•IMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Intersession 2000

tVUC 482 -

Dr. David Zandvliet

Designs for Learning:

Office: MPX 8501

Information Technology

Phone: 291-5680

Mon & Wed 17:30-21:20 ?

E-mail: dbz@sfu.ca

in MPX 8500 (CET Lab) ?

EO1.00

PREREQUISITE

Educ 401/402 (or permission from the instructor)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this course, students develop a critical understanding of information technologies in education

and learn how to integrate these technologies into classroom settings. An emphasis is on teaching

strategies and methods as they complement the guidelines set forth in the B.C. Curriculum.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

In this course students will:

develop appropriate models and methods for the implementation and management of

information and communication technologies (ICT) in educational settings.

• critically evaluate available information and communication technologies as they are used in

learning and teaching including WWW resources, email and conferencing software.

• compare and contrast the Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) and Resource guidelines published

by the Ministry of Education with other IT guidelines published internationally.

• consider a variety of psycho-social and social-cultural factors influencing the implementation

and use of IT within different educational contexts.

REQUIREMENTS

Students will complete the following course assignments:

Develop and present lesson plans for the educational use of ICT resources - 25%

Prepare a written evaluation of an educational resource available on the WWW - 25%

Develop an implementation/ management plan for ICT at a school or district level -

25%

Synthesize a reflective journal on individual learning experiences during the course -

25%

COURSE READINGS

Readings will be provided from a variety government, on-line sources and current education

journals. There will be no required textbook but a small fee will be charged to cover copying.