EDU 1015 (UG) Technology and Society:
School, Community and Workplace
This course focuses on technology, in both instructional and
assistive capacities, community and the workplace, in order that
students may develop skill in technology to acquire information,
communicate and enhance learning across the seven areas of
knowledge described in the New York State Learning Standards. EDU
1015 will provide students with valuable technological skills and a
broad knowledge of how various electronic resources affect life and
learning. Students will develop an understanding of the
various roles of technology in schools, the community, and the
workplace as a tool for instruction and building capacity. To
compliment the in-class experience, a field-based experience is
required to provide all students with an authentic perspective of
technology in our society. (Field work required.) Credit: 3
semester hours.
EDU 7266 (G) Technology for Teaching
Literacy Applications in Regular & Special Education
Settings
Technology for Teaching Literacy Applications in Regular and
Special Education Settings is a course designed for students in the
Masters Program who are also interested in learning about
technology utilization for literacy-based instruction. Emphasis is
places on the ways that technology can be used in the classroom to
acquire information, communicate, and enhance learning in grades
Pre K-5. Throughout the semester, students will engage in a variety
of experiences that will model the integration of technology and
instructional methods that address learning standards and support
diverse learning styles. Students will also take part in several
collaborative experiences that involve hands-on activities with
software applications, peripheral hardware, and telecommunications
tools.
This course supports students through varying levels of computer
expertise as they work intimately with technology tools in each
class. Students are expected to spend time using the computers and
the Internet outside of the regularly scheduled class time to
complete assignments and projects. Each participant will develop an
integrated curriculum project in which computer technology supports
and extends student learning. In addition, students will use the
Internet as a tool, to communicate, find lessons, and share
resources that enhance classroom instruction. WebCT, an online
course management system, will also serve as a vehicle for
interaction and dialogue among class participants and a haven for
resources related to this course.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
EDU 7666 (G) Developing Curriculum
Materials for the Web.
Advanced Technology in Education explores recent
advances in technology in terms of research implications and
classroom applications. This course examines forms of interactive
multimedia reports and supports students through the creation of
similar tools like curriculum webs. A curriculum web is a website
designed to support a specific curriculum plan while utilizing
electronic resources. It is an interactive, Internet-based "plan
for a sustained process of teaching and learning" (Pratt, 1994, p.
5). Students in this class will design and build curriculum webs
with the use of standard Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) codes.
The course will cover detailed procedures and principles for
creating curriculum webs for classroom teaching with the Internet,
that also support the learning needs and interests of students. The
course assumes a basic knowledge of computers, including use of
e-mail, the Internet, and word processing. Most important this
class assumes a willingness to put time and energy into the
planning and development of online resources and curriculum webs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
EDU 7036 (G) Using Web-based
Resources to Enhance Inquiry-based Learning
Technological devices, software programs, and Internet
resources provide viable tools for conducting rich explorations
within the K-12 curriculum. This 5- week course examines
various ways of utilizing web-based materials in a general
classroom setting that embraces inquiry learning. Teachers in
this class will examine literature that frames the tenets of
inquiry learning while developing relationships with web-based
resources and classroom content. Teachers will engage in and
develop web-based inquiries that link to New York State and
International Society for Technology in Education learning
standards. This virtual learning experience will provide electronic
resources supported by ongoing dialogue that will facilitate a
deeper understanding of inquiry in the process of teaching and
learning. Credit: 2 semester hours for in-service teachers.