Instructor: David Haskins      Office: Rm. # 4-101 Phone:407-582-2431    Email: dhaskins@valenciacollege.edu

Course Goals and Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:

• Know how to develop and present educational projects using a variety of software programs.

• Be aware of the wide range of available instructional technology tools, which are currently in use in schools throughout the United States and will be available in the near future.

• Develop an understanding of guidelines for the effective development and appropriate use of instructional technologies.

• Understand and demonstrate the ability to effectively use and integrate the following instructional technologies: (1) A/V equipment (2) Word Processing Presentation Graphics Software; and (3) World Wide Web.
   

      Required Text:     Lever-Duffy, Judy. Teaching and Learning with Technology ,
2^nd Edition, Boston: Allyn and Bacon 2004.

Grading:

Electronic Portfolio	= 10%
3 Projects worth 15% ea:	= 45%
Midterm Exam	= 15%
Participation worth 15%.	= 15%
1 Final Exam worth 15%	= 15%
TOTAL	=100%

Assignments:

• Projects (Three, each worth 15%; total of 45% of your final grade).

  • Project 1 Informational School Flyer using Word

  • Project 2 Presentation using Powerpoint

  • Project 3 Web Page using Microsoft FrontPage

Participation Grade:

• Participation (25 items which average together for 15 % of your final grade)

  • Orientation online (includes information about course, and a quiz which MUST be passed to open all Assignments on WebCT.

  • 12 Chapter Questions (part of participation grade)

  • 12 Chapter Discussions.

Midterm and Final Exam:

• Exams ( 2 worth 15 % each for a total of 30% of your final grade)

  • Midterm (15%) Exams must be taken at a Testing Center (East, West, Osceola or Winter Park Valencia Campuses), and

  • Final (15%) Exams must be taken at a Testing Center (East, West, Osceola or Winter Park Valencia Campuses)

* Students outside the Central Florida area must make arrangement at the nearest college  to take tests. This needs to be done within the first two weeks of class. Information should be emailed to your instructor about the contact person and phone number. Charges for proctoring tests are the student's responsibility.

Note: School policy states that you will receive a "WF" (Withdrawal Failing) if you miss the Final.

Grading Scale

Due Dates: All assignments are due on the assigned date.

All items are available online in WebCT and must be submitted online through WebCT in the appropriate assignment.

Late projects will be reduced by one letter grade for each week late. Projects will not be accepted if more than two weeks late.

Academic Honesty:

Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated on quizzes or exams. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a "0" for the test along with possible withdrawal from the course.

Withdrawal Deadline:

The Deadline for withdrawal with a grade of "W" in this course is March 23, 2007.

Lab Time:

You may find it necessary to put in time at a campus computer lab to complete assigned projects. This is especially true if you don't  have all the software used in this class. 

Computer and Software requirements:

• Computer with Web Access, configured per WebCT guidelines shown on the site.

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Powerpoint

• Microsoft Frontpage

• Microsoft Excel