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Central Missouri State University
Department of Career & Technology Education
INST 5360 Educational Computing SystemsDr. Rob Hallis: Associate Professor of Library Services
BME, BM, BA, MM, MLIS, Ph. D. / Communication
By Phone (660) 543-8002
By email
By Foot JCKL Rm 1.226 / 2.456
Office Hours by appointment
I. Scope of the Course
This course exposes pre-service and in-service educators to educational technology related to setting up and maintaining computer systems in an educational environment. This will include a survey of operating systems and networking as well as managerial aspects of purchasing, evaluating, and providing appropriate access to hardware and software one would likely find in a classroom, media center or computer lab.
II. Purpose of the Course
This course is designed to provide students an opportunity to develop a conceptual awareness of key technologies as well as providing a brief chance to begin the development of a practical set of skills in installing and maintaining educational technology. As education continues to adopt evolving technologies into a classroom setting, it becomes extremely important to provide an opportunity to familiarize pre-service and in-service educators to gain a familiarity with these technologies.
III. Objectives of the Course
Upon completion of this course, one will be able to:
1/ Investigate issues related to school/site planning, purchasing, and technology integration.
A/ Investigate and recommend purchasing strategies and procedures for acquiring administrative and instructional software for educational settings as well as to justify selection, testing and training.
B/ Identify and implement methods of installation, maintenance, inventory, and management of software.
2/ Be conceptually aware of how one can install, customize, and configure the operating systems of computers.
A/ Identify and describe the major operating systems associated with computing platforms found in K-12 schools.
B/ Conceptually understand methods of evaluating the acquisition, installation and appropriateness computing systems for classrooms and laboratories.
C/ Install, configure, and use computer systems and media to store and retrieve information and resources.
3/ Identify and implement software in school environments.
A/ Identify and describe software used in classroom and administrative settings including productivity tools, information access/telecommunications tools, multimedia/hypermedia tools, school management tools, and computer-based instruction.
B/ Describe specifications for purchasing computing hardware
4/ Develop an awareness of issues involved in writing governing policies and procedures for legally and ethically maintaining technology used in schools.
IV. Student Evaluation
The course is divided into weekly modules. Class participation [through discussion board postings] will be included in the evaluation. Doing a wide variety of things will hopefully mitigate weaknesses, emphasize strengths, broaden horizons and reduce stress.
GradesA=90% and above
B=80-89.9%
C=70-79.9%
D=60-69.9%
F=below 59.9% / Assignments 500
Discussion / Participation in class [13 x 10] 130
Final Exam 200
Total possible 830
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V. Readings
Required Texts:
Levine, John and Margaret Levine Young. Windows XP: The Complete Reference. New York: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2001
Zacker, Craig. Networking: the Complete Reference. New York: Osborne / McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Student Handbook [123; Academic Honesty Policy Statement / 131; Office of accessibility statement]
Required Reading
Weekly postings of chapters of a book, articles or references to online resources will be included in the activities portion of each section.
Expectations:
Communication, Postings and Classroom Assignments:
It is highly recommended that you read the assigned material prior to class time, and bring your texts to each class period.
Extra Credit is NOT given. It is expected that students attend class and participate in all activities, and concentrate on fulfilling the basic course requirements.
I will generally reply to email the same day, but will not delay more than two business days. I will post readings and notes the Friday before the module is assigned [I will post information for the week beginning 1/26 by F 1/23].
You will turn in assignments on the assigned dates unless you communicate your extreme situation to me before the due date. Discussion board posts will be 2 paragraphs in length. The first demonstrating command of the reading material, and the second containing your reaction to the topic under consideration. These will be due by the end of the week. In addition, this material will be available to you for your final, so in essence you are creating a communal review sheet through your bulletin board posts.
Attendance:
Minimal attendance points are given for this session; nevertheless, class participation in discussions and group projects is essential for success. It is your responsibility to obtain missed information from classmates. "Students are expected to attend all lectures, seminars, laboratories, and field work for each registered class and to complete all work assigned by the instructor for the course. Advance arrangements for unavoidable absences should be made with the instructor whenever possible. Neither absence nor notification of absence relieves the student of the responsibility for meeting all course requirements. Make up of course requirements missed because of extenuating circumstances shall be worked out between the instructor and the student upon the student's initiative."*
Each of you has purchased a service and it is your right as an adult to decide how to take advantage of it. HOWEVER, remember that certain financial aid disbursements depend upon attendance requirements being fulfilled. "A federal financial aid recipient who drops to less than half-time enrollment status should be aware that depending on his/her class attendance records, some or all of the assistance credited to the student's UCM account for the semester may have to be reversed."*
Classroom Etiquette:
This class is intended to be interesting, fun, and interactive. However, an environment that is conducive to learning is essential. For the most part, the following guidelines are "common sense," but bear noting.
· Please turn off your cell phone. If you have a pending emergency or must stay in contact, please place your phone on vibrate.
· Please refrain from excessive private conversations and comments. Discussing class material is encouraged; however, your fellow students will appreciate it if you keep chatting to a minimum.
