Information and Communication Technologies for Teaching (ICTE)
Course overview ICTE is a four‐week online course where each participant will explore and appropriate technologies that may add value to his/her teaching. Each person will select from a wide portfolio of ICTE opportunities those that are appealing to him/her. Using a combination of three teaching strategies (teacher‐ centered, student‐centered and group‐centered) participants will learn and apply relevant solutions to their courses. Each participant will complete a registration survey which will allow them to determine their strengths and needs for the course. Upon completion a face‐to‐face launching session will introduce participants to course methods and tools.
Facilitators Dr. Alvaro Galvis, course developer, with also serve as the course director. He will collaborate with Dr. Ian Toppin and Mrs. Shira Hedgepeth to facilitate weekly activities. Contact hours: On demand via Pronto, Skype or MSN. ID’s are available at faculty profile.
Technology Statement This course will require Internet access using a computer with a Java‐enabled browser, as well as a headset and web cam (if possible). Faculties who have not previously received a headset from CETL may receive one for the course. The following software will be utilized and needs to be installed on your computer: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Techsmith’s Jing, Skype or MSN and Pronto. Installation requests should be posted to IR concerning information resources not already installed in your WSSU computer (Help tickets must be posted at http://help.wssu.edu/scripts/texcel/ServiceWise/CLogin.dll ).
Digital Book Use the following link to download and print a free copy of Galvis (2009) Establishing a PLACE for teaching technologies. Winston‐Salem, NC: Manuscript, available at http://www.slideshare.net/algalvis50/establishing‐a‐place‐for‐teaching‐technologies
Purpose ICTE net course is designed to add value to teaching methods and increase digital tools usage by faculty members at WSSU. It also intends to provide a unique learning experience to faculty who may want to integrate relevant digital technologies into their teaching.
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Course rationale This course was created to help faculty keep the pace with new technologies for education and improve their teaching with them. Dealing with native technology users is not an easy task for faculty who are digital immigrants. It requires continuous exploration of digital opportunities and a thorough understanding of how technology can be used to enhance teaching and learning. Further, faculty must understand how to select the appropriate tool for the stated outcome.
Learning Objectives At the end of the ICTE net course participants will be able to use selected digital technologies to improve their course delivery and teaching. Proficiency will be shown by the faculty identifying instructional needs that can be resolved with selected and reviewed technology. Each faculty will select, explore and propose how to integrate at least three ICTE into their courses. Full integration of technology must include corresponding rubrics.
Learning activities There will be a one‐and‐a‐half hour face‐to‐face induction session where faculty will be introduced to technologies that will be utilized in the ICTE course. During the four weeks following, there will be online interaction among participants and facilitators by using the following type of weekly activities:
Expository activities / teacher centered: There will be weekly multimedia presentation about a selected technologies to be discussed in an asynchronous forum. Discussion will be grounded on each person’s teaching, not theoretical; at least two postings according to TIGER rubric (see appendix 1). Active learning activities / student centered activities: A scavenger hunt activity will be implemented by each participant in regard with an ICTE of his/her interest and findings will be posted in a personal blog. A PBR (Personal Blog Rubric) will be used to assess quality of blog posting (see appendix 2). Interactive activities / group centered activities: Small groups of people who have at least one hour in common available per week will talk on internet about an ICTE that at least one of the group members is familiar. Lessons learned from the weekly ICTE will be shared by groups using a wiki space. There will be a GWR (Group Wiki Rubric) available (see appendix 3). Reflective activities: At the end of each week participants will post a short reflection based on his/her weekly experience in a course blog. A metareflection (reflection about past week reflections) will be posted at the beginning of the next week, in the same blog.
