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ASSESSMENT
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STRATEGIES
Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K.P. offer 50 classroom assessment techniques in their book, Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. A sampling of these techniques are provided at http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/assess-2.htm
Classroom assessment techniques. Field-tested learning assessment guide. Retrieved February 11, 2005, from http://www.flaguide.org/cat/cat.php
Frary, Robert B. (1995). More multiple-choice item writing do's and don'ts. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 4(11). Retrieved February 12, 2005 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=4&n=11
Kehoe, J. (1995). Writing multiple-choice test items. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 4(9). Retrieved February 11, 2005, from http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=4&n=9
Grand Valley State University provides substantive guidance on Assessing Student Learning at http://www.gvsu.edu/ftlc/index.cfm?id=9B090A9E-D76E-4D39-1DA45B452FDD4878
Hatton, N. & Smith, D. (1995). Reflection in teacher education: Towards definition and implementation. Retrieved January 15, 2004, from http://alex.edfac.usyd.edu.au/LocalResource/Study1/hattonart.html
Learning through Collaborative Visualization (CoVis) Project at Northwestern University offers a set of evaluation rubrics to assess students' open-ended investigations.
Respondus offers Assessment, Survey and Games Applications for eLearning at http://www.respondus.com/studymate/samples.shtml
TOOLS
NPower NY provides a description of online survey tools that could be used to administer assessments.
Respondus offers Assessment, Survey and Games Applications for eLearning at http://www.respondus.com/studymate/samples.shtml
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COLLABORATIVE & COOPERATIVE LEARNING
COOPERATIVE LEARNING
STRATEGIES
Aronson, E. (2000). Jigsaw Classroom. Accessed on August 20, 2003 from http://www.jigsaw.org/index.html
RESEARCH
Felder, R.M. & Brent, R. (1994). Cooperative learning in Technical Courses: Procedures, pitfalls, and payoffs. ERIC Document Reproduction Service Report ED 377038 (1994). Accessed on August 20, 2003 from http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/Papers/Coopreport.html
DISCUSSIONS and DIALECTIC (Logical Argumentation)
Grand Valley State University provides substantive guidance on Leading Discussions in the Classroom at http://www.gvsu.edu/ftlc/index.cfm?id=9B079861-A391-D8E3-CAC737F0335BC98C
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COMPUTER ENHANCED LEARNING
Kaleidoscope is Europe’s largest network of academic researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning.
Chung, G., Delacruz, G.C., Dionne, G.B., Baker, E.L., Lee, J., & Osmundson, E. (2007, April). Towards individualized instruction with technology-enable tools and methods. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Retrieved November 1, 2009, from ERIC Database. (ED499180)
APPLETS
Digital Maestro offers several interactive applets which exemplify signal processing, electromagnetic waves, electronic circuitry.
GAMES
STEM: Gaming in Education is provided by Aaron Clark at North Carolina State University.
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INQUIRY STRATEGIES
Colburn, A. (2000). An inquiry primer. Science Scope, 42. 41-44. Retrieved June 113, 2007, from http://www3.nsta.org/main/news/pdf/ss0003_42.pdf
CASE METHOD
Herried, C.F. (1997). What is a case? Bringing to science education the established teaching tool of law and medicine. Retrieved on January 10, 2003, from http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/teaching/whatis.html
CRITICAL THINKING
"The Center for Critical Thinking has created a wealth of information including instructional guides and lesson plans to help educators implement Critical Thinking in every aspect of their teaching." Practical resources include:
Lipman, M. (1988, September). Critical thinking: What can it be? Educational Leadership, 46, 38-42.
The Online Guide to Implementation describes several strategies for helping students think more critically.
MODELING INSTRUCTION
Modeling Instruction Program. (2002). Modeling cycle. Modeling Instruction in High School Physics 2002. Retrieved January 19, 2009, from http://modeling.asu.edu/Modeling-pub/Mechanics_curriculum/%20Intro%20stuff/4-Mod%20Cycle%20overview.pdf
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy supports the Center for Problem-based Learning.
Carl J. Wenning explores PBL from the perspective of Web Quests. See County Board Dilemma: Low-Level Nuclear Waste Dump for Your Town? for example.
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
EDUTOPIA offers a Project-Based Learning (PBL) module which is designed for either a two- to three-hour session. Additional modules, including Assessment and Cemetery Scene Investigators (CSI) module, also support PBL.
