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FALL 2023 - Teaching and Learning with Technology
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
—Benjamin Franklin
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
—Benjamin Franklin
Welcome aboard, everyone!
Hello! My name is Hyejin Jinny Hwang (feel free to call me Jinny), and I will be your instructor for this semester.
I want to extend my warmest welcome to you, regardless of what initially led you to this course! In a Korean poem, there's a saying that getting to know someone is like encountering their world. Being a firm believer in the value of students' experiences and perspectives that enrich the learning environment, I am thrilled to explore your world while also sharing some of mine as your lecturer.
Whether this is your first, third, or last online undergraduate course, I hope it will be enjoyable and meaningful for you - and a little different from other classes you've taken. I also hope that by the end of this course, you will have gained not only knowledge but also something useful to carry forward and apply in your own daily and/or professional life. Now, let's embark on this learning journey!
Overview of the Course Structure
Overview of the Course Structure
This asynchronous course is divided into 5 units. Each unit will take between 2-3 weeks to complete (see below for the general schedule). You will be expected to complete all tasks for a section before the next section is assigned. This format helps to keep you on track but leaves our course flexible enough so that you can work around other courses, jobs, families, internships, and other obligations.
This is a project-based course so there will be no exams. Your work will be graded by how you demonstrate your understanding of the course materials and the effort you put in with each assignment to really learn something.
Guidelines for Time Management
Guidelines for Time Management
Please keep in mind that this is a self-directed online course so it's easy to put things off and get way behind. This is not the time to procrastinate! If we were meeting face-to-face, we would meet twice a week for at least 2 1/2 hours and then you'd have several hours of work outside of class to complete each week. While we can certainly be more efficient in an online course, you will have to set aside several hours EACH WEEK, in order to keep up with this course. You will be overwhelmed quickly if you procrastinate. Please remember that you will NOT be able to complete all of the tasks in a unit on the day before they are due. If you are not prepared to spend that amount of time, or if you were anticipating that an online course would involve less work than a face-to-face course, you may want to reevaluate your course plans.
But, as long as you spend some time regularly to keep up with the pace, I'm sure you will find this course quite enjoyable, discover some useful tools that you could use for a long time, and have the chance to freely let out your creativity in a meaningful and fun way.
As I want everyone (and I mean everyone!) to get 100% in this course, below are some simple but easy-to-miss tips that will help you succeed in this class:
Read ALL the text on this website THOROUGHLY.
As this is an asynchronous online course, most of the important information will be communicated in text. If you had a habit of skimming through long passages (I'm always guilty of this), this is NOT the semester to do that! If you skim the instructions, you may miss important information that prevents you from receiving full points.Make a checklist of everything that needs to be completed before you get started.
Set your own deadlines a bit earlier than the final due date.
The assignments will often have readings, a couple of videos to watch, and a bit of writing. If you wait until the last minute - all the tasks will run together and get pretty complicated. Plus, early deadlines will give you some extra time to ask me questions if you encounter any difficulties while working on the tasks. Remember that late work will not be accepted.Check your email frequently.
Important updates or announcements will be shared through eLC emails, so make sure you check your inbox regularly. Remember to read every sentence in the email carefully!
How is the semester organized?
How is the semester organized?
A new set of tasks will be posted on this website Monday by noon when a new unit begins.
Tasks are due at the end of the day Friday at the end of the unit (see schedule below).
Course schedule already allows flexibility, which is 2-3 weeks for each unit. Therefore, late work will not be accepted without a valid and sufficient reason.
Tasks are graded usually within a week after the due date. Grades will be available in eLC (see the syllabus for grading policy).
Course updates, etc. will be sent via email as needed. Please check your email frequently.
What is the class schedule?
What is the class schedule?
08/21 - 09/01 Unit 1: Educational Technology Foundations (2 weeks)
09/04 - 09/22 Unit 2: Technology to Facilitate Classroom Learning (3 weeks)
09/25 - 10/13 Unit 3: Technology to Support Student Collaboration (3 weeks)
10/16 - 11/03 Unit 4: Technology to Support Student Creativity (3 weeks)
11/06 - 12/01 Unit 5: Design Project (4 weeks - included Thanksgiving Break)
*No Final Exam*
How are grades assigned?
How are grades assigned?
I'll use eLC to post grades. Each task assigned will result in a grade in eLC. There are two types of grades: completion grades and rubric/checklist grades. Completion grades are exactly like they sound - do the work as described and receive full credit. Rubric/checklist grades will be graded based on your ability to create projects within rubric/checklist parameters. Each set of tasks will include a combination of both completion and rubric/checklist tasks. It will be very obvious which is which. Grades will be updated once you receive my feedback.
"I've heard that EDIT 2000e is easy and I've also heard that online courses are easier than face-to-face. "
"I've heard that EDIT 2000e is easy and I've also heard that online courses are easier than face-to-face. "
This class is definitely not rocket science—but my goal is certainly for everyone to learn something meaningful and earn an A as a token of successful learning. However, "simple" would be a better word choice than "easy." As an experienced teacher and instructional designer, I do my best to make the course tasks as simple as possible - but they will take time, effort, and creativity. My goal is for you to have an understanding of the role of technology tools in teaching and learning - specifically in K12 learning environments. That's going to take some reading, researching, writing, exploring, and creating.
As far as fitting into your busy schedule - yes, online courses have that advantage. You can be anywhere you want to be when you work on the course tasks. But you're taking a course that has extended deadlines (easy to forget about) and you're doing it all on your own. Most people would not consider that easier than what you might be expected to do in a face-to-face course. So - this course will be enjoyable and painless if you set aside time every few days to work.
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