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EDUC 744-968F October 26 – November 20, 2009
EDUC 744-968 February 1 - February 26, 2010
2 semester hours graduate credit
Online Course - no travel to campus
- Are you interested in working collaboratively with educators and students nationally or internationally?
- When you consider doing these types of project-based learning activities, do you wonder how to setup these types of projects? If you have the right classroom tools to accomplish this project? How to work with your local community stakeholders to share your progress?
- Are interested in understanding the current global job market and how your current professional setting can help prepare our students for this ever-evolving market?
Description: Impact of 21st century global economic forces on learning and knowledge production. Integration of global learning communities across the curriculum using digital communication tools.
This course is designed as an elective in the Master of Science in Education degree program and as a professional development course for educators focusing on strategies and applications to prepare students for a global economy.
Effective participation in the global economy means being able to work collaboratively with a wide diversity of people. Business and industry have continually purported that today's schools need to prepare students to work collaboratively in teams (co-located or virtual) as one of the top priorities for educational reform. This course will model use of Web-based digital communication tools and resources to expand teachers’ expertise in building sustainable learning communities.
The course will address the ISTE NET standards and the Partnership for 21st Century Learners requirements of communication and collaboration skills.
Learning
Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze current research on the impact of a flat global economy and the changes needed in teaching and learning
- Evaluate a global collaborative project and adapt for use in a k-16 learning environment.
- Facilitate and assess effective use of emerging digital communication tools to support learning in the academic environment.
- Promote cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using web-based collaboration tools.
- Model digital etiquette and responsible social interaction related to the use of technology and information literacy.
You will need a computer microphone and web camera (built-in or external) or access to these tools.
Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule. Instruction will be differentiated to accommodate learners with varying levels of technical knowledge.
The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All projects/assignments will be submitted via e-mail or presented via the WWW. Instructor/peer comments will be available through the online discussion board or sent by e-mail.
This course is designed to help educators meet specific ISTE National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) and Wisconsin fourth, eighth and twelfth grade technology proficiency standards. Course objectives are aligned with the following:
Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure
(WI DPI) 2, 4, 6, 7, 10
International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards
(NETS-T I, II , III, IV, VI)
Conducted completely online with no face-to-face
sessions, you may participate from your home or work
computer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Additional classes are listed in the
online catalog.
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Course Content
This course content is organized around these topics:
A Flat Global Economy
- The impact of a flat global economy and how this will alter teaching and learning
- The need to prepare students for full participation as productive and effective citizens in a global economy
- Wikinomics: How mass collaboration will fundamentally change learning
- Global education standards and checklists for teachers, schools, school systems and state education agencies
- Ten guidelines for global and international studies education
Global Collaborative Learning Opportunities
- Engaging students in meaningful global project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding
- Activities to help students develop the habit of working collaboratively with their counterparts locally and globally
- Advantages of a known audience for writing and reading with a purpose
- Opportunities to apply knowledge in service-learning projects
Global Collaboration Tools
- Selection of appropriate tool(s) for the task
Synchronous and asynchronous tools
Technical trouble-shooting tips
Integrating Global Learning Experiences
- Strategies to integrate global collaborative authentic learning activities across the curriculum
- Correlating an online project with local/state/national education standards
- Managing classroom and technology resources during an online collaborative project
- Collaborating on projects across diverse educational systems, time zones and school year schedules, cultural differences, linguistic obstacles, and the non-oral and non-visual learning medium of telecommunications
- Digital etiquette and citizenship related to the use of technology and social interaction
Assessing Global Communication and Collaboration
- Aligning assessments with content and technology standards
Formative and summative
- Creating and using rubrics to assess 21st century skills
Communicating Global Communication Assessment Results with Local Stakeholders
- Strategies to communicate with local teachers, district personnel and parents
Required Textbook
Readings and lectures will be available online within each module.
Required
Software and Hardware
You will need to be able to send and receive attachments, preferably with Microsoft Word or Appleworks. You may also need to receive and open PDF files and Microsoft Powerpoint files.
Hardware Requirements
What are the minimum technology requirements?
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You will need a computer microphone and web camera (built-in or external) or access to these tools. |
Complete the system checkup on this website, https://uwstout.courses.wisconsin.edu/
by clicking on the link that says: Check your system.
Review the list of compatible/recommended browsers and software programs for Learn@UWStout at the Online Help Desk.
If you have any questions about these preferences, please call one of the numbers listed below and indicate that you are a UW-Stout student needing help with Learn@UW-Stout . Help is available 7 days a week.
• 1-888-435-7589 select option 3
, or
• 1-608-264-4357 select option 3
Take a few minutes to review the Frequently
Asked Questions, (FAQs).
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Instructor
Alicia Mundt - Background and contact info
Registration
Tuition is payable by university billing, MasterCard, or Visa.
Participants may select the payment plan option in fall and spring, but it is not available during summer session. Refund policy
Enrollment is limited to twenty participants; register online.
Check out the list of additional online classes.
Request Information Online
School of Education
Online Professional Development
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
phone: 715-232-2253
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Orientation Activities
After you are enrolled, review the orientation activities, Student Expectations
and Responsibilities and Academic Expectations
and Dishonesty Policy .
Alignment with Wisconsin Teaching Standards
Participants in this class will gain experience that will help them meet the following Wisconsin Teaching Standards: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9
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