Wednesday ITEC 800 Summary Aug. 30, 2006

Today's class was filled with so much information that it needs to be summarized before it withers away into the back of the mind and out of reach. (If I forgot anything, that is your cue to chime in on your replies)

Summary:
Professor Foreman gave an interesting overview of what to expect in ITEC 800 as well as what tools we would be using for this course. She also briefly mentioned theories that surround the learning process, what is expected of us and the difference between lecture and seminar style class meetings. Here are some highlights of tonight's discussion.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006 ITEC 800.01

1. Going over iLearn tool:
a. iLearn: learning management tool for class
i. This will be used as a communication tool for the class
ii. Each week one student will summarize and write a blog entry and the other students will discuss things that had been posted (I will do the first blog)
iii. “Moodle” (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) Wikipedia, accessed 8/30/06
iv. I will do the first blog since I am the only one in class who has blogged

2. Going over syllabus
a. Seminar style
i. You are teacher, come prepared for discussion
ii. Prepare, ready to share > names, intro
Tony, Yana, Deidra, Kate, Nora, Layana, Liz, Erica, Deb, Doris, David, Phillip, Peter, Lane, Chasity, Mary

rehearsing, mental process, taking notes is a process for learning; it is a study skill

b. Lecture style
the professor speaks, we listen and take notes

c. Online class sessions (3 or 4) do not come to class. Instead use iLearn to forums to discuss issues posted at your leisure that day

3. understand learning (3 pics on iLearn week 1)
a. Know the person, ignite the fire, passionate
5. Different Learning Perspectives:
a. Behaviorist/Cognitivist/Constructionist
b. How much do we remember?
c. Dale’s Cone of Experience
6. Discuss the exercise of crytoquips > metaphor, learning device, teaching tool
a. Strategy used by winning team?
i. Sharing
ii. Problem solving skills
iii. Knowledge
iv. English command
1. vowels
2. word length
v. teacher give one clue to help you along the way to finish puzzle
7. learning style is different among everyone (visual, audio, A&V, hands on, experience)
8. do assignments as much as you can and then discuss things you don't understand in class

Homework: please see iLearn assignments button as well as to think about what your philosophy on learning is and try to write a quote about what education / learning means to you.

Next week's assignment is from handout: “A Brief History of Instructional Development” (Timeline Assignment)
Pictures are to be used as a way for you to remember what is happening in education at the time

Professor Foreman will check into this workshop and day by next week for us.

***Friday September 22, 2006 all day workshop (9 to 5pm) on Digital Story Telling.

*** Saturday October (?) all day workshop on Digital Story Telling.