The Buck Institute for Education and Boise State University present Project Based Learning: The Online Resources for PBL.
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DATABASES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, and JOURNALS
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education is a journal of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education.
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology: A publication of the SDSU Department of Educational Technology
INFED, the encyclopaedia of informal education offers descriptions of
The Journal of Higher Education is available through Project Muse at http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_higher_education/
The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment (JTLA) is a peer-reviewed, scholarly on-line journal. The JTLA was established in response to a growing interest in the intersection of computer-based technology, learning, and assessment. The JTLA provides an interdisciplinary forum where initiatives that combine technology, learning theory, and assessment are shared.
Moore, M.M., & Anderson, W.G. (Eds.). (2003). Handbook of distance education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.
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DIRECT or DIDACTIC INSTRUCTION
A model for teaching concepts is explained within the ACI Education Department Internship Handbook.
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LEARNING and INSTRUCTIONAL THEORY
Behaviorism
Huitt, W., & Hummel, J. (2006). An overview of the behavioral perspective. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved [date], from http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/behsys/behsys.html
Cognitivism
Huitt, W. (2003). The information processing approach to cognition. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved [date] from, http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/infoproc.html.
Griffin, M. (1997). Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Leon Festinger. A first look at communication theory. McGraw-Hill. Available at http://www.afirstlook.com/archive/cogdiss.cfm?
Semiotics
Cunningham, D.J. (1992). Beyond educational psychology: Steps toward an educational semiotic. Educational Psychology Review 4, 165-194. Retrieved May 15, 2004, from http://www.indiana.edu/~educp550/steps.html
Elaboration Theory
Charles Reigeluths' Basic Methods of Instruction is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~idtheory/methods/m6.html
General Overviews
Mergel, B. (1998). Instructional design and learning theory. Available at http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802papers/mergel/brenda.htm#Cognitivism
Research-based Design
Chung, G., Delacruz, G.C., Dionne, G.B., Baker, E.L., Lee, J., & Osmundson, E. (2007, April). Towards individualized instruction with technology-enable tools and methods. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Retrieved November 1, 2009, from ERIC Database. (ED499180)
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LEARNING STRATEGIES
Lewin, G. (n.d.). Overview of cognitive methods. 4Faculty.org Website: http://www.4faculty.org/includes/digdeeper/lesson4/cognitive.htm
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TOOLS
CoolEdit Pro is the multitrack sound editing software that is available in several labs at Ball State University, including AT 144 and VIA. To learn how to use record and edit sound waves, check out the online tutorials.
EXAMPLES
TECHNOPOP, The Secret History of Technology and Pop Music, is a National Public Radio series created by Rick Karr. This six-part audio series provides both a rich history of audio recording as well as excellent examples of audio editing.
DATA Communication
COMPUTERS
HARDWARE
APPLE Computer, a leading personal computer company
GATEWAY, a leading personal computer distributor.
IBM has a rich computer history
INTEL, the leading computer chip manufacturer in the World.
DELL, a leading personal computer distributor.
Prentice Hall's online resources for Beekman, G. (2003). Computer Confluence 5e – Standard. Prentice-Hall.
HISTORY OF COMPUTING
- UC-Davis Timeline
- History of Innovation at Intel
- IBM's Research History
- Texas Instruments
- Apple Computer
- CA State University, Chico
PROGRAMMING
Microsoft DOS (Disk Operating System) is a command line computer operating system. The first version of MS-DOS was released in 1981 for IBM computers. MS-DOS is not commonly used today, however, it can be accessed from Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows ME by clicking Start / Run and typing command or CMD in Windows NT, 2000 or XP. (Computer Hope. 2002. Computer software. Accessed on Jan. 6, 2003 from http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm). A list of DOS commands are available at Computer Hope.
Microsoft Visual Basic is an object-oriented programming language for Windows operating systems. Tutorials can be found at:
Gary Beene's Visual Basic Information Center
NETWORKS: Internet, Web, and HTML
W3C: World Wide Web Consortium "was created in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability."
