Syllabus for EDT-510
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
This course provides an overview of curriculum development and the infusion of relevant education technology as it applies to individual needs in the on-site and online environments. The course will provide a framework for integrating technology with teaching and the overall development of knowledge in curriculum and classroom instruction.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN-13: 978-0132612258
ISBN-13: 978-0132483148
Educational Technology in Curriculum Development is a three-credit online course, consisting of eleven modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in eleven graded discussion forums and to complete eleven written assignments (the last of which is a personal technology professional development plan). This last assignment is your final project.
Consult the Course Calendar for assignment due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
This course requires you to participate in eleven graded discussion forums. Discussion Board assignments allow interaction with the class. Since discussions are interactive, these activities enable intellectual exchange with one’s peers.
There is also one ungraded but required forum: an introduction forum in module 1.
You are required to complete eleven written assignments. The written assignments require you apply the concepts and theories to answer questions or analyze scenarios that are related to the topics covered in each module. Most require several paragraphs or a page of so for an answer.
Written Assignment 11 is your summative project, a personal technology professional development plan. This is a paper of 1500 to 2500 words (6 to 10 pages). It is fully described in Module 11.
Located within the Evaluation Rubrics section of the course Web site is the rubric used to aid in the grading of the professional development plan.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | B | = | 83–87 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–82 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | F | = | Below 73 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or higher on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., assignments, discussion postings, projects, etc.). Graduate students must maintain a B average overall to remain in good academic standing.
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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