Students will be provided with opportunities to apply what they have learned in a professional context. The course includes a survey of languages and tools often used in educational settings including Logo. Spreadsheets, database, and word processing are taught with direct application to teacher use in the classroom. Laboratory exercises and assignments enable students to practice skills, learn management techniques, review courseware, evaluate software, and develop instructional activities while completing professionally related projects. Students apply a wide variety of software to instructional and administrative problems.
Course emphasizes the design and production of video materials in education and industry.
Participants operate as production crews in studio simulations and as producers-directors of field projects. The competencies of program design, production, and utilization are emphasized. Permission of instructor required Field experience in the design, production and post-production phases of video programs. The participants function as production team members. Emphasis is on producing programs that meet the research, instructional and information dissemination needs of the Curry School of Education.