Course certificate CETL will award a 40 hour certificate of participation to each faculty that completes at least 80% of the points per week, four weeks. ICTE Course syllabus, 2009
Basic tools ‐ demos Course resources Audio and video capture P productivity Screen capture and screen L learning casting. A access Pronto C communications Doodle E exploration SMALL GROUP INTERACTION ICTE SELECTED FOR GENERAL SCAVENGER HUNT ABOUT WEEKLY REFLECTIONS WEEK PEER TUTORING PRAGMATIC DISCUSSION INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED ICTE USING A WEEKLY BLOG DATES COLLECTIVE WIKI TIPCS FORUM POSTING, TIGER RUBRIC BLOG POSTING, TIPS RUBRIC TIPS RUBRIC RUBRIC Week 1 Team LX, Journal LX, wiki and blog Each person reviews ICTE listed Skype, MSN. Lessons learned from face‐ Sept 16 tools in BB: Video tutorials and in Initial Survey, or included in to‐face session. (Galvis, 2009), and posts an to 22 grounded discussion in weekly forum. exploration plan in exhibit blog. Week 2 Audio and Video casting with Each person explores an ICTE of Small group members share Metareflection on F2F his/her interest and shares about ICTEs of their interest. As reflections. Sep 23 Youtube, Teacher Tube, School a result they build a collective to 29 Tube, iTunes U: Video tutorials and findings in exhibit blog. Lessons learned from grounded discussion. week 1 activities reflection in a wiki space. Metareflection on Week 1 Week 3 Panopto, a video lecture capturing Each person explores an ICTE of Small group members share Sep 30 system, and Elluminate, a video his/her interest and shares about ICTEs of their interest. As reflections. Lessons learned from to Oct 6 conference system: Video tutorials findings in exhibit blog. a result they build a collective reflection in a wiki space. week 2 activities. and grounded discussion. Metareflection on Week 2 Week 4 Voicethread, oral annotation of Each person explores an ICTE of Small group members share Oct 7 to digital media: Video tutorials and his/her interest and shares about ICTEs of their interest. As reflections. Lessons learned from findings in exhibit blog. a result they build a collective 13 grounded discussion in weekly week 3 activities. forum. reflection in a wiki space. Metareflection on Week 3 Week 5 Turnitin, plagiarism detection and Each person explores an ICTE of Small group members share Oct 14 grading system: Video tutorials and his/her interest and shares about ICTEs of their interest. As reflections. Lessons learned from grounded discussion in weekly findings in exhibit blog. a result they build a collective to Oct reflection in a wiki space. week 4 activities. 20 forum. Final survey. Face to face Sept 14 or 15
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Course syllabus Course definition Timetable Rubrics: TIGER, TIPS, TIPCS
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TIGER rubric to selfassess quality of pragmatic discussion postings, Alvaro Galvis, 2007 INDICATORS
5 EXCELLENT
4‐3 GOOD
2‐1 FAIR
Title. A short sentence that delivers the intention of the message and captures attention
The title is suggestive and reflects the intention and content of the message. E.G. "Technology in education: pro and cons" The message builds on prior messages threading ideas between them
The title relates to the content of the message but does not underscore the intention. E.G. "Technology in education"
There is a title but it is fairly related to the content. "My ideas on the topic"
The message mentions prior messages but does not link them
The message mentions authors and ideas from other messages that were taken into consideration
The intervention helps deepening the discussion, leaves new discussion seeds, provokes debate
The message includes questions The message includes questions but they are not or arguments but they do not open ended help deepening the discussion
There are no new discussion seeds, or there are only pseudo‐questions
The intervention moves the discussion forward bringing new elements or perspectives into it The message is well written and is presented in an easily readable format
The message focuses the discussion highlighting key elements of it
The intervention does not correspond to the discussion thread
The intervention is well written The message is but it is in a hard to read format understandable but it is not well written or presented
The message is not understandable
Only one posting is TIGER
None of the postings are TGER of TIGER
Illation. It refers to building new ideas based on logical reasoning from what others have said, quoting and reasoning on their postings Generative. It refers to generate more discussion, not for the sake of it but getting to the core of what is being discussed Enriching underscores the importance of stirring the discussion, of adding value to it. Readability highlights the importance of ensuring sentence quality for your message TIGER postings. Amount of postings that accomplish TIGER criteria
Two or more postings are either TGER or TIGER
The message deals with the discussion thread but does not add value to it
Only one posting is TGER
Overall comment Symbols taken from Creative Commons 3.0 USA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc‐sa/3.0/us/
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0 UNACCEPTABLE POINTS There is no title, or it is just the automatic RE:.. produced by the system The message does not take into consideration prior messages
Total points out of 25
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TIPS rubric to self‐assess quality of blogs in the ICTE course, by Alvaro Galvis, 2009 INDICATORS 1 Title. A short sentence that delivers the intention of the message and captures attention Ideas. The heart of the message, the content of the piece, the main theme, with details that enrich and develop that theme. Presentation. The way blog information is presented; the form used to deliver and highlight the content. Sentence quality. The rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing is grammatically correct.
