Website:  https://sites.google.com/view/edu-122/home  / Blogs: Mighty Network invite is posted on Google Classroom ~ 

Twitter hashtag: #edu122

Instructor / Course Information:

Sam Bruzzese 

Class Website:  https://sites.google.com/view/edu-122/home  Mighty Network: https://edu122s23.mn.co/

Course Textbook Resources: We will use throughout the semester: https://sites.google.com/view/transformlearningwithtech

Email:  sam.bruzzese@ubishops.ca  or sam.bruzzese@mcgill.ca 

Sam's page: http://sbruzzese.org Twitter: @sam_bruzzese Course hashtag: #edu122

The course will take place on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:00 to 9:00  on  ZOOM

Office hours:  Online (via ZOOM). Details are given during class 1. Camera must be on AT ALL times. Explained in class one. Students with tech issues must join from library.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Students who complete the course will meet the requirements of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (2017).Here's  the Student Standards (2016) from ISTE.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course. However, the main focus of the course will be to make sure you learn how to integrate technology in the classroom. 

Course Objectives:

• To instill a desire to learn to use technology in the classroom. 

• To understand how computers can and are being used in classrooms today. 

• To understand and use Web 2.0 technologies and multi-media authoring tools.

• To develop skills in integrating computers in different curriculum areas.

• To gain an understanding of the Quebec Education Plan (elementary and high school).

• The focus moving onwards will be on the NEW Digital Action Plan for Education and Higher Education.

The course directly targets the development and mastery of the following professional teacher competencies updated in 2021  (Quebec Professional Teacher Competencies):

All the new teacher competencies are covered in the course with a special focus on Competency 12: Mobilize digital technologies.

 As it overlaps with all other competencies. For example, here are some specific objectives

The students who successfully complete the course will also be able to:

• “demonstrate critical judgement regarding the real benefits and limitations of ICT as teaching and learning resources;

• demonstrate a general understanding of the possibilities offered by ICT (and the internet in particular) for teaching and learning, and know how to integrate ICT in a functional manner into teaching/learning activities, when appropriate;

• use ICT effectively in different aspects of his or her intellectual and professional life: communication, research, information processing, evaluation, interaction with colleagues or experts, etc;

• effectively transmit the ability to use ICT to his or her students in order to support the collective construction of learning in a well-structured, critical manner”