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EDU 697 week 1 Discussion

Learning in a Technology-enhanced Environment

A peer reviewed journal or article is an article or journal that has been

reviewed by experts in the field and deemed to be worth reading by other

professionals. Typically this is an extensive process in which reviewers are

carefully vetted for expertise and professional experience. In this

assignment, you will have an opportunity to examine a peer reviewed article

and apply what you have learned to a professional scenario or activity.

Please refer to the following tutorials for guidance on conducting scholarly

research at the Ashford Library:

About Scholarly Journals and Online Databases

How to Conduct Research Using the Ashford Library

Step 1: Research

 

1. This activity will be appropriate for your ePortfolio and addresses

Program learning Outcome 4. Locate one peer reviewed article from the

Ashford University Library, which describes the effects, benefits,

advantages, etc., of instructional technology on learner achievement.

Look for an article that can be applied to your own profession or you may

use another educational environment (K12, higher education, military,

corporate, etc.). The article needs to come from a peer reviewed source

(e.g., Proquest, ERIC databases) and be a full-text article.Tip: Suggested

search keywords are “benefits advantages instructional technology.”

Please specify the database where you located the article(s) as part of

your APA citation.

2. Summarize the article in one paragraph, including an overview of the

topic, key concepts, findings and recommendations. Include the APA

formatted reference information.

3. In a second paragraph, using an example from your profession or

another educational environment, what insights or ideas from your peer

reviewed article can guide the use of technology to support learner

achievement?

 

Step 2: Application

 

1. Create a collaborative wiki, blog or website tool (e.g. Wikispaces,

PBWorks, WIX, etc.). You will continue to use this tool for the rest of the

class as your ePortfolio platform.

2. Upload your content from Step 1 (a-c) above that summarizes the

research article you found from the Library and the implications to a

professional or educational environment that you identified.

3. In your initial post to this discussion question, make sure you include

the link to your website, and test it prior to submitting.

 

Guided Response – Visit and review at least two of your classmates’

postings. Provide feedback on their assessment of use of collaborative

technology in the educational environment they identified. Offer suggestions

or comments that might improve their summaries for application of learning

in a technology-enhanced environment.

Review this Required Resource: Five Principles of Effective Web

Design(http://simplyadammann.com/blog/2013/2/5/5rsdlgz9b3fp5n4mm1ntx

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Provide insightful comments or questions regarding the content and format

of your classmates’ websites. Look for items such as layout, use of images,

ease of navigation, overall look and feel, typos, etc.

 

EDU 697 week 2 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until

Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both

the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference

the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion

will be evaluated.

 

Technology-Enhanced Strategies

“If it is pointless to consider tailoring instruction to each individual student, it

is equally misguided to imagine that a  single one-size fits-all approach to

teaching  can meet the needs of every student” (Felder & Brent, 2005, p.

57).

Reflect on the required resources for Week 2 and your personal and

professional experiences in relation to the points conveyed in the resources.

Discuss how instructional design principles and theory influence the use of

technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the needs of all

learners. Use additional resources in addition to those provided with Week 2

to support your evaluation.  Providing specific examples to illustrate your

understanding of the question and incorporating opposing views to

demonstrate critical thought is encouraged.

Hint: You might consider including a concept map with a tool such as

Bubble.US to visually convey your understanding.

Guided Response: Reply to two or more peers. Replies to peers ought to ask

a question about their evaluation and may offer an additional resource for

consideration that supports an alternative viewpoint. In this and every

discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are

encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in

response to you by the instructor and peers.

 

EDU 697 week 2 Assignment  Supporting the Needs of All Learners

Reflecting on your personal experience, learning in prior courses, and our

Week Two Discussion, briefly discuss and support your understanding of the

importance of designing to support the needs of all learners. Additionally,

select then redesign a prior MATLT activity to demonstrate your attainment

of Program Learning Outcome 3 to “design learning opportunities that apply

technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the needs of all

learners”. The redesign should demonstrate use of instructional design

principles and theory and explain your choice of principles and theories.

Finally, include a discussion of the design and implementation challenges

experienced during the redesign and how they were overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which

you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned

activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this

assignment. However, as a general guideline, the discussion and support of

how instructional design principles and theory influence designs to support

the needs of all learners would reasonable be a page and the reflection on

design and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Writing Tips! For all course assignments, write in a formal tone showing your

best academic writing ability. Additionally, remember to include a succinct

organizing introduction and succinct conclusion to the assignment paper. For

example, for this assignment, you might start (after the title page) by

restating the assignment instructions above into a series of statements for

your introduction (tell the reader what you’ll present). Then, include your

discussion of supporting the needs of all learners, your redesigned lesson,

and the reflection discussion about your challenges. Finally, conclude with a

succinct summary of the contents of your paper (tell the reader what you’ve

said in summary/reword the introduction), ending with a References page.

