Course Content

Lesson Title Content  Discussion Topic
1 Introduction - Teaching with Technology
  1. Good Teaching Principles
  2. Seven Principles
  3. Ideas to Implement Teaching with Technology
 List the technology that you are currently using in your course(s). How do you use this technology as an effective teaching tool?
2 Blogs
  1. Blogging Basics
  2. Blogs in the Classroom
  3. Show Me How to Set Up a Blog
  4. Free Teacher Blogs
  5. Pedagogy of Blogs
  6. Elearning Blog
Now that you know what a blog is, discuss ways you can incorporate a blog into one of your courses. Be sure to specify what your objectives would be for the blogging exercise.
3 Flash
  1. Flash Pedagogy
  2. Flash Games

 
4 Learning Management Systems
  1. LMS
  2. What is an LMS?
  3. Merger Between WebCT and Blackboard
 
5 Multimedia
  1. Multimedia Definition
  2. Research on Multimedia in Education
  3. Examples of Multimedia in Education
  4. Web 2.0
    1. Second Life
    2. College Toolbox
    3. Web 2 For School
 
6 OpenCourseWare (OCW)
  1. OCW Description
  2. Institution Benefits
  3. Learner Benefits
  4. Professor Benefits
  5. Frequently Asked Questions...and Answers
  6. How OpenCourseWare is Changing E-Learning
  7. OpenCourseWare: A Case Study in Institutional Decision-Making
  8. Wikipedia on MIT OpenCourseWare
  9. Example of OCW Sites
    1. Weber State University's OCW
    2. Utah State University's OCW
    3. MIT's OCW
  
7 Podcasting
  1. Podcast Definition
  2. Teachers Want Technology to Enhance...
  3. Neb. Professor Uses IPod for Lectures
  4. Higher Education Podcasts
  5. Podcasting Directory
 
8 Wikis
  1. What is a Wiki?
  2. Simple Wiki Demonstration
  3. Wiki Pedagogy
  4. Wikipedia's Definition
  5. Uses of Wikis in the Classroom
  6. Wiki News
Describe any ideas you have for using wikis to meet your course objectives.
9 Intellectual Property & Legal Issues
  1. Professors Get "F" in Copyright Knowledge
  2. U.S. Copyright Office
  3. Look at Cornell's Copyright Information Center
  4. NC State's TEACH Toolkit
What is a copyright and who can claim one?
10 Crossword Puzzles
  1. Using Crossword Puzzles in Your Online Classes
  2. MOTC Crossword Puzzle
 
11 Using Groups
  1. MOTCGroups
  2. Problems in Group Learning
Share your ideas for a group/collaborative project for your class and present it to the group. Provide feedback and suggestions to your classmates.
Citation: ajensen. (2008, February 19). Course Content. Retrieved November 22, 2009, from WSU Web site: http://ocw.weber.edu/wsu-online/master-online-teacher-certification/course-schedule.
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