Certificate Course is Highlighted in Upcoming Presentation at MSU

DATE: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

PLACE: MSU Main Library, North Conference Room, 4th floor, west wing

TIME: 8:45am – 10:00am (8:30am for refreshments)

TOPIC:

Using Technology to Facilitate Communication, Connections and Content in an Online Course

PRESENTERS:

Carrie Albin

MSU College of Education

John Bell

MSU College of Education

OVERVIEW:

First place AT&T Award recipient CEP 810 integrates a custom-made portfolio system, calendaring system and assignment structuring rubrics that allow students to easily see what is due and whether they are meeting project requirements. These systems and other technology tools such as CheckDAT, Camtasia and Adobe Presenter integrate with ANGEL to provide a seamless student experience.

Highlights include:

* Custom developed portfolio system

* Rubrics

* Calendaring for assignment progress tracking

* CheckDAT

* Tutorials created in Camtasia

* Adobe Presenter presentations

* Tech labs

Join us as Outreach Coordinator Carrie Albin and portfolio system creator John Bell discuss the development of this blue ribbon course and how you can integrate some of their techniques into your online or blended offering.

ED TECH PROGRAM ON YOUTUBE

The Educational Technology Program at MSU now has its own channel on YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/user/msuedutech.   We are in the process of adding all of our video tutorials from our program to the site.  Go check it out and subscribe to our channel so you can be notified of any new videos that we post.  Better yet, embed our channel into your blog or website to share with others in the educational technology community.

We are also interested in posting any MAET or Certificate student work to the site.  If you are a current student or an alumni of our program and have produced a video in the area of educational technology that you would like to have posted to our YouTube channel, please contact Carrie Albin at calbin@msu.edu.

Online CEP 810 Course Wins AT&T Award in Instructional Technology

Responding to the growing use of online technologies for instruction at Michigan State University, Libraries, Computing and Technology held its third annual awards program, generously funded by AT&T, to both recognize and encourage best practices in the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.

Our CEP 810: Teaching for Understanding with Computers course, the first course in the Certificate and Master’s program, tied for first place for the best fully online course.  The team that worked on the course was recognized for their hard work in developing the online course at the awards ceremony on April 20, 2009.

A courses that is considered for the award must demonstrate the learning and interaction goals of the course, points of interest and innovation, ways in which the course meets accessibility guidelines, evidence of effectiveness with students and plans for sustainability.

You can read more about the award and why CEP 810 was selected at http://att-awards.msu.edu/index.php/winners/2009/cep_810_isb_202.

The following people were a part of the team that helped develop the CEP 810 online course.

Carrie Albin, Outreach Manager, Educational Technology Certificate Program, Curriculum/Designer
John Bell, Associate Professor, Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Curriculum/Technology
Brandon Blinkenberg, vuDAT, eProducer
Joe Codde, Director, Educational Technology Certificate Program
Kathryn Dirkin, Graduate Student, Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Curriculum/Designer
Carolyn McCarthy, Adjunct Faculty, Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Instructor
Tae Seob Shin, Graduate Student, Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Curriculum
Brook Thompson, Assistant to Director, Educational Technology Certificate Program, Transcriber/Accessibility
Sue Way, Former Master’s Coor., Educational Technology Certificate Program, Curriculum

Visit Us at Two Upcoming Conferences

The Educational Technology Programs will be represented at two upcoming conferences in Michigan in March.  The first conference is the 2009 Michigan Science Teachers Association Conference which is being held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center from March 5-7.  Come visit us at booth H.

The MACUL Conference 2009 is being held at Cobo Hall from March 18-20. This is a great conference for educators to learn more about technology and how it can be applied in the classroom. They have hands on workshops as well as presentations conducted by other educators and educational vendors. Several of our instructors (Carolyn McCarthy-Research Based Classroom Formative Assessments; Michael Partridge-Joomia! Free Content Management for Schools) will be presenting in pre-conference workshops on Wednesday March 18^th, as well as doing information sessions on Thursday and Friday (Tammy Maginity -We’re Just Moodlin’ Along; Michael Partridge- Bringing Technology to Your Theater Arts Program; Eric Spicer- Explore, Engage, Empower: Using Interactive Tools in Your Classroom) Additionally, a number of teachers that graduated from our program will also be presenting in different sessions.

The Educational Technology Certificate Program, the Master’s in Educational Technology and the Confucius Institute will all be represented at booth #423 in the exhibitor hall. Come visit us and learn more about the certificate, endorsement and Master’s programs in Educational Technology. We’d be happy to provide a demonstration of our Certificate program classes.