Additionally, remember to make use of APA headings to signify transitions

among sections of your assignment.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to

evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU 697 week  3 Discussion

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until

Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both

the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference

the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion

will be evaluated.

 

Ethical Practices

Option One: Reflect on the required resources for Week Three and your

personal and professional experiences in relation to the points conveyed in

the resources. Review the hypothetical below and discuss the issues involved

using the example questions as a guide.

 

Option Two: Develop a scenario that your classmates can consider to

demonstrate how instructional design principles and theory influence the

ethical practices of technology usage. For example, the scenario might relate

to issues of copyright in educational media, accessibility of technology, or

specific scenarios for design and instruction with technology. If you’re feeling

especially creative and want to practice your eLearning design skills with

emerging technologies, try writing your scenario to exemplify ethical usage

of technology with Twine. Here is an example Twine story-scenario.

 

Hypothetical: Some of your learners are struggling with a concept in your

class. You decide to use a “Google Hangout” study session and invite

students who are struggling to attend for additional synchronous help.

During the Hangout some of your students convey personal information

about how and why they are struggling in class. Consider the ethical issues

that might arise from the design of this synchronous study session. For

example, could you record and reuse the Hangout for another class? Could

you prevent students from recording and distributing the Hangout? How

would you design the synchronous study session to exemplify and ensure

ethical usage of the technology?

 

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmates. Replies ought to

respond to the hypothetical or developed scenarios by offering critical

analysis of the ethics involved in the scenario, asking questions for

elaboration, or providing additional resources to consider related to the topic

of ethics and technology usage. In this and every discussion, for optimal

engagement with your learning peers, you are encouraged to reengage in

the discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor

and peers

 

EDU 697 week 3 Assignment   Ethical Practices of Technology Usage

Select a prior MATLT Program course activity that demonstrates attainment

of Program Learning Outcome 5 to “exemplify ethical practices of technology

usage”. Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and

theory. Using learning in prior courses and the Week Three Discussion,

include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and why.

Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation

challenges experienced during the redesign process and how they were

overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which

you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned

activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this

assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the

principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design

and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to

evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU 697 week 4 Discussion

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until

Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both

the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference

the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion

will be evaluated.

Assessment and Evaluation

Reflect on the required resources for Week Four and your personal and

professional experiences in relation to the points conveyed in the resources.

Discuss how instructional design principles and theory influence the

evaluation of technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and

evaluation. Use additional resources in addition to those provided with Week

Four to support your evaluation.  Providing specific examples to illustrate

your understanding of the question and incorporating opposing views to

demonstrate critical thought is encouraged.

 

Hint: You might consider including a concept map with a tool such as

Bubble.US to visually convey your understanding.

 

Guided Response: Post replies to two or more classmates. Replies ought to

ask a question about their evaluation and may offer an additional resource

for consideration that supports an alternative viewpoint. Thinking critically

throughout your initial post and replies is encouraged. In this and every

discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are

encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in

response to you by the instructor and peers.

 

EDU 697 week 4 Assignment  Assessment and Evaluation Using Technology

Select a prior MATLT activity that demonstrates attainment of Program

Learning Outcome 6 to “technology resources to facilitate effective

assessment and evaluation” and Program Learning Outcome 7 “Utilize

technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate

findings”. Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and

theory. Using learning in prior courses and the Week Four Discussion, be

sure to include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and

why. Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation

challenges experienced during the redesign process and how they were

overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which

you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned

activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this

assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the

principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design

and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to

evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU 697 week 5 – Discussion

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until

Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both

the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference

the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion

will be evaluated.

 

Technology and Leadership

Reflect on the required resources for Week Five, especially the articles from

Edge (2012) and Wagner and Ice (2012) and your personal and professional

experiences in relation to the points conveyed in the resources. Discuss how

instructional design principles and theory influence the ability to make

informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of learning

and, especially, leadership. Use additional resources in addition to those

provided with Week 5 to support your evaluation.  Providing specific

examples or a scenario to illustrate your understanding of the question and

incorporating opposing views to demonstrate critical thought is encouraged.

 

Hint: You might consider including a concept map with a tool such as

Bubble.US to visually convey your understanding.

 

Guided Response: Post replies to two or more classmates. Replies ought to

ask a question about their evaluation and may offer an additional resource

for consideration that supports an alternative viewpoint. Thinking critically

throughout your initial post and replies is encouraged. In this and every

discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are

encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in

response to you by the instructor and peers

 

 

EDU 697 week 5 Assignment Supporting Learning and Leadership with

Technology

Select a prior MATLT activity that demonstrates attainment of Program

Learning Outcome 8 “demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions

regarding the use of technology in support of learning and leadership”.

Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and theory.  Be

sure to include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and

why. Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation

challenges experienced during the redesign process.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which

you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned

activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this

assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the

principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design

and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to

evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU 697 week 6 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until

Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both

the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference

the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion

will be evaluated.

EDU 697  Final Project Feedback

Post a link to or attach your Final Project draft for feedback from the

instructor and classmates. In your post, describe briefly any design and

development challenges you are facing or have overcome during the

creation of the project. Additionally, help direct feedback from the instructor

and classmates by asking for suggestions on specific elements of your Final

Project that you deem would benefit from enhancement.

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmtes offering specific and

substantial feedback for enhancement of their Final Project. Consider the

criteria of rubric for the Final Project when you give feedback. Please avoid

feedback that is limited to only writing or style and focus primarily on the

content of the project.

As with all discussions in our course, for optimal engagement with your

learning peers, you are encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying

to posts made in response to you by the instructor and peers.

Hint: The Week Six Discussion requires your Final Project be complete on

Thursday in order to post it in time to receive quality and useful feedback.

Please try to provide feedback replies to classmates earlier than the final due

date of the Week Six Discussion to allow everyone a chance to incorporate

the feedback into their final submission for this assignment.

 

EDU 697 week 6 Reflection

 

Reflection

According to the Tuckman and Jensen Model for group processes, the final

stage in a group’s activity involves adjourning. In an online course, the last

week of activity is a time for reflection and ending the formal group

interaction. The same strategy can be applied to the end of a program of

study. Therefore, we would like to model adjourning by offering you this

space to reflect, debrief, and bring closure to our time together in this course

and the MATLT program.

To participate in the Reflection discussion, post a media-rich farewell that

reflects on your learning experiences in this course and then the MATLT

program as a whole. Next, reflect on any design and development challenges

you experienced during the creation of your final project for this course and

make at least one constructive suggestion for how the final project

experience could be improved. Conclude with a reflection on your journey

from enrollment to this moment in the MATLT program. You are encouraged

to highlight friends, family, instructors or fellow learners and even your

Ashford University staff contacts, such as an advisor or librarian, who has

contributed to your success!

Attach or link your creation to your response.  The reflection might be a brief

video, such as with YouTube or VoiceThread, a narrated PowerPoint using

Snap!, or a Glogster, or any other media-rich presentation addressing the

questions. Remember to cite any graphics, audio, video, and ideas you

incorporate into your creation that are not yours.

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmates. In this as with every

discussion throughout our course, for optimal engagement with your learning

peers, you are encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts

made in response to you by the instructor and peers.

The Reflection evaluation will occur along the following grade continuum. An

error constitutes issues with addressing all parts of the question, required

number of replies, timeliness, citation, or mechanics.

5 points – Posts contain no errors.

4 points – Posts contain an error.

3 points – posts contain multiple errors.

0 points – Learner does not participate or one or more posts lack academic

integrity.

 

EDU 697 week 6 Final paper

Final Project

Read this document thoroughly and refer to it often while you’re developing

your Final Project.

You will submit one document for your Final Project, which will be written in

Microsoft Word. This document will include the 6 items noted below.

1. Appropriate front and back matter (Title Page, References, etc.)

2. The narrative (“discussion”) that meets Requirements 2 and 3 below

3. A link to your web-based ePortfolio

4. Appropriate headings per APA to indicate transitions among sections

5. A succinct, well-organized introduction

6. A succinct, well-organized conclusion

Write in a formal tone showing your best academic writing ability.

Note that References for your Final Project document need only pertain to

the text in the document and not all citations in the ePortfolio.

The purpose of the Final Project is to use instructional design principles and

theory to construct an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) that aggregates

redesigned prior coursework. At a minimum, your ePortfolio will demonstrate

attainment of the 8 MATLT Program Learning Outcomes. The overarching

goal of the ePortfolio is that you showcase your learning from the MATLT

program in a consolidated, web-based format that can easily be shared with

anyone: colleagues, potential or current employers, friends, family members,

etc.

There are numerous ways you might approach the creation of your

ePortfolio. The ePortfolio might be as basic as a series of graphical hyperlinks

to activities that demonstrate each PLO. You might choose to utilize a

cohesive narrative via Glogster or a video narrative of activities using

Voicethread. It can be as advanced as a blog, such as Blogger, with a

narrative and reflection on each activity included on individual posts. You

might also use an actual website such as Google Sites that tells the story of

your educational journey and value of your MATLT degree personally and in

the labor market.

The ePortfolio is your chance to shine and show what you know and are able

to do in the practice of teaching and learning with technology!

