SED 616

Computer Supported Collaborative Science - 1

Professor: Norman Herr, Ph.D.

email: norm.herr@csun.edu

phone: 818 677-2505

office: ED 2138

laboratory: W.M. Keck Science Ed Lab ED2105

office hours: Wednesdays, 1-4 ( email first)

website: normherr.com

live : csun.zoom.us/my/normherr; or connect at csun.zoom.us with 818-677-2505

Course Description

This course in Computer Supported Collaborative Science (CSCS) provides educators opportunities to develop interactive websites and dynamic online activities to engage their students in the those practices and habits of mind described, such as asking questions and defining problems, developing and using models, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematics and computational thinking, constructing explanations and designing solutions, engaging in argument from evidence, and obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. This course fosters the development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) so that educators are prepared to use the web-based resources they develop to engage students and enhance learning. A required course for the Master of Arts degree in Science. Education. Enrollment restricted to students in the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program or with instructor permission.

Objectives

This course addresses all five student learning objectives (SLOs), but focuses on reflective practice (SLO #1) and leadership (SLO #5). Students develop Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) as they develop effective online lessons implementing computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) in science (CSCS). In addition, they will influence policy and practice in educational communities by developing CSCL/CSCS investigations and activities that are distributed in the cloud. In particular, students will:

Develop skills for designing and producing websites for teaching science.
Develop online techniques for building students science and engineering practice
Develop lessons that engage students in collaborative data analysis
Develop science lessons that engage students in collaborative resource development
Develop cloud-based activities that facilitate continuous formative assessment of science learning

Course Outline

Website Development for Teaching Science
- Educational Website Design - Principles & Research
- Website Development - Basics
- Website Development - Advanced Features
Developing online techniques to Build Student Science & Engineering Practices
- Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering)
- Developing and using models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering)
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Collaborative Data Analysis
- 1. Research on pooled data analysis in science classrooms
  2. Collaborative Spreadsheets
  3. Collaborative Graphing
  4. Collaborative Mapping
Collaborative Resource Development
- 1. Research on collaborative resource development in science classrooms
  2. Collaborative Docs
  3. Collaborative Drawings
  4. Collaborative Presentations
Continuous Formative Assessment
- 1. Research on formative assessment
  2. Monitoring Student Performance in Real-Time
  3. Adjusting Instruction to Optimize Learning

Dr. Riley Fish will be teaching SED 625SC Theory & Research in the Teaching of Science in Fall 2024. Her Zoom link is: https://csun.zoom.us/j/5408515810.

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