· Please plan on attending the full time at all class sessions. Habitually arriving late or leaving early will not only be detrimental to your understanding of course material, but is distracting to the learning environment.
· Please help maintain a professional, respectful learning environment. Discussion is encouraged; however, all opinions and points of view are valid. Disagreement is acceptable, personal attacks are not.
Academic Dishonesty:
There is a no tolerance policy against dishonesty and/or misconduct, and anyone involved in such activities will be penalized per the written University procedures set forth in the Student Handbook.
Knowingly plagiarizing material from another source, whether another student, the Internet, or another published source, and turning in such material as your own will result in a grade of zero for the assignment.
Academic Honesty: Honesty in all endeavors is essential to the function of society. Honesty in the classroom, among students, and between students and faculty is a matter that should concern everyone in the University Community. Please see the Central Student Handbook for the complete policy, student responsibilities, and procedures for enforcement http://www.cmsu.edu/x2761.xml
Resources and Accessibility:
The University offers many services and resources that are at your disposal, such as tutoring, writing assistance, and other support services. If you would like assistance in contacting any of these offices, please contact me as soon as possible and arrangements can be made. You may also access information online at: http://www.cmsu.edu/who can help
Get help @ your library!
You can also get help at the James C. Kirkpatrick Library website: http://library.cmsu.edu
At this website you can access your library account, the online catalog, and electronic databases.
You may access your library account, the online catalog, and electronic databases from James C. Kirkpatrick Library’s website at http://library.cmsu.edu. For research assistance, you may contact the Reference Desk:
Phone: 543-4154 / Email:
AIM: JCKLReference / RefChat: http://library.cmsu.edu/chat
Distance Librarian: Marian Davis, Email:
*Early Alert As part of the CEHS commitment to building a positive, student-centered learning community that supports the success of every student, the faculty member instructing this course participates in the CMSU Early Alert Program. If you are not actively participating, a representative may contact you.
*ADA Students with documented disabilities who are seeking academic accommodations should contact the Office of Accessibility Services, Union 222, (V) (TTY) 660-543-4421, or online at http://www.cmsu.edu/access/7.htm.
Syllabus
Reading Activities
Date Unit
1/18 Introductions: Introduce yourself and tell what you want
To get out of this course on the Blackboard
Discussion board for this class.
[This validates your registration for this
Course].
1/25 1 Introductions to course Introductions
2/1 2 Lab Management Pt I [Reading Folder] Assignment 1: Purchase order for Lab
[Acquisitions / Access] [Presentation Due 4/4] (100)
XP
Operating Systems 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10 Post on discussion board (10)
-Tour of XP, Users / Accounts 11, 16, 19, 20 Do we need a computer lab in schools?
2/8 3 Lab Management Pt II [Reading Folder] Post on discussion board (10)
[Training / Help] The best way to train users is …
Sharing Resources on a Workstation XP
13, 14, 21-23,
29, 32, 36
2/6 On Site Assignment 2
Introduction Loading operating systems
Lab Design Loading Operating system / Drivers
Legal Issues Create a shared folder
[Intellectual property, Intellectual freedom (100)
Privacy, oversight & accountability]
Paper Requirements discussed [100]
Due 5/2
2/15 4 e-text [Readings ] Post on discussion board (10)
Intellectual Property rights Discuss eresources based in JStor &
Ebsco from the perspectives of tech &
Content
2/22 5 ereaders [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
Consider availability and compatibility or
eresources
Privacy
3/1 6 Student digital content [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
Intellectual freedom Discuss datamashes from technical and
content point of view
3/8 7 Surveillance in the lab [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
How closely should you monitor users in the
lab
oversight / accountability
3/6 OnSight Assignment 3 (100)
Legal issues in the lab Creation of e-text resource
e-resources Pt II & Web 2.0 Creation of Media resource
3/22 8 e-resources revisited [Readings Post on discussion board (10)
Evaluate your previous discussion in light of
Creating your resources, and in light of Web
2.0 capability regarding content and tech
Issues
3/29 9 Networking Pt I XP
-The workstation [Peer to Peer] 27-36 Draft of legal paper due
-remote desktop Network 1-4, 7-9 Post on discussion board (10)
-Web Resources 13, 26, 27, 28 Discuss where bottlenecks can occur
-Components & Function [Readings] in a networked environment.
4/5 10 Distributive resources [Google docs etc.] [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
Network Pt II Network 5, 6, 32 Networking will become more important
Maintenance & Troubleshooting in the coming years because…
Assignment 3 (100)
4/3 OnSite Setup accounts, permissions on Network
Networking
Virtual instructional environments SecondLife
Lab Presentations
4/12 11 RSS feeds [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
Is it advantageous to push
Information?
4/19 12 Web Resources [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
Which elements of the web
are most useful for education
and what is needed to support them?
4/24 OnSite [Snowday Makeup]
4/26 13 Web 2.0 [Readings] Post on discussion board (10)
Is Web 2.0 a major advance for educational
purposes?
4/27 14 Topic of your choice Post on discussion board (10)
I chose [my topic] because I believe it will
have a major impact on education.
5/6 Final (200)
Revised: 1/11/2010