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Date Course Activities and Assignments Learning Outcomes Assessed Value %
Ongoing Contribution to the Learning Community (Individual) A, B, C 15%
Unit 1: What are the histories of educational technology?
August 26 – September 15 (3 weeks)
Aug 26 – Aug 30 Visit Unit 1

Complete Activity 0: Orienting yourself to the course

Complete Activity 1: Introductions

 A, B, C Part of Contribution to Learning Community
Aug 27 – Sept 1 Read Weller chapters: introduction up to and including 2001

Complete Activity 2

A, B, C Part of Contribution to Learning Community
Sept 2 – 9 Read Weller chapters: 2002 up to and including 2011

Complete Activity 3

A, B, C Part of Contribution to Learning Community
Sept 9 – 15 Read Weller chapters: 2012 to end

Participate in the “Ask the Librarian” forum (Sep 9, 10, 11)

Book Club #1 – Complete Activity 4 (i.e. participate in a discussion led by Elizabeth on either:

  • Friday September 13 at 9:30 am-10:30 am pacific OR
  • Saturday September 14 at 9 am -10am pacific OR
  • arrange for a different time to have a peer-led discussion – see activity for details).

We will use the class Zoom room for these sessions
Submit Assignment 1 by 11:55 pm Pacific on September 15.

B, C Part of Contribution to Learning Community15%
Unit 2: Media never influence learning, and other debates in the field
September 16 – October 6 (3 weeks)
Sept 16 – 22 Visit Unit 2Read Clark, R. E. (1994). Media will never influence learningEducational Technology Research and Development42(2), 21-29.Read Kozma, R. B. (1994). Will media influence learning: Reframing the debateEducational Technology Research and Development42(2), 7-19

Complete Activity 5

Complete the Mid-Course Survey  open Sept 16 – 22, 2024

 A, B, C Part of Contribution to Learning Community
Sept 23 – Oct 6 Work on Assignment 2Complete Activity 6

Join in to the Unit 2 book club synchronous session Sept 26 10 – 11am pacific time to participate in a discussion led by Elizabeth on the readings for Unit 2.

Submit first set of deliverables for Assignment 2 (deliverable 1: video & document) by October 2 at 11:55 pm Pacific

Submit second set of deliverables for Assignment 2 (deliverable 2: peer-assessment) by October 6 at 11:55 pm Pacific

A, C 35% (25% video and document; 10% peer assessment)
Unit 3: What does the future look like?
October 7 – Oct 27 (3 weeks)
Oct 7-27 Visit Unit 3 and complete the Unit 3 readings.

Complete Activity 7 (due October 16)

Oct 10
4 – 5 pm pacific
Synch session (speaker to be announced) – following up on Book Club #1 areas of interest based on feedback from Book Club #1
Oct 23
4 – 5 pm pacific
Synch session w Elizabeth – check in; chat about A3 & futures of education & orientation to LRNT 524 – meet the instructors
Oct 27 Submit Assignment 3 by 11:55 pm Pacific on October 27th. A, B 35%