5‐4 STRONG
3‐2 MEETS
1‐0 NOT YET
In few words it lets the reader know what the blog is about and what the intention behind it is. “My antagonistic view of simulators in science learning” The main point is very focused and easy to understand. A reader would learn something from your findings exploring ICTE and reflecting on their educational use. There is a conclusion or a suggestion. The look and feel of the blog is professional. Time was taken to organize content, to add colors, tables, pictures, video, URLs or other elements that give the weight to messages. These sentences almost sing. It is very easy to read this blog aloud with lots of inflection. Some sentences are long and stretchy, some short and snappy. Grammar and usage are correct and consistent.
It tells the reader what is the blog about but not what to get from it. “Simulators in science learning”
It does not tell the reader what the blog is about, or leaves the default title. “My weekly blog, October 12”
There are interesting ideas but not a clear message. The reader may get what you did through a ciber‐ excursion but not what you got from it concerning the tool you explored and its educational use. The blog is understandable but doesn’t stand out. It is adequate but kind of boring. It doesn’t include images or videos or URLs to illustrate what is said about ICTE explored. It is pretty easy to read aloud this blog but sentences are all about the same length; may be some could be combined, may be others could be shortened. Some bothersome grammar mistakes still need cleaning up.
Someone else might have trouble figuring out what you got from this ciber‐excursion. Ideas seem jumbled, scrambled. There is not a conclusion; it is just a list of stuff.
Overall comment
POINTS
The form used to present ideas doesn’t help understanding the message. Content is poorly organized or visualized.
This blog is hard to read aloud; it is necessary to stop, go back, and recheck the meaning. Editing is not yet under control; spelling and/or punctuation needs to be revised.
Total points out of 20
1
This rubric builds on “Scoring rubric for blogging / discussion / participation in Mr. Rezac’s class”, available the 27th of August,2009, at http://www.pdfcoke.com/doc/5581113/Blog‐Scoring‐Rubric
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TIPCS rubric to selfassess quality of wiki pages, by Alvaro Galvis, 2009
INDICATORS 2
5‐4 STRONG
3‐2 MEETS
1‐0 NOT YET
Title. A short sentence that delivers the intention of the message and captures attention
In few words it lets the reader know what the wiki page is about and what the intention behind it is. “Our ideas about using concept maps in higher education” The main point is very focused and easy to understand. A reader would learn something from small group interaction about a given ICTE and its educational use. There is a conclusion or a suggestion. The look and feel of the wiki page is professional. Time was taken to organize content, to add colors, tables, pictures, video, URLs or other elements that give the weight to messages. The history of the wiki page shows that each group member contributed to the final work, posting ideas, editing content, improving presentation or writing. These sentences almost sing. It is very easy to read this aloud with lots of inflection. Some sentences are long and stretchy, some short and snappy. Grammar is correct and consistent.
It tells the reader what is the wiki page about but not what to get from it. “Concept maps”
It does not tell the reader what the wiki page is about, or leaves the default title. “Our weekly wiki, October 12”
There are interesting ideas but not a clear message. The reader may get what the small group talked about but not what participants leaned concerning the tool in consideration and its educational use. The wiki page is understandable but doesn’t stand out. It is adequate but kind of boring. It doesn’t include images or videos or URLs to illustrate what is said about ICTE explored. The history of the wiki page shows that nearly half of the small group contributed to the final work.
Someone else might have trouble figuring out what the conversation was about and what emerged from it. Ideas seem jumbled, scrambled. There is not a conclusion; it is just a list of stuff. The form used to present ideas doesn’t help understanding the message. Content is poorly organized or visualized.
The history of the wiki tool shows that almost one person did the entire job.
It is pretty easy to read aloud this wiki page but sentences are all about the same length; may be some could be combined, may be others could be shortened. Some bothersome grammar mistakes still need cleaning up.
This wiki page is hard to read aloud; it is necessary to stop, go back, and recheck the meaning. Editing is not yet under control; spelling and/or punctuation needs to be revised.
Ideas. The heart of the message, the content of the piece, the main theme, with details that enrich and develop that theme.
Presentation. The way wiki information is presented; the form used to deliver and highlight the content. Collaboration. Individual participation in a collective work created based on verbal group interaction.
Sentence quality. The rhythm and flow of the language, the sound of word patterns, the way in which the writing is grammatically correct.
Overall comment
POINTS
Total points out of 25
2
This rubric builds on “Scoring rubric for blogging / discussion / participation in Mr. Rezac’s class”, available the 27th of August,2009, at http://www.pdfcoke.com/doc/5581113/Blog‐Scoring‐Rubric
ICTE Course syllabus, 2009
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