Brewer, Sally

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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi Spring 2-1-2006 EDLD 581.50: Planning and Management for Technology in Education - Online Sally Brewer University of Montana, Missoula, sally.brewer@mso.umt.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Brewer, Sally, "EDLD 581.50: Planning and Management for Technology in Education - Online" (2006). Syllabi. 10775. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/10775 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu. C&I 581:  Planning & Management for Technology in Education  AKA – How to be a tech coordinator Fall Semester 2005 Instructor: Dr. Sally Brewer  Office: Education 101 School of Education  The University of Montana  Missoula, MT 59812 Email: Sally.brewer@mso.umt.eduOffice Phone: 243-2563 Cell Phone: 406-546-9478 (best number to reach me) Office hours:  By appointmentTechnical Support: IT Central Help Desk, 8:00am -5:00pm 406-243-4357 or  itcentral@umontana.eduFor after hours support for login and password, contact IT Central Operations: 406-243-2606 Blackboard technical support: Marvin Paulson, Computer Support Specialist: 406-243-6394 courseware-support@umontana.eduClass Location:  http://www.umonline.umt.eduOnline Meeting Times and Dates: Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.; 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. 8/31, 9/14, 9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 11/30 Course Description: Explores the many roles of a technology coordinator, which include:  Creating, implementing, and evaluating technology plans for educational institutions, includingbudgets, facilities, and hardware planning  Maintaining hardware, software and networks Planning and providing staff development Integrating technology into the curriculumI. Purposes of Planning & Management for Technology in Education  The purposes of this course are to: A.  Provide the students with an overview of the different roles of the technology coordinator in an educational setting B.  Provide them with an opportunity to explore strategies for integrating technology into the  curriculum C.  Explore different ways to operate and maintain a technology infrastructure D.  Develop a technology plan E.  Develop the students’ ability to conduct staff development II.  Learning Outcomes   By the end of the semester, the students will be able to:  A. Identify the different skills and qualifications necessary to be a technology coordinator  B. Describe different strategies for integrating technology into the curricululm  C. Describe procedures for maintaining a technology infrastructure  D. Develop a technology plan  E. Write a grant to obtain funding for new technologies      III. Required Textbook   Frazier, M. & Bailey, G. D. (2004). The technology coordinator’s handbook. Eugene, OR: ISTE.    IV. Selected Bibliography    Baule, S. (2001). Technology planning for effective teaching and learning (2nd Ed.). Worthington, OH: Linworth.   Education Development Center. (2002). The school network handbook. Eugene, OR:  ISTE.    Johnson, D. (2002). Indispensable teacher’s guide to computer skills (2nd Ed.). Worthington, OH: Linworth.    Peto, E., Onishi, E. & Irish, B. (1998). Tech team: Student technology assistants in the elementary and middle school. Worthington, OH: Linworth.   Porter, B. (1999). Grappling with accountability: Resource tools for organizing and assessing technology for student results.  Sedalia, CO: Education Technology Planners.    Smaldino, S.E., Russell, J. D., Heinich, R. & Molenda, M. (2005). Instructional technology and media for learning. (8th Ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.    U. S. DOE. (2004). Toward a new golden age in American education: How the Internet, the law and today’s students are revolutionizing expectations. (National Education Technology Plan). Jessup, MD: Editorial Publications Center.    Whitehead, B. M., Jenson, D.F.N., & Boschee, F. (2003). Planning for technology : a guide for school administrators, technology coordinators, and curriculum leaders. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press.    Williams, B. (2004). We’re getting wired, we’re going mobile, what’s next?: Fresh ideas for educational technology planning. Eugene, OR: ISTE.     V.  Teaching/learning strategies:    Readings in textbook and other sources   Evaluation of selected journal articles   Online class discussions and lectures   Reports   Projects  VI.  Evaluation:   Evaluation will occur on a continuing basis throughout the semester. Students are expected to participate in online activities.  Assignments must be turned in on time and in a professional format. (Use APA Style Manual, 5th Ed.). They are weighed as follows:      Participation in Threaded discussions  15%  A 90 -100% Reports     20%  B 80 - 89% Technology plan  30%  C 70 - 79% Lesson plan  15%   D 60 - 69% Grant  20%  F Below 60   100%       VII. My Expectations of you:  1. Students are expected to send in their assignments by the due date. Assignments made on Wednesday are due by 12 midnight the following Wednesday. All work should be presented in a professional manner AND spell checked. Note: Late work is penalized and may not be accepted. Late work is defined as work that is not posted by midnight of the day the work is due.  2. Students are expected to participate in ALL threaded discussions. 3. Students must attend six of the seven chats.    VIII. How to Send and Name Assignments:  1. In the subject line, type Course Number + First Initial+last name +Assignment number       (e.g., 479SbrewerA1) 2. If you send an assignment as an attachment, be sure to put your name and the assignment number on the attached document.    IX. You should expect from me :  1. A response to an email within 48 hours. (If you need immediate help, put HELP in the subject line and I will try to respond faster.) 2. A response to a threaded discussion posting within 72 hours. Note: The response may be an email message to the whole class. 3. Graded papers returned within 7 days of the due date. C&I/EDLD 581  Dynamic Syllabus  Week Topics Readings Assignment 1 8/31- 9/7 Course Overview Class Introductions Read Introduction in textbook TD: What is a tech coordinator 2 9/7 – 9/14 Roles of the  Tech Coordinator Read Chap. 1  3 9/14 – 9/21 Integrating technology into the curriculum What’s available? Read Chap. 2  4 9/21 – 9/28 Using Standards to Align technology with the curriculum Read NETS for Students and Montana Technology Standards  Lesson plan which incorporates educational technology 5 9/28 – 10/5 Evaluating Faculty Technology competency CODE 77 Rubrics Star charts Taglit Report 6 10/5 – 10/12 Staff development models  Report 7 10/12- 10/19 Tech planning –  Needs Assessment   8 10/19- 10/26 Tech planning –  Creating the plan    9 10/26 – 11/2 Tech planning – Creating the budget Read Chap. 6  10 11/2 – 11/9 Funding your tech plan -  Grant writing  Tech plan due 11 11/9 – 11/16 Maintaining the tech infrastructure Selecting, Installation, Operation, Repair Using Student techies Read Chap. 3 TD 12 11/16 – 11/23 Tech infrastructure maintenance continued Chap. 4 and 5 Grant due 13 11/23 – 11/30 Networking   14 11/30 – 12/7 Web Access resources, issues Filters, wikis, and blogs  Report 15 12/7 – 12/12 Professional Organizations and Wrap up  All projects Due 

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