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Semester Assignments
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The Role of Technology in Education
At the end of class, please submit a 1-page reflection on What did you find interesting or surprising? What concerns do you have about MOOCS and/or open education? In what ways if any, these new developments might influence your work in your school/organization/workplace? -
Digital Equity and Access Assignment
Girls Who CodeAt the end of class, please submit a 1-page reflection on today’s session: What did you find interesting or surprising? What concerns do you have about MOOCS and/or open education? In what ways if any, these new developments might influence your work in your school/organization/workplace? -
OER & MOOCS
At the end of class, please submit a 1-page reflection on today’s session: What did you findinteresting or surprising? What concerns do you have about MOOCS and/or open education? In what ways if any, these new developments might influence your work in your school/organization/workplace? -
TPACK Framework
View one example of how technology integration listed in the Technology Integration Matrix available at http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/gradelevel.php. You may select an example of your choice. What teacher technology competencies are exhibited in your selected example? Frame your response in light of the TPACK framework. -
Hands-On Presentation on Adventure Learning
During the course of the semester you will be responsible for leading a Hands-On Session. New technologies become obsolete very quickly. The purpose of this activity is therefore twofold: First it will enable you to become a life-long learner by making you comfortable exploring software tools that you haven’t seen before. Second, it will help you develop your skills as technology instructor or technology trainer. As you prepare for this activity here are some things you need to have in mind: -
Flipping the Classroom
Based on what you have watched and read this week, how do you feel about the flipped classroom idea? Provide one example of how you think the flipped classroom can work well in your own content area or work environment. -
Project Proposal Due
For your Final Project you will work individually or in groups to design and develop one or more modules on a topic of strategic importance to the curriculum of your school or workplace that integrate types of learning technologies. The goal of the project is for you to demonstrate that you are capable of integrating technology & learning (school-based, workplace or informal learning) in an educationally sound manner. -
Learning to Code
What is the working definition of computational thinking? Go to http://code.org and click on Learning. Try out coding either in Codeacademy or CodeHS. Describe your experience. Do you think is important for students to learn how to code? -
Final Project Due
