Fall 2024 630U
Big Questions:
Schedule Overview:
August 27, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
September 3, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
September 10, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
September 17, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
September 24, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
October 1, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
October 8, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
October 15, 2024: NO CLASS: Fall Break
October 22, 2024: NO CLASS: Individual Work
October 29, 2024: NO CLASS: Individual Work
November 5, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
November 12, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
November 19, 2024, 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
November 26, 2024: NO CLASS: Thanksgiving
December 3, 2024: 5:30 - 8:00 PM: On Campus
Weekly Schedule:
Items in the right column should be completed prior to class.
A note about blog posts:
Date | General Topics | Complete Before Class |
8/27/2024 | BIG, BIG Picture of the world of edtech and the course | Confirm your ability to get into the course Wordpress site Confirm you can connect to UR secure wifi Think about what you know about edtech and what you want to learn: This will be the icebreaker question during introductions. Review the course |
9/3/2024 | Adopting an Equity Lens Looking Backward to Look Forward | Blog Post: Draft your technology autobiography Think about what the tech world looked like when you were born, when you were in high school/college/first job, and now. What kinds of technology did you see and/or use as a student? What has your relationship been to technology,especially related to education? I’m also happy to hear about your favorite video games or fan fiction websites. Category: Technology Autobiography 2024 Read the National Educational Technology Plan (Feel free to use AI to summarize):
Browse the rest looking at examples and ideas. Read Poor Students Face Digital Divide in How Teachers Learn to Use Tech: Seven years old and still an important article about the digital divide Browse the Digital Promise Digital Equity Website |
9/10/2024 | Moving into the school Defining Innovation and Transformation: What’s Your Vision? Using AI to Explore the Standards | Browse the Edutopia email to get a sense of the wide range of edtech topics. Read one or two articles of interest. This would be a good starting point for thinking about your problem of practice. As you read: Think about the vision that Cuban and Papert have for technology. What is Cuban’s main criticism of schools in 2002? Paired Texts: Larry Cuban: Review of Oversold & Underused (2002) Ed-Tech Skeptic Finds New Perspective (2017) Browse Cuban Blog (15 years!) Seymour Papert Twenty Things To Do With a Computer (Read pp. 1-2 then browse the rest) Get Curious: What, if any, vision does your school have for technology? Did it once have one? Check out your school’s website on the Internet Archive. Look for a technology plan. |
9/17/2024 | Modeling Technology Integration | Twenty Five Stupid Uses of Technology Hyperdocs on frameworks: complete the engage & explore sections before class Review classroom uses: Goochland County from Tech Plan Get Curious: Do some informal observations about how technology is being used in your school/workplace. Are any particularly innovative? Blog Post: Think about the vision for edtech that seems to be coming out of the various documents we have explored: Tech Plan, Cuban, Papert, Standards. What is YOUR vision for education in general and how does ed tech fit into that vision? Category: Ed Tech Vision |
9/24/2024 | Professional Development Developing Models | Blog Post: Describe your good/bad/ugly experiences with PD, especially edtech if possible. Tag: #edtechPD Is This Innovative? From Edutopia Jones & Dexter, How Teachers Learn: The Roles of informal, formal, and independent learning. Link Judi Harris on different models of PD: Four Parts Part Three: Combining Goals and Models Trends in PD: Badging & Microcredentialing from Digital Promise: Link Edcamps: The Not So New Professional Development Link |
10/1/2024 NOTE: We will meet online via ZOOM. | ONLINE CLASS Fun with AI Workshopping Models | Browse Education Week articles about AI Set the timer for 45 minutes and have some fun with AI Keep working on your model and PD plan |
10/8/2024 | Demo Slam More on Models Accessibility | Prep for Demo Slam Exploring Accessibility:
Review the accessibility information for your platform or device:
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10/15/2024 | Fall Break | PD Project Due 10/22/2024 as a blog post |
10/22/2024 NOTE: We will meet via Zoom. | ONLINE CLASS A few words about accessibility How do you learn something new in 2024? Tools/Tips/Using AI | Blog Post: What are your thoughts about your problem of practice? Category: Problem of Practice |
10/29/2024 | NO CLASS | Spend time researching your problem of practice: the content is important but also keep track of your process and think about how you would support other leaders |
11/5/2024 | NO CLASS | Blog Post: Report from last week: Describe your learning and research process. What tools do you use? Do you automatically start with Google? How do you save things? Share things? What tips would you have for others like you who need to learn something new, particularly ed tech related. Category: Ed Tech Learning Going forward, you should be working on your POP |
11/12/2024 | STEM Collaboration Time | Browse the resources from Invent to Learn Browse Education Week articles on STEM Get Curious: What are you and your colleagues doing with STEM and CS? Blog Post: STEM and CS are hot topics in education. What do you think? What have you seen? Are these fads that will fade? Or will they find themselves integrated into the current structure? What are you seeing/doing? Category: STEM & CS |
11/19/2024 | STEM Collaboration Time | |
11/26/2024 | NO CLASS: Happy Thanksgiving! | |
12/3/2024 | Sharing your POP Draft Words of Wisdom |