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Evaluation and Assessment
of Technology 		EDCI 4993, 603, Fall 2001
4:30 to 7:15, Tuesdays
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Be sure you understand next week's assignment.

Journal at the end of class tonight. This is your opportunity to comment and make suggestions about our class. Journal entries are Anonymous. Password is Anon26324.


In Class tonight: Field Trip to Bonnabel H.S. -- see Map for details

We will try to:
  1. If you are not here ... then you don't know we are meeting at Bonnabel H.S. today, thanks Mary.
  3. How is you work going on our ... next assignemnt
  4. Book Reviews -- great JOB, thanks
  5. Review our Lesson Plans
  6. Practice some skills
  7. maybe, some day, we will investigate Filamentality
  8. OK?
Let's Start
  • Only a few of us has eMail'ed George for their grades?
  • Hi-res photos from space ...
  • Waht is Mary doing at Bonnable?
  • Your Lesson No. 2
  • In this class, we want to focus on evaluation as a tool for improvement. Experts constantly engage in self-evaluation. A purpose of this class is to help each of us, including your instructor, to become expert in the integration of technology in education. To this end, we need to evaluate students, instructors, instructional materials, instruction, and the preparation of instructional materials. It is hoped that this exercise will provide feedback as learning is occurring, as well as after learning has occurred.
    1. Each of us will have up to 15 minutes to present their current Lesson Plan project.
    2. During each presentation, our classmates will closely observer -- the purpose of which is to assess and evaluate the Lesson Plan project.
    3. We will focus on: objectives, student evaluation, and presentation.
    4. Objectives : Clearly stated? National, state, local benchmarks? Repeated in lesson materials? Will lesson meet these objective? Why? Why not?
    5. Student evaluation : How? Fair? Likely to reflective objectives? How would you evaluate this lesson?
    6. Use of Technology : How? Where? Who? Do you feel that the use of Technology was necessary based on the objectives of the lesson? How can we avoid the problem of the technology being a distraction.
    7. General comments!
    8. Each of us will make notes of their observations to be shared with our class and with the presenter.
    9. At the end of each presentation, each of us will each have a chance to discuss their observations.
    10. Each of us should be prepared to comment, to be specific about: 1) what ideas we observed that can be internalized, and 2) how could the lesson presented be improved.
  • We should leave 15 minutes at the end of class to evaluated what happened during class.
  • I would love to investigate Filamentality -- if we get a chance.
  • Eventually, we will try another webquest ourselves.

    • Assignment for next week:

    Prepare and bring to class next week (Oct. 23) a (technology infused) Lesson
  • A sample Lesson Plan Format -- or use any format you like.
  • audience may be your own students
  • or audience may be our class
  • topic of lesson is your choice, you can discuss the topic with George in person or via eMail
  • you will be expected to give a 10 minute presentation that describes your lesson and what went into its preparation
  • you will be expected to give a 10 minute presentation that is an example of how the lesson would be used in a classroom setting.
  • yes, that's a 20 minute in class presentation
  • you will be expected to document these activities in not less than a 1 page
    multimedia document.
    1. use the application of your choice (Word, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, whatever)
    2. describe for us the objectives of the lesson
    3. describe how educational technologies are used to meet lesson objectives
    4. what standards or benchmarks does the lesson address?
    5. describe how educational technologies will be used when delivering the lesson
    6. describe assessment and evaluation methods
    7. explain how assessment and evaluation contributes to the success of the lesson
    8. explain how this lesson differs from your previous presentations to our class.
  • Your multimedia document (turn-in) should be in electronic form (not paper)
  • We will do our best to convert your turn-in into web pages ... practice this yourself.
  • You can bring it to class on a floppy
  • And ... you can attach it to an eMial to George
  • You should do both.
  • Your lesson will be assessed and evaluated by the members of our class following your presentation
  • Your multimedia document (turn-in) will be evaluated by George
  • Don't be concerned
  • What I expect is that your efforts show imporvement
  • What I expect is your evaluatation and assessment of your teaching and your student's learning can justify the use of educational technologies!
  • In class next week we will practice assessing and evaluating each other's lessons
  • How?

    • There will be a "next week" assignment (almost) every week.

  • Weekly assignments are always due on the Sunday before each class.
  • Everyone in class benefits from your timely completion of these assignments.
  • Remember, to earn an A in this class, assignments MUST be completed on time!

    • House Keeping
  • This "House Keeping" section of our syllabus will contain information that may not be mentioned during class. But, you are still responsible for knowing and acting on the information here. This is true even if you missed class.
  • In fact, if you do miss class, you are still responsible for every thing on this weekly syllabus, especially the assignment for next week.
  • It is my intention to start class on time. For us this means 4:30 (not 4:35 or 4:50). Please respect your classmates and instructor -- make every effort to be here on time. If you must be late, be courteous -- sent us an eMail so that we know when to expect you.
  • This Syllabus page will change every week. Changes will (almost always) be ready by 4:00 PM on Sunday before class.
  • (Almost) All assignments are due at 4:00 PM on Sunday before class.
  • Every class will start with Questions -- your questions. Show me that you are interested in our class by being prepared to ask questions, questions about our class, about computers, about any old thing. Don't make me feel silly at the beginning of class -- when I say "any questions?" -- and all I hear is "the sounds of silence."
  • You are expected to keep up with not just your weekly assignments, but that of all your classmates. All assignments will be available to everyone vie eMail or our Discussion Board.
  • When sending mail to redCap, to George, or to anyone in our class ... sign your eMail (type your name at bottom or top of every message) because it is not always obvious from your eMail address who you are. Attachments are OK, so long as they are NOT the main text of your message. Keep in mind that not everyone will be able to receive your attachment and/or open it.
  • Do you have an eMail address? If not, every UNO student can have a UNO eMail address.
  • Be sure you have access to eMail before our next class.
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    | Objectives | Evaluation | Book Reviews | Grading |
    | Participation | Self Evaluation |
    | Who is George North |


    Prior Dates Description
    Tuesday, August 28 First Day of Class
    Tuesday, September 4 Our 1st Lessons -- Access. Fairness, and Historical Issues
    Tuesday, September 11 September 11
    Tuesday, September 18 our WebQuest, browsing & word processing together
    Tuesday, September 25 a Focus on design, evaluation, and redesign
    Tuesday, October 2 a Focus on design, evaluation, and redesign
    Tuesday, October 9 a good discussion of 1st Book Reviews -- THANKS
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