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Technology for Elementary Education (revised
| Course Description (WMU Undergraduate Catalog) |
| An introduction to the contributions of instructional technology to learning and teaching in elementary education. The course will provide a survey of critical use of technology appropriate for meeting or exceeding the 2008 ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. EDT3470 is based on an educational approach called Project-Based
Learning (PBL). As the name suggests, in PBL students learn while
working on projects. These projects are complex tasks that involve
challenging questions. These projects include elements of design,
problem-solving, decision making and/or investigative activities.
Students typically work collaboratively and relatively autonomously over
extended periods of time (days, weeks, or even months). They often
culminate in realistic products or presentations. Other defining features of PBL instruction include authentic content,
authentic assessment, teacher facilitation but not direction, explicit educational goals, reflection, the incorporation of multiple content
areas (math, history, science, literature, etc.) and the development of
21st Century skills, such as teamwork, collaboration, and project management. Various digital technologies are also often incorporated
in PBL.
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| Course Information |
Monday (CRN #10949) and Wednesday (CRN #10954) Lecture Sections, both held at 5:30 p.m. in 1213 Sangren Hall |
| Instructors: (This course is team taught by three individuals)
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Brian Horvitz, Ed Tech Instructor Monday Section - Instructor of Record --
Wednesday Section - Instructor of Record --
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| EDT 3470 Instructor Biographical Information: |
| Sharon Peterson -
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| Brian Horvitz - Brian has worked as an instructional designer and course developer for the past six years. At Option Six, Inc. in Bloomington, Indiana, Brian designed customized online courses for corporate clients including Microsoft, Eli Lilly and Papa John's Pizza. At Wisdom Tools, Inc., also in Bloomington, he designed story-based online courses for corporate and non-profit clients. For two years, Brian taught civics and government to high school students in Washington, DC through his work for the Close-Up Foundation. He also developed and ran an experiential education program in the mountains of western North Carolina. Brian has a B.A from Rutgers University, an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University. At IU, he taught several semesters of a technology integration course for preservice K-12 teachers. Brian is currently faculty in the Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology department at WMU's College of Education and Human Development. (Email=brian.horvitz@wmich.edu) |
| Kelsey Woodard - Kelsey is a Fall 2003 graduate from Albany State University with a B.S. in Business Information Systems & Education and a Spring 2006 graduate from Western Michigan University in the Educational Technology program. She has always envisioned herself teaching mathematics and/or technology, but she was unsure about making it a career choice. That vision became a life goal after volunteering at an elementary school and being able to integrate technology to facilitate the needs of children who needed that extra push for learning certain concepts. Kelsey is presently working on her PhD in Educational Leadership. Her future goal is to work on grants to bring funds into inner-city and insufficiently-funded school systems, allowing technology to be integrated into the curriculum. Kelsey is very excited about assisting in EDT3470. (Email=kelsey.m.woodard@wmich.edu |
The general goal of EDT3470 is to familiarize undergraduate students studying elementary education with the technologies that are used in many of today's elementary education classrooms. The course will introduce students to several basic computer applications and require that each student demonstrate their competency in using the application as part of class communication and as part of class assignments. Assignments and lectures in EDT3470 were developed to cover the 2008 ISTE Educational Technology Standards for Teachers, which can be found at ISTE Web Site. In EDT3470, students will work collaboratively on developing pieces of a PBL
unit (see description above) that could be used once they become a teacher.
Each of the weekly assignments will apply to a single PBL unit that
teams will develop over the course of the semester. |
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