Representatives from the Confucius Institute at MSU will also talk about their online materials developed with up-to-date technologies, such as podcasts; 3-D language learning environments (”Second Life”); and other multimedia learning materials that teach adult and K-12 students about Chinese language and culture.

We look forward to seeing you at either of these conferences!

-Carrie Albin, Outreach Coordinator and Co-Editor

Locations for the Summer

We want to hear from you!  We are getting ready to set our schedule for our Summer ‘09 Certificate classes and would love your input on where we should offer our classes.  Our summer classes can be offered in the 5 week accelerated format or our traditional weekend format.  To learn more about these different formats please visit http://edutech.msu.edu/delivery.html. Currently we have classes scheduled in Birmingham on a weekend basis but are looking for sites in the Lansing, Grand Rapids and Flint areas.

If you are interested in the program and would like to see it offered this summer in your own school district please use the form below to let us know where and in what format you would like to see the program offered.  Don’t forget that if you bring the program to your district and sign up a minimum of 15 teachers to take the course, you may be eligible to receive a stipend that will help cover the tuition costs of one of your courses.

Please review the guidelines for bringing the program to your district to be sure your district meets the lab requirements.  You can read the guidelines at http://edutech.msu.edu/bringingtodistrict.html.

As Outreach Coordinator of the Educational Technology Certificate program I generally spend my days setting up new site locations throughout the State of Michigan, promoting our program to teachers throughout the world, attending conferences and developing promotional materials, updating the curriculum in our face to face and online classes, writing the articles for this quarterly newsletter, maintaining our program website and working on projects that take me to places like Dubai, UAE and Algeria.

As if all of that wasn’t enough, this summer provided me with a new opportunity to teach for our program in Plymouth, England.  This program is offered in an accelerated format allowing participants to take 3 courses, 9 graduate credits each summer as well as one online course during the second year in the program.  They complete the Master’s in Educational Technology within three years.  During the summer program most participants live on the campus of the University of Plymouth, which creates a close-knit and supportive atmosphere throughout the program. In addition, program participants come from all over the world making the interactions even more enriching.

Prior to leaving I didn’t know what to expect.  Spending 4 weeks in another country sounded exciting but it  was also a little intimidating for me to be gone that long.  After the first week I soon learned that although 4 weeks is a large chunk of time, it was going to fly by before I knew it.   The discussions of technology use in education, sharing new ideas, making new friends, and exploring a new country gave me the best learning experience I have ever had.

The students in my Certificate classes amazed me with their dedication, persistence and insatiable desire to learn new things.  Several students came in with only a very basic level of technology skills and they impressed me with their tenacity to keep up with the hectic schedule that an accelerated program demands.

But it wasn’t just all work and studying.  Students and instructors alike found time to relax and take in a bit of the English culture.  I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Jean-Pierre, our on-site manager for student life.  He arranged several activities, dinners, and other social events throughout the four weeks.  As he said several times throughout the program, he is dedicated to providing “royal service with a French touch”.

The combination of the variety of backgrounds and experiences of the participants, the amount of knowledge in the area of educational technology being shared, as well as the social and cultural opportunities made this an incredible learning experience.  I feel especially lucky to have been provided this wonderful opportunity and to have made some great connections with teachers from all around the world.

If you would like to learn more about this program you can visit our website at http://edutech.msu.edu/overseas.html.

– Carrie Albin, Outreach Coordinator and Editor

The end of the school year is in sight and the last thing you are probably thinking of is signing up for summer classes to continue your professional development in the area of educational technology. Yet the deadline for our summer classes is this Friday, June 5th so if you are considering signing up you’ll need to do so by Friday.

We have several options available this summer. First you can take our summer accelerated classes in Traverse City, East Lansing or at the Kalamazoo RESA. The Traverse City courses are Monday – Friday for just 4 weeks and the KRESA and East Lansing classes are Monday – Thursday for 5 weeks. You can earn 9 graduate credits by taking one of these summer accelerated options.

We also have weekend classes being offered in Birmingham and Durand. The 810 course has already been offered but participants can take 811 or 812 in this weekend format.

Last but not least we have our online summer series beginning June 16th. You can take both 810 and 811 during the summer for a total of 6 graduate credits. You can finish up 812 in the fall or spring semester depending on what works best for your schedule.

If your summer is already booked and you are unable to take classes until the fall you may want to check out our fall lineup of classes at http://edutech.msu.edu/timeslocation.asp. We have classes scheduled for Birmingham, Durand, Pinckney, Traverse City and Wayne RESA.