HTML and HTML Editors
HTML Editors & Creation Tools
Microsoft FrontPage is a powerful Web development and management tool. Tutorials and resources can be found at:
HTML Resources
Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction. (June, 2000). Writing HTML: A tutorial for creating web pages. Retrieved on August 13, 2002 from http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/
- NCSA: A Beginners Guide to HTML
- EchoEcho.Com: HTML Tutorial
- The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
- Dave Raggett's Getting started with HTML
DESIGNING WEB Documents
Lynda.com has Inspirational Sites
Color
Visibone's Color Table
SemList.com Hexadecimal Color Wheel
December.com's Hexadecimal Table
Davesite.com Using Hexadecimal Color Codes
Eximplars
Javascript
Web-Based or Online Instruction
Illinois Online Network offers assessment and evaluation topics at http://www.ion.illinois.edu/resources/resource1.asp?Subj=1
MASIE Center presents eLearning Consortum and the second edition of Making sense of learning specifications & standards: A decision maker's guide to their adoption.
The Web.com 2.0 a proposed Technology Education course at Geneva High School Communications Lab.
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GRAPHIC Communication
COLOR
Visibone's Webmaster Color Laboratory offers a clickable color chart that identifies hues by RGB, CMYK, and hexidecimal codes.
Palm-Size Press presents a series of guides to the basics of color.
IMAGING
Molecular Expressions'
National Air & Space Museum offers an exhibit called Looking@Earth
LAYOUT & DESIGN
Palm-Size Press presents a series of guides to the basics of layout.
The Gestalt Principles are described.
Photoshop is a bitmap image editor. Tutorials are available from:
PageMaker is a premier page layout application.
PHOTOGRAPHY
The George Eastman House at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/
VistaPrint. (2009). The early days of photography. Retrieved April 29, 2009, from http://www.vistaprint.com/marketing-article-detail.aspx?pid=924&GP=4%2f30%2f2009+11%3a44%3a47+AM
EZ Learn Photography includes several informative discussions of:
Kodak describes Basic Darkroom Techniques
Safety in the Darkroom is discussed at SCPhoto.com and Kodak provides Material Safety Data Sheets for all of its products, including Developer D-76
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Sympatico.com offers a multimedia introduction
Photography.com describes Making JPG images
PRINTING
Prentice Hall provides this chapter on Printing Processes
SCREEN PRINTING
TYPOGRAPHY
Adobe Print Publishing Technical guides offers the following resources about type:
The Graphic Design Program at Spokane Falls Community College offers a variety of tutorials including:
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SIMULATIONS
ExploreLearning offers many interactive simulations to support science and math inquiry and exploration.
TOOLS
Micromedia FLASH is a Web development application that creates seamless video segments.
EXAMPLES
Froguts is a virtual online frog dissection created using FLASH.
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TOOLS
McCornack, J. (2003). Snazzing up your iMovie titles. About this particular Macintosh (ATPM). Available from http://www.atpm.com/6.03/imovie.shtml
Micromedia FLASH is a Web development application that creates seamless video segments.
TEXTS, INSTRUCTIONAL
Rubin, M. (2000). Nonlinear: A field guide to digital video and film editing. Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Company. (Available: BSU University Library, TR 899.R83 2000)
Shyles, L. (1998). Video production handboook. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. (Available: BSU University Library, TR 851.S525 1998)
____________(2001). The computer videomaker handbook. Boston, MA: Focal Press (Available: BSU University Library, TR 840.C66 2001)
VIDEO, INSTRUCTIONAL
Video on the Web: A digital video primer [VHS Tape]. Princeton, NJ: 2001 Films for the Humanities & Sciences. Available: BSU Library, Ed Res Video VHS 16909.
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TE C&I: Technology Education, Curriculum & Instruction
ORGANIZATIONS: PROFESSIONAL
AAHE, American Association for Higher Education, is available at http://www.aahe.org/
ACTE, Association for Career and Technical Education, is available at http://www.acteonline.org/
CTTE, Council on Technology Teacher Education, is available at http://teched.vt.edu/ctte/CTTEMain.html
ITEA, International Technology Education Association, is available at http://www.iteawww.org
ORGANIZATIONS: SCHOOLS
GRAPHIC COMM Central is a "portal for for graphic communication education and training." It was created by Mark Sanders at Virginia Tech.
STANDARDS
Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Draft Standards
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TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
EXAMPLES
Practical Subjects.com describes Orthographic Projection
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Poole, B. & Axmann, M. (2003). Instructional Design for Online Learning offers a well rounded resource list including sections that address inclusion and learning styles.
AEE 528 Instructional Design and Course Development in Agricultural Education
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