EDPT 200

EDPT 200: Integrating Educational Technology in the Classroom

"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." (John Dewey)

The class is designed to:

help practicing and future teachers integrate technology in their daily teaching practices.
it is a practical, hands-on course that is grounded in constructivist learning theory.
the students will learn by engaging in authentic tasks in a project-based learning environment.
Along with the latest (2024) ISTE student and teacher standards the focus this semester will be on integrating generative ai into the course topics. We will also examine Quebec's Digital Action Plan for Education

The course is part of the undergraduate program offered by the Faculty Education at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.

Please log into the class MyCourses page for detailed info!

EDPT 200 Fall '25 Schedule

Sept. 8: Course Introduction and overview

Sept. 15: Communicating with technologies --> Meaningful discourse (plus Christian ch. 1 -->Using)

Sept. 22: Community Building & Collaborating with technologies --> social interactions and identity building (& Christian ch. 2 -->Spending)

Sept. 29: Community Building & Collaborating with technologies --> social interactions and identity building cont'd (& Christian ch. 3-->Thinking)

Oct. 6: Inquiring with technologies -->information gathering and literacy (& Christian ch. 4-->Informing)

Oct. 13: Thanksgiving (no class)

Wednedsay, Dec. 3: Makeup Class (*new*)

Oct. 20: Experimenting with technologies --> predicting outcomes(& Christian ch. 5-->Verifying)

Oct. 27: Writing with technologies -->constructing meaningful prose(& Christian ch. 6-->Selling)

Nov. 3: Designing with technologies --> creative knowledge construction ~ coding ?

Nov. 10: Modeling with technologies --> building models for conceptual change

Nov. 17: Visualizing with technologies -- constructing visual representations (plus Generative AI (Sam's AI Roadmap & The Turing Lectures: What is generative AI?) with lab #1)

Nov. 24: Assessing meaningful learning and teaching with technologies (resources for teachers and students (plus Generative AI (Helping PreK-12 Teachers Overcoming Fear of Artificial Intelligence) with lab #2)

Dec. 1: Course 'wind down' and Student 'video' showcase #1 (Generative AI (The PreK-12 Educational Benefits of AI-Image Generation) with lab #3*)

Dec. 3: Epilogue: Moving into the Future and Student showcase #2 (i.e. movie night without 'popcorn') (Wednesday, December 3: Makeup day for Thanksgiving)

Education Bldg. Room B129

Typical Class Breakdown

Typical weekly schedule:

6:05-6:15: Observations from previous class; introduction of weekly theme & hands-on activities

6:15-6:50: Group discussion and reflections on readings

6:50-7:50: Main topic for week

7:50-8:40: Hands-on activities and lab

8:40-8:55: Wrap up

We don’t take a 15 - 20 min. health break ~ so we typically finish between 8:35 and 8:40

Required Course Readings:

For this semester (September '25), we will be using an open educational resource (OER) textbook and readings from various sources. The readings will be posted on MyCourses and accessed through the Perusall link under Week 1. I will explain this during the first class.

We will be using David Jonassen's research and framework on learning, problem solving, and computers as 'mindtools' to help build the course topics and syllabus.

I've decided to use Stacey Roshan's book Tech with Heart: Leveraging Technology to Empower Student Voice, To Create Compassionate Classrooms and Ease Anxiety.
- I've brought the book back as I think it espouses the philosophy and approach that's even more important in the age of generative AI. The book will be purchased through Perusall.
The first half of Everyday Media Literacy: An Analog Guide for Your Digital Life by Sue Ellen Christian (Routledge, 2024). Chapters 1 to 6 → Using, Spending, Thinking, Informing, Verifying, Selling.
- The second half of the book will be used in EDPT 204 during the winter semester
Several articles from What PreK-12 Teachers Should Know About Technology in 2023: A Research to Practice Anthology.
The Quebec Digital Action Plan: Guide & Overview → will also be used at selected times throughout the semester.

I've also uploaded 25 Years of Ed Tech by Martin Weller as background reading during the beginning part of the course.

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EDPT 200: Integrating Educational Technology in the Classroom

"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." (John Dewey)

EDPT 200 Fall '25 Schedule

Sept. 8: Course Introduction and overview

Sept. 15: Communicating with technologies --> Meaningful discourse (plus *Christian ch. 1 -->Using*)

Sept. 22: Community Building & Collaborating with technologies --> social interactions and identity building (& *Christian ch. 2 -->Spending*)

Sept. 29: Community Building & Collaborating with technologies --> social interactions and identity building cont'd (& *Christian ch. 3-->Thinking*)

Oct. 6: Inquiring with technologies -->information gathering and literacy (& *Christian ch. 4-->Informing*)

Oct. 20: Experimenting with technologies --> predicting outcomes(& *Christian ch. 5-->Verifying*)

Oct. 27: Writing with technologies -->constructing meaningful prose(& *Christian ch. 6-->Selling*)