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Course Description

This course in Compter Supported Collaborative Learning  (CSCL) provides educators opportunities to develop interactive websites and dynamic online activities to engage their students in practices and habits of mind 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 their respective subject areas. In addition, they will influence policy and practice in educational communities by developing CSCL investigations and activities that are distributed in the cloud. In particular, students will: 

• Develop skills for designing and producing websites for teaching their respective subjects.   

• Develop lessons that engage students in collaborative data analysis 

• Develop lessons that engage students in collaborative resource development 

• Develop cloud-based activities that facilitate continuous formative assessment of learning