The schedule below outlines the topics we will be covering in this course, along with the associated time frames and assignments. Please note that, as this is a course on emerging technologies, the instructor may occasionally change the syllabus if new items of interest come up or if they identify alternate ways to support the learning of the group. Any changes to the syllabus will be communicated to you via email and be marked on the syllabus page. Check the syllabus and lesson pages for each week to make sure you are accessing the most up-to-date information.
Note: All due dates reflect North American eastern time (ET).
Week 1: Orientation and Introduction Week
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- Read Learning Communities in Classrooms: A Reconceptualization of Educational Practice, (Bielaczyc & Collins, pp. 1–6), by accessing E-Reserves via the Library Resources link on the Course Navigation Menu.
- Read A Glimpse into Tomorrow: Embracing the Wonders and Woes of Emerging Technologies, (ChatGPT, 2023).
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Reflect/Create |
- Set up a Slack account. Post a GIF in the channel #introductions and explain why you chose the GIF.
- Post a reflection about the texts on Slack.
- Post a response to the questions on Flip and respond to peers.
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Week 2: The Current State of Technology
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Read, Watch, Listen
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
- Write your learning philosophy v1.0 and post to Slack.
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Week 3: Learning as Social
Engage |
Read, Watch, Listen
Explore
Pick at least one of the following to explore:
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 4: Learning in Participatory Cultures
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Read, Watch, Listen
Explore
Pick at least two of the following to explore:
- TIktok (use keywords like education, learn, teaching, homework, etc.,),
- Instagram (explore @nasa, @nationalgeographi, @britishlibrary, @natgeo, etc.,),
- Youtube (explore "study with me" videos),
- Or, pick and pesent another connected technology to explore (e.g, a podcast, vlog, blog, etc.,).
Optional
- Read Case Studies on Connected Learning.
- Teaching Matters podcasts. This site contains multiple podcasts. Choose whichever one you like; the one about epubs may be of interest to you.
- Pedagogical Uses of Flickr. Explore any sites listed in this article. These take a slightly different view of media and focus on graphical media and images.
- Video ethnography projects. These are projects from Michael Wesch's students at Kansas State University; please watch specifically, "A Vision of Students Today." You can also watch any of the projects listed on the ANTH101 page -- they show the use of video for learning and expressing learning.
- Play.fm podcasts. This offers a number of categories of podcasts to explore in education and beyond.
- Read Social Media and the Workplace from the Pew Research Center. This is a survey conducted by the Pew Organization which reveals how social media is used by most working adults; it may shed some light on the divide in participatory culture. This may be of interest to those of you in workplace contexts.
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection using one of the explored technologies in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 5: Learning in Collaborative Communities
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Read, Watch, Listen
- Read A Theoretical Framework of Collaborative Knowledge Building with Wikis: A Systemic and Cognitive Perspective (Cress & Kimmerle).
- Read Informal Learning Communities (Hudgins et al., 2020)
Explore
Pick any two of the following to explore:
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 6: Reflection and Application
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Read, Watch, Listen
- Go back to re-read and re-engage with any of the past weeks' ideas.
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Reflect/Create |
- Complete the course self-reflection.
- Post Design Document I.
- Engage with your peers' design documents on Slack.
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Week 7: Augmented and Virtual Reality
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Read, Watch, Listen
Explore
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 8: Games and Immersive Reality
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Read, Watch, Listen
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 9: Mobile and Wearable Technologies
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Read, Watch, Listen
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 10: Reflection and Application
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Read, Watch, Listen
- Go back to re-read and re-engage with any of the past weeks' ideas.
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Reflect/Create |
- Post Design Document II.
- Engage with your peers' design documents on Slack.
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Week 11: Learning with Generative Intelligence
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Read, Watch, Listen
Explore
Pick at least two of the tools listed below to explore:
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 12: Learning Analytics
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Read, Watch, Listen
Explore
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 13: Digital and Media Literacy
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Read, Watch, Listen
- Read Critical Media Literacy: Research, Theory, and Practice in "New Times" OR Media education goes digital: an introduction.
Plus pick any two of the following to read
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
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Week 14: Thoughtful Use of Technology
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Read
Optional
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Reflect/Create |
- Post a reflection on the resources in Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack.
- Post Design Document III.
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Week 15: Putting it all into Practice
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Reflect/Create |
- Complete course self reflection.
- Post your learning philosophy v2.0 on Slack.
- Engage with your peers on Slack around their learning philosophies.
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