Outline

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY?

SUMMER SEMESTER 2009

EDUC

FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

(E100)

Dr. Kevin O'Neill

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Office: EDB 8667 ?

Phone: 778-782-3476?

e-mail: koneill@sfu.ca

Wednesday 5:30-8:20PM in EDB 8501

(Instructional Lab, Centre for Educational Technology)

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 260

DESCRIPTION

This course offers an introduction to the field of Educational Technology, with an emphasis on efforts to

support school reform through the development of software artifacts specifically for teaching and

learning. Through readings, lab work, and a combination of on-line and in-class discussions, we will

survey several major traditions of research and development in this field. Two strands of inquiry span

the course. First, we examine the different arguments and assumptions that each tradition of R&D in

Educational Technology has made about how learning happens, what constitutes a valuable educational

outcome, and how we would know if it was achieved. Second, we examine the varying ways in which

innovators in the field have attempted to prove the worth of their innovations to educators, and achieve

more widespread influence. The second strand may be of particular interest to prospective developers of

educational technology innovations.

ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION

Your grade will be determined as follows:

20% In-class assignments

25% Online discussion of course materials

30 0

10 Research paper focusing on your choice of one of the traditions of R&D covered in the course

25%

Final exam

REQUIRED READINGS

Photocopies of required readings will be supplied by the instructor. A photocopying fee will be charged.

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