CESA #11 LInC Online

Leadership Institute Integrating Internet, Instruction and Curriculum

Syllabus

Winter, 2002

4 Semester Credits

Instructor:

Trish Graves

**Description**

The LInC Online course is intended for educators who are already
connected to the Internet and want ideas and support for integrating it
effectively into their existing curriculum. They will communicate and
collaborate with other participants and course facilitators as they
design, develop, and implement a project-based \"engaged learning\"
curriculum unit using Internet

tools.

The skills and strategies students need to be successful today and in
the future are effectively taught through Engaged Learning projects.
These projects are structured in such a way that students are
responsible for their own learning. The projects are collaborative,

student-driven, and are technology-dependent. When skillfully
applied,technology can enhance learning in new and powerful ways.

LInC course topics include: Investigating Engaged Learning, Exploring
Effective Strategies for Using Telecommunications in Education, Finding
Information on the Internet, Authoring Web Documents , Using Graphics,
Designing an Engaged Learning Project, Designing Assessment Rubrics and
Writing a Staff Development Plan.

**Student Learning Objectives**

The purpose of the course is to teach the participants to:

Create an Engaged Learning project that effectively uses technology
including the Internet.

Apply engaged learning indicators\* in project design by:

\* identifying, with student input, an authentic, challenging,

multidisciplinary project derived from local, state, and/or national

standards

\* designing performance-based, generative, equitable, and ongoing

assessments linked to the project\'s goal and objectives

\* implementing the role of teacher as facilitator, guide, co-learner
and

co-investigator

\* creating learning situations where students become explorers,
cognitive

apprentices, teachers and producers individually and in diverse

groupings

Identify engaged learning indicators by:

\* evaluating the projects of peers

\* evaluating own work

\* using the rubrics to self-assess, reflect upon and refine practice

Effectively use online communication to collaborate on project creation
and

to share and reflect on engaged learning.

Use technology to support development and implementation of engaged
learning

projects by:

\* Increasing proficiency in finding and evaluating relevant Internet

resources

\* Demonstrating responsible use of the Internet

\* Writing Web pages using HTML

\* Incorporating and creating graphics

\* Understanding how to transfer files, both uploading and downloading

Create a staff development plan for their district/region that provides
an \"action plan\" for transferring the engaged learning practices,
curriculum integration practices, and technical skills learned during
the course.

**Teaching Methods/Class Format**

This course will be offered in a \"full-online\" format. Participants
will use online course materials and online discussions to communicate
and collaborate with other participants and course facilitators. E-mail,
mailing lists, discussion forum software, and chat software will be
used. Participants will be required to be available for electronic
meetings at designated class times established by course facilitators.

The program incorporates engaged learning, a participant project, Web
authoring, and a staff development plan. Participants will experience a
variety of learning techniques including: facilitated and independent
computer use, projects, discussions, and individual and group work.

**Texts and Required Reading**

Core course materials

CESA #11 LInC course URL: www.cesa11.k12.wi.us/linc/w02

(http://www-ed.fnal.gov/lincon/intro_overview_te.shtml) are published on
the

Fermilab Education Office Web server. Supplemental readings may be
assigned

by URL or handed out as hard copy. For example, students will be
required to

read Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology, 1995. Some

flexibility is required due to the constant flux of current, relevant

information.

**Units of Work**

Topics of study fall into three basic areas: Engaged Learning,
Technology

Resources and Skills, and Staff Development. The units will be woven

together as participants produce an online project. The Engaged Learning

component will provide the backbone structure for the class. Technology

Resources and Skills are units that are flexible, and may be
self-guided.

The following topics will be covered:

**Class Assignments**

There will be weekly assignments on the topics covered above. The

assignments will culminate in the completion of an engaged learning
project

on the Web and the creation of a staff development plan. Participants
will

be expected to complete assignments by the due date established.
Assignment completion may be adjusted to the needs and abilities of the
participants of the course.

**Evaluation and Grading Procedures**

Participants will be assessed based on their projects, homework
assignments, technical skills, staff development plans, and class
participation. Participants projects will be assessed based on their
incorporation of engaged learning and high technology performance
indicators. The objectives listed previously describe some of these
indicators.

[Course Task]{.underline} [Percentage of Grade]{.underline}

Project Rubric 35%

Overview Summary Rubric 15%

Presentation Rubric 15%

Participation 25%

Staff Development Plan 10%

A (4 quality points per course unit) Excellent. Denotes work that is

consistently at the highest level of achievement in a graduate college
or

university course.

B (3 quality points per course unit) Good. Denotes work that
consistently

meets the high level of college or university standards for academic

performance in a graduate college or university course.

C (2 quality points per course unit) The lowest passing grade. Denotes
work

that does not meet in all respects college or university standards for

academic performance in a graduate college or university course.

F (0 quality points per course unit) Denotes work that fails to meet

graduate college or university standards for academic performance in a

graduate college or university course.

Bibliography

Bibliographic references are incorporated into the online materials for
each

class which are on the Fermilab Education Office Web server at

http://www-ed.fnal.gov/lincon/intro_overview_te.shtml. Course materials
are

continually being revised based on participant feedback and new
technology

developments.

Attendance Policy

Participants are required to attend all online and face-to-face class

meetings, to give a presentation of their project, and to participate in

online and/or face-to-face discussions and activities.

**Final Examination Policy**

Participants will give a presentation about their Internet project to
the

facilitators and class. Participants will use the computer to display
their

Web (HTML) pages. The content of these pages will include a project

overview, scenario, assessment/evaluation plan, rubric, unit description

before LInC, Internet resources for the project, and pages to guide
student

participation in the project. Participants must transfer (publish) their
Web

pages to the Fermilab Education Web server so that facilitators can
review

them and other educators can view them for resources and project ideas.