak
Ed. D, Communication and Education, Columbia University
Research interests: new literacies, millennials, web 2.0
policy and practice in higher education
 Who
are you? Tell us about yourself and your
interests in instructional technology.
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Course Themes
 Survey
of the field of instructional technology
 Develop
an awareness and understanding of theories
and philosophies underlying the field
 Hands-on
work with common instructional technologies
 Graduate
level, academic research and writing
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Course Strategies
 Reading
and class discussion
 Student
presentations: sharing useful technologies
for teaching and learning
 Online
group collaboration
 Hands-on
lab sessions: web design, digital
storytelling
 Research
and research paper writing
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Expectations
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What you can expect from me
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To be respectful of others’ perspectives
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To communicate to you in a timely manner
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To be clear in my expectations
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To facilitate discussion
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To attempt to help you clarify your concepts related to the field of
instructional technology
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To create a supportive, tolerant community of learners
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To care about your success in this class and as a student at this
university
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What I expect of you
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To carefully and thoughtfully prepare for class (e.g.- complete the
reading and come with questions, comments, connections, or
thoughts)
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To participate thoughtfully in class discussions
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To be respectful of others’ perspectives
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To complete assignments in a timely manner
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To communicate with me in a timely manner
… take responsibility for yourself as a learner
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Class discussions
 Preparation: read, take
notes, do blog response
 You
are not allowed to say “I don’t know” in this
class when asked a question
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are not required to know, but you are expected
to think.
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Speculate, wonder aloud, make connections with other
academic and personal experiences…
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Course technologies
Where to find what in the paperless classroom
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Blackboard = home base
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Course info – syllabus, rubrics, etc.
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Schedule
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Readings
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Assignments (descriptions, submit)
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Discussion boards
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Resource Links
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Blackboard Activities
Log on to Blackboard
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Explore the site, especially Schedule
Questions?
Go to Discussion Board
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Subscribe to Help!! forum
Initial definitions of IT discussion
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Create a new thread and respond to the following prompt: What
is your initial, informal definition of instructional technology?
Respond to at least one classmate’s post
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Blog = reading response journal
 Post
response to weekly prompt
 Post
anything else related to the course that you
think might be of interest!
 End
product = cumulative log of your interests and
thoughts regarding the issues in our field
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Create a Blog
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Create an account on Blogger or Wordpress
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http://www.blogger.com
http://www.wordpress.com
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Follow their instructions to create a new blog
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Write your first post: topic of your choosing
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Email your blog’s URL to me so that I can post it on Blackboard
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slohneswatulak@towson.edu
Questions for viewing:
-What surprised you?
- What did you find yourself disagreeing with?
Pay Attention video