Slides for an undergraduate introduction to educational technology course

1. introduction to educational technology --- day one eme 2040 : summer c : sessums : 15 mai 2008

2. who am I? • christopher d. sessums • Instructor, Educational Technology, College of Education • Ph.D. candidate -- educational technology 03-09 • director, distance education, college of education 06-08 • director, distance learning, UF/DCE 00-06 • hs/ms English teacher 97-00 • http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog • twitter - csessums

3. today hello attendance - 5 min syllabus - 15 min website - 10 min intro to course - 15 min website: assignments - 15 min ground rules - 10 min recap - 5 min rock out - always eme 2040 : summer c : sessums : 15 mai 2008

4. introduction: here comes everybody http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog/146395.html

5. participatory culture Jenkins et al (2006) 1. relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement 2. strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others 3. some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices 4. members believe that their contributions matter 5. members feel some degree of social connection with one another (at the least they care what other people think about what they have created). Not every member must contribute, but all must believe they are free to contribute when ready and that what they contribute will be appropriately valued.

6. new media layer upside • enhances (not replaces) older media • permits diversity • provides potential • new tools • new affordances reality • hegemonic media ecology • access/ • costs of participation -- time, money, effort, attention

7. you are here second life WoW facebook youtube craigslist flickr myspace (second second life) wikipedia blogger ebay amazon

8. you are a creator second life WoW facebook youtube craigslist flickr mysace (second second life) wikipedia blogger ebay amazon you are a consumer

9. my goal assist you in developing the • knowledge • skills • confidence • ethical structures necessary to participate fully and meaningfully in the changes afforded by new media technologies

11. what skills do we need in this new media ecology?

12. preliminary skills basic literacy -- read/write technical skills -- tools/techniques multimodal literacy -- info processing across multi systems of representation

13. emerging skills synthesis -- aggregate, evaluate, construct new picture sampling -- transforming existing media for self/expression collaboration -- share, pool, compare, evaluate, solve teamwork -- build upon strengths/expertise judgment -- evaluate choices & consequences discernment -- assess accuracy/appropriateness play -- explore/experiment performance -- identity exploration navigation -- know where/how to search resourcefulness -- capitalize on exisiting resources networking -- shared goals/interests negotiation -- commo across differences (Jenkins, et al. 2006)

14. these are cultural skills omgwtfbbq

15. shift online/offline evolution/revolution boundaries/identities producer/consumer teacher/learner journalist/blogger multiple citizenships lines are blurring

16. who’s in charge here?

17. today hello attendance - 5 min syllabus - 15 min website - 10 min intro to course - 15 min website: assignments - 15 min ground rules - 10 min recap - 5 min rock out - always eme 2040 : summer c : sessums : 15 mai 2008

18. next week view: introduction to web technology concepts post: introductions & reactions review: technology concepts pdf purchase: 1 GB usb

19. ground rules are there any rules that you would you like to establish for this class?

20. recap view: introduction to web technology concepts post: introductions & reactions review: technology concepts pdf purchase: 1 GB usb

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