This document outlines the agenda for the first class of an online course on technology applications in education. The instructor introduces themselves and discusses course assignments, grading, structure, and communication methods. Students will complete individual and group assignments, as well as reading reflections. The asynchronous online format and use of social media and collaboration tools are explained. Students are asked to form discussion groups to present on emerging technology topics over the coming units.

1. It6135 - Section 201
Technology Applications in
Education and Training
Unit 1: September 3, 2009
Instructor: Tim Boileau
Thursday, September 3, 2009 1

2. Agenda
Welcome and introductions
Course assignments and grading
Online learning experience--asynchronous
learning
Course structure and communication
Use of social media
Group formation
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3. Welcome/Introductions
Who are you?
What do you do?
What program are you in?
Have you ever taken an online course?
Expectations?
An interesting factoid about you...
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4. Assignments and Grading
3 individual assignments
1 group assignment
5 reading reflections
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5. On-line Learning
Asynchronous - anytime/anyplace
Interactive
Content
Peers
Instructor
Requires planning and self-discipline
Synchronous is also possible
Chat
Virtual classroom
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6. Course Structure
8 Units covering approx. 15 Weeks
Units 2-8 are each over 2 week time span
Content delivered via Blackboard
Introductory Podcast (MP3)
Unit Agenda (MS Word .doc/.docx)
Narrated Slides (Quicktime .mov)
Slides handout (PDF)
Review of Syllabus
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7. Communication
Outbound messaging from instructor:
Email
Podcast
BB announcements
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/
timboileau
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8. Communication (cont.)
Peer to peer messaging (within Blackboard):
Discussion forum
Blog
Messages
Journal
File exchange
Wimba virtual classroom (WebEx)
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9. Social Media
Online content created by people using highly accessible
and scalable publishing technologies.
Shift in how people discover, read and share news,
information and content.
Fusion of sociology and technology, transforming
monologues (one to many) into dialogues (many to many)
and is the democratization of information, transforming
people from content readers into publishers.
Allows people to connect in the online world to form
relationships for personal, political and business use.
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10. Social Media - Forms
Forums
(http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/)
Weblogs - create your own!
(http://wordpress.com/)
Social networks - create your own!
http://www.ning.com/
http://www.classroom20.com/
Wikis - create your own!
http://wikispaces.com
Podcasts
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11. Social Media Examples
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12. Web Collaboration Tools
Google.com
Mail
Docs
Calendar
Reader
Sites
Acrobat.com
Blackboard
Moodle
Begin building your personal social learning network...
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13. Group Formation
For emerging technologies discussions
Self-select 3-4 members
Preferred unit to present in (4,5,or 6)
Provide list to instructor (include member
names; date preference; and topic--this
may change)
Decide on topic, social media tools, and
presentation format
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14. Emerging Technologies Topics
Possible topics to select from (does not have to be one of these):
Satellite Imaging Programs (e.g., Google Earth)
Real-time, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
communications
Electronic Books
Educational Podcasts
Digital Pens
Vitual Schools
Streaming Video and Video Resources
Social Networking Websites
Mobile Learning
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