Calendar
|
No. |
Date |
Activities |
Assignments |
|
1a |
2/26 (Tues.) |
Introduction to the course; Introduction to CAI; The Impact of Computers in Education (Merrill, ch. 1) |
Reconstruct Personal Homepage; Merrill, ch. 1 |
|
1b |
2/29 (Fri.) |
Computer Hardware (Merill, ch. 2);
|
Reconstruct Personal Homepage; Merill, ch. 2 |
|
2a |
3/4 |
The History of Computers in Education (Merrill, ch. 3); Software Evaluation (Merrill, ch. 6); |
Reconstruct Personal Homepage Merrill, ch. 3 & 6 |
|
2b |
3/7 |
Evaluating web-based instruction (course pack) |
Coursepack |
|
3a |
3/11 |
Drill-and-Practice and Tutorial Applications (Merrill, ch. 4); Problem Solving, Simulations, and Games (Merrill, ch. 5) | Merrill, ch. 4 & 5 |
|
3b |
3/14 |
VCD: ¡§History of the Games¡¨ | Online video |
|
4a |
3/18 |
Learning Theories and CAI (course pack); | Course pack |
|
4b |
3/21 |
Tool Applications (Merrill, ch. 7) | Merrill, ch. 7 |
|
5a |
3/25 |
Instructional Systems Design and CAI (course pack); Multimedia/Hypermedia; Authoring Options (Merrill, ch. 8) |
Merrill, ch. 8; coursepack; 2 Evaluations due |
|
5b |
3/28 |
Vcdgear; ASF | |
|
6a |
4/1 |
MS Producer | |
|
6b |
4/4 |
No class ¡V Holiday (Spring Recess) | |
|
7a |
4/8 |
Lab Hour: Work on your MS Producer project (group) | |
|
7b |
4/11 |
No class ¡V MA exam in school | |
|
8a |
4/15 |
Network and Telecommunication (Merrill, ch. 9) | Course pack (Cultural Diff.) |
|
8b |
4/18 |
Submit MS Producer project | Producer due |
|
9a |
4/22 |
Midterm quiz; Distance Learning (course pack) |
Course pack (Distance Learning) |
|
9b |
4/25 |
Introducing Hot Potatoes I (course pack) |
Final flow chart due; Download Hot Potatoes |
|
10a |
4/29 |
Introducing Hot Potatoes II | |
|
10b |
5/2 |
Computer-Managed Instruction (CMI) (Merrill, ch. 10) | Merrill, ch. 10 |
|
11a |
5/6 |
The Computer as Tutee (Merrill, ch. 11); Algorithm website |
Merrill, ch. 11 |
|
11b |
5/9 |
Curriculum Integration: Reading & Language Arts (Merrill, ch. 12) | Merrill, ch. 12 |
|
12a |
5/13 |
Invited Speech:
invited guest
Tim Kelley, Director
of Production
of the EASE (Essential Academic Skills in English) CD-ROM series.
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|
12b |
5/16 |
Curriculum Integration: Social Science, Science, and Mathematics (Merrill, ch. 13) |
Merrill, ch. 13 |
|
13a |
5/20 |
ArcExplorer & ArcVoyager |
computer applications paper due |
|
13b |
5/23 |
Curriculum Integration: Meeting Diverse Needs (Merrill, ch. 14); |
Merrill, ch. 14 |
|
14a |
5/27 |
Issues in Educational Computing (Merrill, ch. 15); Resources for Further Study (Merrill, ch. 16) | Merrill, ch. 15 & 16 |
|
14b |
5/30 |
Cyberspace Issues: VCD: Attacks/Cyber warfare | |
|
15a |
6/3 |
DVD:
Computer shock 3: The Future; Lab hour |
Your final project |
|
15b |
6/6 |
Lab hour | Your final project |
|
16a |
6/10 |
Final exam week; Project Demonstration | |
|
16b |
6/13 |
Final exam week; Project Demonstration |
Final Project due; Formative Evaluation due |