We are always looking for new site locations. If you don’t see a location that will work for you and are interested in getting the courses offered right in your own district you can complete our Suggest a Location form at http://edutech.msu.edu/suggestalocation.asp.

We wish you a very relaxing and much deserved summer vacation.

Certificate/Masters Student Makes the Local News

We were very happy to hear that one of our current students in the Masters of Educational Technology program recently made the local news for a project she did in her CEP 812 course. Katie Gutteridge, a Science teacher at West Middle School in Grand Blanc, wrote and received a grant as a part of her TechQuest project in the third course of the Certificate program. The grant was to connect her students with NASA via a video conference. 

On the day of the video conference her students were able to connect with NASA officials and ask them questions in regards to reading satellite photos of the earth. The students loved the opportunity to talk with a scientist directly from Johnson Space Center in Houston,Texas. You can read more about the experience by visiting http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/newsnow/2007/12/
nasa_teaches_grand_blanc_7thgr.html.

(more…)

I am writing from Michigan State University about a ground breaking project linking high schools in the United States with high schools in Algeria. This “Partnership Schools Program,” funded by the U.S. State Department, is a collaborative program between Michigan State University, Creative Associates International in Washington, D.C., and the Algerian Ministry of National Education.

Over this past year we’ve built “bridges of understanding” between our two countries and the students who participated in the program.In 2007 students involved in the pilot project told their stories about their communities, cultures, and countries. The pilot project is now complete and the U.S. State Department has agreed to extend this important project for another semester (January through June of 2008). (more…)

Are you interested in studying educational technology while traveling abroad? The Certificate and Master’s program in Educational Technology are offered every summer in Plymouth, England. Next summer’s dates are June 22-July18, 2008.

In this program, you will…

• Become a more effective teacher with a wide range of powerful technologies such as digital video, podcasting, Web 2.0, web development, and much more.
• Study with renown faculty from MSU’s top-ranked College of Education
• Advace professionally with a master’s degree
• Develop materials that can be used directly in your class
• Make your teaching more fun and effective through technology.
• Be prepared to take a greater leadership role in your school.
• Enjoy the beautiful coastal area of Plymouth, England
• Live and learn with other great teachers from around the world.

Program Requirements

You will earn an MA Ed Tech degree in three summers. A total of 30 semester credits is required with 9-credit enrollments each summer. In addition, students will take the 3-credit CEP 894D course on-line during Spring Semester after the second summer. A portfolio is also required.

First Summer

Technology Emphasis: MS Office, Web Design, Inspiration

Teaching & Learning Emphasis: Designing instruction using those technologies

CEP 810: Teaching for Understanding with Computers
CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technologies to Education
CEP 812: Applying Educational Technology to Problems of Practice

Second Summer

Technology Emphasis: Internet Technologies (Dreamweaver: advanced web design, on-line & distance education sites, search technology, Internet resources for teachers and students, subject-specific internet sites)

Teaching and Learning Emphasis: The Internet as a context for teaching and learning.

Topics may include Internet literacy: finding, comprehending, and evaluating information, on-line and distance education, potentials and pitfalls, how Internet changes the role of teachers and students, and the Internet learning communities. Also, how to conduct action research and its role in professional development.

CEP 800: The Psychology of Learning in Schools and Other Settings
CEP 801: Psychological Development: Learner Differences & Commonalities
CEP 822: Approaches to Educational Research

Third Summer

Technology Emphasis: Multimedia Technologies (DV capture & editing, digital picture capture & editing,  streaming audio & video, embedding MultiMedia into Word, PowerPoint, and websites)
Teaching and Learning Emphasis: How multimedia technology can be part of compelling educative experiences. Topics may include the nature of compelling experiences, and how to create compelling experiences with multimedia technology. Also, how to take on a more active leadership role in your profession.

CEP 807: Proseminar in Educational Technology
CEP 816: Technology, Teaching, and Learning Across the Curriculum
CEP 817: Learning Technology through Design

• CEP 894D: Students need to complete CEP 894D which is a 3-credit course before the final summer of the program. This  is an on-line course offered through MSU. In this course, students are expected to apply their learning in their current educational position as an action research project.

Inquire now! Spaces are limited! Visit http://www.educ.msu.edu/gseo for more information or contact gseo@msu.edu.

It has been a year of change for the Certificate program at Michigan State. Our first big change was getting approval to offer the Educational Technology Endorsement in September. Since offering this new endorsement, Michigan’s Dept of Education has made some changes to all endorsements that has affected how we offer ours. Please read the article under College News for more details on these changes.

