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EDTEC 596, Technologies for Decision Makers

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The purpose of EdTec 596 is to provide the knowledge and skills that will enable you to use, evaluate, plan, implement technologies in a school system. To help contextualize those concepts and skills needed for demonstrating technology leadership, you will be asked to formulate a technology use plan, which will include a vision/philosophy statement, a listing of expected barriers and solutions, budget, and time table. Topics include technology leadership and the use of technologies to achieve a school's strategic goals.

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Course Topics

Session #
Topic

Session 1

Aug 28, 2000

Overview of Technology in Education

  • Purpose of course
  • Assumptions of technology
  • Building the capacity of people

Session 2

Sept 11, 2000

The role of the technology leader

  • Attributes of technology leader
  • Creating a vision
  • Collaborative decision making
  • Creating technology projects
  • Administrative Productivity: E-mail access

Session 3

Sept 18, 2000

The changing role of technology in education

  • Changing hardware and software
  • Shifting paradigms in education
  • Assessing student growth
  • Administrative Productivity: Electronic portfolios

Session 4

Sept 25, 2000

The foundation for a technology use plan

  • Vision and philosophy
  • Creating the team
  • Establishing and analyzing potential scenarios
  • Administrative Productivity: Organizational software

Session 5

Oct 2, 2000

Funding technology

  • Locating relevant materials
  • Sources for funding
  • Applying for funds
  • Buying versus leasing
  • Administrative Productivity:

Session 6

Oct 9, 2000

School management and technology

  • Where technology is needed
  • Software to help management
  • Dispersing technologies in a school
  • Computer managed instruction
  • Administrative Productivity: Databases for school records

Session 7

Oct 16, 2000

Technology and education

  • Curriculum integration
  • Teacher training
  • Administrative Productivity: Adaptive technologies for persons with disabilities
  • Guest speaker: Don Henderson.
    Director, Education & Library Technology. Grossmont Union HS District

Session 8

Oct 23, 2000

Establishing an electronic network

  • The role of a network
  • Physical constraints
  • Internet access and service providers
  • Administrative Productivity: Accessing and searching the World Wide Web
  • Guest Speaker: Neal Foglehut

Session 9

Oct 30, 2000

Technology security: Internal and External

  • Reducing crime
  • Securing the network from outside influences
  • Preventing viruses
  • Administrative Productivity: Software to restrict access by students

Session 10

Nov 6, 2000

Assessing your school's needs

  • Current status
  • Where you want to be
  • Creating a technology plan
  • Limitations of technology
  • Administrative Productivity: Presentation software
  • Guest speaker: Bill Simpson, Director: Education Technology
    Joe Rindone Regional Technology Center, SD County Office of Education

Session 11

Nov 13, 2000

Technology adoption

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Networks
  • Administrative Productivity: School Technology Integration Software

Session 12

Nov 20, 2000

Ethics and technology in the school

  • Copyright and privacy
  • Privacy
  • Censorship
  • Equity
  • Health risks
  • Guest Speaker: Charlie Garten
    Poway School District

Session 13

Nov 27, 2000

Anticipating barriers and establishing solutions

  • Costs for a school: money and time
  • Community support
  • Administrative Productivity: Using mail merge to personalize communications
  • Guest Speaker: Scott Moss,
    Technology Coordinator for Cajon Valley Union School District (K-8)

Session 14

Dec 4, 2000

 

Maintenance of your system

  • Existing facilities; hardware, software, networks, storage, retrofitting
  • New facilities: data transfer and electrical
  • Guest Speaker: George Munoz

Session 15

Dec 11, 2000

 

Anticipating and planning for the future

  • Evolving technologies
  • Staying realistic
  • Planing for growth
  • Emerging technologies
  • Administrative Productivity: Laptop computers, PDAs, virtual reality devices, cable modems

 

Course Competencies

Participants will be able to:

  • Use technology to achieve a district's or school's strategic planning goals
  • Use technology to support administrative decision making and management
  • Implement technologies that help teachers and students reach their instructional goals and learning potentials
  • Evaluate emerging technologies (laserdiscs, CD-ROM, telecommunications, multimedia, laptop computers, PDA, etc.) for instructional and administrative uses
  • Plan for the integration of technology into a school or district
  • Take advantage of technology related funding opportunities
  • Increase skills in computer applications relevant to schools
  • Perform cost benefit assessments for technology interventions related to management and instructional interventions

     

Assignments

Complete and deliver the following assignments on the dates specified.

Assignment
Points

Report on technology and school leadership

A three- to five-page report by each student will examine current technology trends and their resulting impact on school systems. Reports will be presented as web sites. Authors will lead discussions via an asynchronous Internet forum.
20

Vision statement

Students will begin creating a technology use plan for their school by identifying questions to ask stakeholders, analyzing answers to their questions, and synthesizing conclusions.
20

Budget

Using current prices, students will create a budget to identify allocations for hardware, software, and training needed to get their schools technologically ready for the future. The budget requirements will be projected for the next three years, and correlate to the vision/philosophy statement.
15

Course Participation

Students are expected to participate in all course sessions, including each Apply and Reflect section.
15

Technology Use Plan*

A completed Technology Use Plan is to include an updated vision/philosophy statement, a listing of expected barriers and solutions, budget, and time table (implementation plan).
30

* Alternate Assignment

For students employed in a school which already has a current Technology Use Plan, an alternative assignment to the Technology Use Plan will be to complete and submit a technology funding grant application for your school.
30

Grading Policy

Grading

We expect a lot from our students. The University, schools, and the professional community expect the department to maintain standards that reflect its reputation as one of the foremost programs of its type in the country. Based on guidelines in the SDSU Catalog, the letter grades are defined as follows:

A

Outstanding achievement; available only for the highest accomplishment

B

Excellent performance; clearly exceeds course requirements

C

Average achievement for a course

D

Although course is passed, does not meet average achievement standards

Incomplete policy

Don't find yourself in a situation in which you need an incomplete! Meeting a deadline is an essential factor for success in our field. Therefore, it is extremely important for you to complete your assignments by the end of the course.

Reading Materials

Text Books

The book will be used during the semester can be purchased via the San Diego State University bookstore, or online bookstores such as Amazon.Com or BarnesAndNobel.com.

  • Maurer, M. M., & Gavidson, G. S. (1998). Leadership in instructional technology. Columbus, OH: Merrill. ISBM number 0-13-239849-4

Articles

Appropriate articles will be assigned for outside reading as the semester progresses.

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