You will submit a link to your Final Project in the Week 6 Discussion for

preliminary feedback by peers and the instructor before the final due date.

The earlier you submit in the discussion, the more opportunity for input.

Your Final Project will be graded on how well it creates an effective digital

web presence. The following items will be evaluated:

At least one artifact that represents mastery of each PLO

Use of APA for style and formatting

Inclusion of all 6 items per paragraph 2 above

Level of academic writing ability

Requirements:

1. Create a web-based ePortfolio that includes redesigned activities from

prior MATLT coursework to demonstrate your competency with the 8

Program Learning Outcomes.

Be as creative as you desire to meet or exceed the basic requirements.

Create an educationally sound project using instructional design

principles and theory while exemplifying ethical uses of technology.

Incorporate such features as universal design, media

copyright/citation, etc.

Address each Program Learning Outcome in your ePortfolio; if a single

activity demonstrates multiple outcomes, make sure you indicate that in

your narrative.

The narrative portion needs to indicate in a cohesive, logical manner

how each assignment demonstrates attainment of the outcomes.

The 8 Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) stated in the Ashford University

catalog for academic years 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 are as

follows:

PLO 1     Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to learning using

technology.

PLO 2     Demonstrate knowledge and skills in current and emerging

instructional technologies.

PLO 3     Design learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced

instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners.

PLO 4     Apply research to support learning in a technology-enhanced

environment.

PLO 5     Exemplify ethical practices of technology usage.

PLO 6     Evaluate technology resources to facilitate effective assessment

and evaluation.

PLO 7     Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and

communicate findings.

PLO 8     Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding the

use of technology in support of learning and leadership.

 

2. Rank and discuss the importance of each Program Learning Outcome

to your individual work setting.

From first to last, rank each PLO regarding its importance to you as an

educator or potential educator.

Discuss how you use (or don’t use) each PLO in your work setting.

Explain why you ranked this PLO in this particular order, and its value

to you in your learning environment or your position.

For example, if you are a training manager, you might choose PLO 8 as the

most important PLO: As a decision-maker, you rely on technology to meet

your organization’s objectives. Likewise, you may also choose PLO6 as the

second most important outcome, because your job responsibilities focus on

evaluation and assessment.

NOTE: If you are unemployed or otherwise do not work in a teaching

capacity, you can either (a) use a previous work center, or (b) imagine the

perfect work center (e.g., your dream job) and use that fictional work center

to rank and discuss each PLO.

3. Discuss the design and development challenges you experienced while

creating this ePortfolio and how you overcame those challenges.

 

If you feel that you did not face any challenges during your

design/redesign:

1. Please state there were no challenges and clearly support this

statement a discussion of the details.

or

2. Reflect and think deeply about your design / redesign process and offer

a detailed narrative of how the process excelled.

 

Discuss the challenges encountered while meeting requirements for

your ePortfolio. Examples of challenges include:

Choosing a specific technology to showcase your learning

Difficulty ranking the PLOs

Finding creative ways to display your newly learned skill sets

Tying together concepts and theories into one cohesive digital

collection

Getting started

Explain how you resolved or worked around those challenges. The below

examples map to the examples listed directly above, and include:

You became proficient in Jing, so you used that technology

You linked PLO’s to your job responsibilities

Internet searches uncovered new ways to utilize your talents

Peer collaboration produced ways to effectively consolidate multiple

concepts and theories in one package

ePortfolio examples sparked cognitive thought

Create a separate heading per APA for this section

Instructions:

1. Submit a word document containing a link to your Final Project through

the Week 6 Final Project Assignment Submission Button on or before the

due date.Reminder: You will submit a link to your Final Project in the

Week 6 Discussion for preliminary feedback by peers and the instructor

before the final due date. The earlier you submit in the discussion, the

more opportunity for feedback!

2. Post questions about the Final Project in the Ask Your Instructor

discussion and check there frequently for answers to peers’ questions that

may assist you.

3. Consider and integrate feedback received from classmates and the

instructor given during this course and especially during the Week 6

Discussion before final ePortfolio submission.

4. Carefully review the Grading Rubric to understand what is expected for

a “Distinguished” performance for each of the expected criteria of the

Final Project.

Examples to consider!

 

These examples are MATLT EDU697 Final Projects available on the web. The

examples do not reflect the current assignment instructions, but may serve

as examples to you for inspiration for design and formatting of your Final

Project. In other words, these are provided for inspiration and are not

intended to be prescriptive in terms of exactly what you can or need to do

with your Final Project.

Blogger Example – MATLT portfolio

Livebinders Example –Masters of arts in teaching and learning with

technology portfolio

Wikispaces Example – Masters of teaching and learning with technology

(MATLT) portfolio

Yolasite Example – Welcome to my portfolio website!

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to

evaluate your assignment.