EDUC 260 Week 5 Outline Administrivia QuestionsComments Chat

EDUC 260: Week 5

Outline • • • Administrivia Questions/Comments? ? ? Chat activity Introduction to Netscape Composer Activity create a web page on your SFU web space Lab time: • • Work on Web. Quests Individual consultations regarding the position paper For the next 2 weeks EDUC 260: Week 5 2

Administrivia: Weekly Feedback • Most significant: – – Learning about educational issues through joining a listserv Web. Quests (fun, creative and stimulate critical thinking) Reading responses aren’t a 5 -day commitment Linking learning objectives to instructional design • Do differently/suggestions: – Time to converse in the chat room together about how to improve our ways of educating a new generation – Work in pairs on the Web. Quests? (i. e. constructivist way of learning) – Last class was an overload with new and important information about Web. Quests, Instructional Design and Assignment 4 EDUC 260: Week 5 3

Administrivia: Weekly Feedback • Other comments: – Learning a lot about ways to use computers in the classroom/learned a lot in just 4 -5 weeks – Enjoying the course, but overwhelmed by simultaneous assignments/projects • Question: Does the class have any suggestions? – Appreciate that what’s being learned is reflected in the course – Support is helping to alleviate anxiety EDUC 260: Week 5 4

Questions/Comments? ? ? • Position paper? – Note: Articles cited should be peer-reviewed, i. e. not magazines • Web. Quests? – In general? – Assignment #4? • Reading Response #2? • ? ? ? EDUC 260: Week 5 5

Chat Activity • Divide into groups: – K-elementary and middle-high school • Login to Web. CT (http: //webct. sfu. ca) • Go to “Synchronous Chat” and the appropriate chat room – K-elementary By the pond – Middle-high school Higher ground EDUC 260: Week 5 6

Chat Activity: Scenario • Students are “different” from when we were in the K-12 system. For example, computers and TV have a significant influence on children. • What might you do to improve your way of educating this “new” generation using technology? What’s the issue? • As a group, come up with 3 ideas to improve teaching for your grade-level (K-elementary or middle-high school). EDUC 260: Week 5 7

Chat Activity: Wrap-up • What were the ideas formulated by your groups? • What was your experience like in a chat room? – i. e. Pro’s/Con’s compared to asynchronous conferencing and the f 2 f classroom EDUC 260: Week 5 8

Netscape Composer & Creating a Web Page EDUC 260: Week 5 9

For the Next 2 Weeks • October 9 – Optional Class: Help on the Web. Quest assignment will be available – Suggestion: Make the most out of your time – Start the online discussion for Reading Response #3 – Complete the mid-semester feedback form – Post any questions in the Web. CT Q&A – Check Web. CT for announcements EDUC 260: Week 5 10

For the Next 2 Weeks • October 16 – Review of mid-semester feedback form results – Hand-in your draft position paper (in class not via Turnitin) – Post any questions in the Web. CT Q&A EDUC 260: Week 5 11