Another big change that ocurred was the updating of both the Certificate and Master’s websites. Both have a new look and added content to make it easier for educators to navigate. We are continuing to make updates and changes to keep the website fresh and full of the latest information.

Our next big change was to put the Certificate classes online. Kathryn Dirkin, a graduate of the Master’s program and a PhD student, worked with a team to put both the 1st year and 2nd year classes online. Our first online class was offered successfully in January and we are finishing up the third class in the series. The feedback we received regarding these courses has been very positive. Ana Urian, a student in CEP 812, said:

“This course is incredible! I certainly made the right decision to take ed. tech. courses for my prof. renewal. I cannot believe the amount of synapses that are connecting in my brain! I can even feel them at this point!”

While developing the online courses we made a few changes to our curriculum that we will be launching in our face to face classes this fall. We have added a large component of Web 2.0 technologies and web-based collaboration tools. Teachers will learn about how to create a blog, how to edit a wiki and how to create a podcast along with learning about other web-based collaboration tools such as Google Apps and Zoho.

In another big change we will be moving all of our courses over to the Angel course management system. We will continue to utilize our own portfolio and calendar system but they will now be integrated into Angel. Michigan State University just finished successfully upgrading Angel to the newest version providing our courses with an up-to-date course management system.

As the 2006-2007 school year comes to a close, I am amazed at the amount of changes that have ocurred in our program. As technology keeps changing and evolving so must our program. We are committed to offering the best courses in the field of educational technology and will work hard to keep our program fresh and relevant to all educators. If you haven’t signed up for our program yet, this is a great time to check us out.

–Carrie Albin, Outreach Coordinator and Co-Editor

We are excited to announce our Summer 2007 offerings for the Educational Technology Certificate Program. We have our summer accelerated program being offered at the University Center in Traverse City, the Livingston ESA, and Bay Mills CC in Brimley. The Traverse City and Brimley offerings are Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 4:00pm. The Livingston ESA offering is Monday through Thursday. The dates for each of these offerings are:

Livingston ESA: June 18-21, 25-28, July 2, 3, 9-12, 16-19, 23, and 24

Traverse City: June 21, 22, 25-29, July 2, 3, 6, 9-13, 16-20.

Bay Mills/ Brimley: June 25-29, July 2, 5, 6, 9-13, 16-20, 23, and 24

Classes will also be offered this summer in DeWitt, Birmingham and online. Please see Location Information below for a full listing of our course locations and dates.

We are excited to offer two new locations for our classes this fall. Alpena Public Schools and Allegan Public Schools will both be offering classes stating in October. These will be in addition to our standard locations in DeWitt, Birmingham, Wayne, the Flint area, and the Traverse City area .

You can also bring the program to your district. All you need is a minimum of 15 teachers and a computer lab. Contact Brook Thompson at 517-432-9259 if you would like to find out more.

–Carrie Albin, Outreach Coordinator and Co-Editor

The Educational Technology Certificate Goes Virtual

Are you too busy to devote chunks of time to a face-to-face professional development program? Perhaps you enjoy learning in your own location and at a time that is convenient for you. We have made it easy for you to get the professional development you need when it is convenient for your schedule. Starting January 8, 2007 the Educational Technology Certificate program will have a virtual offering.

The virtual offerings will be the same courses that we offer in our face-to-face program but with the added flexibility of going through the content on your own time. Just like the face-to-face program you can take one or sign up for all three. All three courses are required for the new Educational Technology (NP) endorsement. See the College News column for more information about the endorsement. The courses and their scheduled dates are as follows:

• CEP 810: Teacher for Understanding with Computers
  January 8 – March 3, 2007
• CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technologies to Education
  March 5 – April 28, 2007
• CEP 812: Applying Educational Technology to Problems of Practice
  April 30 – June 16, 2007

We are limiting the number of participants to 10 students for the first round of courses. If you are interested in signing up for these courses please call Brook Thompson at 517-432-9259 to reserve your spot. Based on other online courses in the College of Education we believe the 10 spots will fill up very rapidly.

We will continue to offer our face-to-face program in districts throughout the State of Michigan. We have new courses beginning in January in Forest Hills and Pinckney along with our current sites. Please see Location Information for locations and dates of our current offerings. You can also bring the program to your district. All you need is a minimum of 15 teachers and a computer lab. Contact Brook Thompson at 517-432-9259 if would like to find out more.

–Carrie Albin, Outreach Coordinator and Co-Editor