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Course Description & Overview |
EDTEC 532 is a course for undergrduate as well as graduate students who will be involved in providing instruction and performance support in a variety of settings to a variety of audiences. This course provides an overview of instructional systems design and specific skills in the analysis, design, development, production and delivery of instruction using information and communication technology.
In EDTEC 532 you will learn to:
- identify learning and performance goals the attainment of which may be accomplished with the aid of instructional materials;
- analyze needs and audiences to match educational materials to specific goals and objectives;
- understand the utility of various materials and media and develop skill in their use; and
- realize appropriate ways in which instructional methodologies may be employed towards the accomplishment of these goals.
The course introduces the systematic process of instructional design and appropriate instructional media formats. Although you will not become an instructional designer or a media producer from this one course, you will develop an understanding of the instructional design process and communication media have to offer to a wide array of audiences in many organizations including business, industry, government and education. Your experiences in this course may prove sufficient to pursue further exploration of instructional design and educational technologies.
Important Note: The course websites contains complete and comprehensive information that will help to ensure your success in this class. It is strongly suggested you dedicate the time necessary to read and understand the information contained herein during the first week of the semester. Many questions surrounding the assignment requirements can be answered with careful reading of the information in this website. |
Course Format
The course includes class sessions and laboratory sessions.
Class sessions- will include lectures, discussions, and demonstrations on specific topics that include instructional design techniques, creating a professional website, and a video public service announcement to augment the website. You will spend the majority of your time in class acquiring new skills and knowledge on your own or in small groups using a variety of resources. Those resources include a textbook, class demonstrations, journal articles, fellow students, and the instructor.
The "hands-on" approach is based in theory and proven in application. The alternative, simply guiding you through a program by stating, "click here, then click there," teaches you a procedure, but does not support retention and extension of the newly-acquired computer-based skills. The skills you develop throughout the semester will build upon one another. For example, you will apply knowledge of graphics and page layout developed at the start of the semester to web page publishing near the end of the semester. I encourage you to make every effort to understand the software programs through their application to your work, rather than simply going through the motions to complete the assignments.
Laboratory sessions- Although you will be given plenty of opportunity to work on your assignments in class sessions, you cannot expect that you will be completing them during the class. for each class session, you must spend at least 3 hours in the instructional media laboratory (IML) in NE 275. Technical staff in IML will help you in solving equipment and software problems. However, they are not authorized to work on your projects. You are responsible to working on your projects, and completing them. At the end of each class session, you will send an email to instructor at fsaba@mail.sdsu.edu. In your weekly email message, you have to include what you will complete in your subsequent laboratory session. At the end of each laboratory session, you will send an email to the instructor at fsaba@mail.sdsu.edu. In your weekly email message, you have to include what you have completed in your laboratory session.
Consulting Faculty- The faculty will set up individual consulting with you during class sessions to review your work and resolve any problems or issues.
The instructor is also available to provide individual assistance to you upon making an appointment. You can make an appointment with the instructor by sending an email to fsaba@mail.sdsu.edu. Best times to meet with the faculty is within the hour immediately before and after each class session while the problem is fresh in your mind, and you have already called up the appropriate software and files on a computer in IML to resolve it.
Important Note: You are in charge of your learning and performance in EDTEC 532. If you are having trouble with a particular assignment, don't understand course requirements, or have any other need that impacts your performance in this course, it is your responsibility to seek assistance from the instructor. The instructor is available to provide individual assistance to you upon making an appointment. You can make an appointment with the instructor by sending an email to fsaba@mail.sdsu.edu No special accommodations will be given to students who fail to manage their work in this course. |
Although assignments in EDTEC 532 are graded individually, you may look to your colleagues in and outside of class to support accomplishment of the course requirements. Working in a collegial manner is a mature, professional, and valued approach. Examples, include asking for other students in the Drama Department to act for your video, or students with exceptional ability to create graphics to help you in some graphic production.
Endeavor to demonstrate mature and professional behavior by sharing your knowledge with your classmates and offering sincere and pertinent criticism where appropriate. Your class participation grade will be based primarily on your interaction with others during our weekly class meetings. Therefore, demonstrate collegiality by looking for opportunities to lend a hand to a classmate who is struggling.
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