EDUC 431 Course Outline

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
COLLEGE OF ARTS, SOCIAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

EDUCATION 431-3
Educational Technology (Early Years)
(Please note: At the time of posting, this outline remains subject to revision)

Fall Semester, 2008 Instructors: Dr. Judith Lapadat Prof. Marian Laval
Sept 2 – Dec 1 Office: Room 130 Room 124
Thur & Fri 11:00-1:10 Phone: (250) 615-3333 Ph. (250) 615-3328
Terrace Campus E-mail: lapadat@unbc.ca lavalm@unbc.ca
Room: 103/104 Toll free: 1-800-697-7388
Office hours: Judith: Thursday 4:15-5:15 or by appointment
Marian: Thursday 2:30-4:30 or by appointment
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Requirements:

Article Presentation 10%
Think Paper 10%
Blog Assignment 40%
Technology Project 40%

Required Text:

Richardson, W. (2008). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (2nd ed.). Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks, CA.

As well, links to relevant online sites and a list of required and recommended readings will be posted on the EDUC 431 Course Blog: http://educ431.blogspot.com/

Other Resources:
British Columbia Ministry of Education Curriculum Documents (also available in hard copy): http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/irp.htm

British Columbia Ministry of Education Information and Communications Technology documents: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/program_delivery/infotech.htm

British Columbia Ministry of Education (2000). The Primary Program: A framework for teaching. Available on-line: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/primary_program/toc.htm

Interesting Educational Technology Links!

I am posting these interesting links. I hope you will add to this list and contribute to everyone's learning. We can continue to use this "thread" or heading to post more links that are relevant to educational technology!

We created this free blog through Google: http://www.blogger.com

These links are courtesy of Dr. Judith Lapadat's research:

• Digital Divide Net (DDN) - About: http://www.digitaldivide.net/about/
• DDN Article - Weaving a Semantic Web: http://www.digitaldivide.net/articles/view.php?ArticleID=20
• MIT Open Course Ware - About: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/about/index.htm
• MIT Article - Highligts for High School: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
• Technorati - About: http://technorati.com/about/ & http://technorati.com/

Cheers,

Marian Laval, EDUC 431

Discussion Question - First Responses?

So tell me/us...what were some of your first responses when asked to enter this blog?

Welcome to EDUC 431 Blog

Hello and welcome to the EDUC 431 Blog! This blog has been created to help you enrich your understanding and experience with "blogging". It will be a space to share and exchange ideas about your learning and discuss the different applications of technology in the classroom. See you soon online!
Cheers,
Marian Laval, Faculty EDUC 431