EDU540
Preview: EDU540 : Designing, Developing and Evaluating Educational Technology
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
In this course, students learn how to design and evaluate new technologies for learning environments. Various media, software, and applications
are covered for web-based and mobile devices. Students also learn how to assess and evaluate the process and effects of technological
enhancements on learning.
Required Resources
Linda Harasim. 2017. Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Learning Theories. 2020. https://www.learning-theories.com/
A Different Way to Think About Technology in Education: Greg Toppo at TEDxAshburn. 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D17P3kqB3_0
Educational Technology & Learning Theories: Behaviorism. 2014. https://edtechtheory.weebly.com/other-psychological-approaches.html
Marisa Keramida. Behaviorism in Instructional Design for eLearning: When and How to Use. 2015. https://elearningindustry.com/behaviorism-in-
instructional-design-for-elearning-when-and-how-to-use
Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction. No date. https://citt.ufl.edu/resources/the-learning-process/designing-the-learning-experience/gagnes-9-events-
of-instruction/
Teaching Secondary Reading: Schema Theory. No date. http://www2.csudh.edu/tsr/schema-theory.html
Schema Theory Example. 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4HHCgFmkcI
Philippos Pouyioutas. 2012. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in the Digital Era of the Internet, Web 2.0 Applications, Social Networks and Second
Life – An Educational, Political and Social Interpretation. IADIS International Conference ICT, Society and Human Beings.
https://www.academia.edu/3694891/Plato_s_Allegory_of_the_Cave_in_the_Digital_Era_of_the_Internet_Web_2.0_Applications_Social_Networks
_and_Second_Life_An_Educational_Political_and_Social_Interpretation
Jordan Weissmann. 2018. Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using A.I. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against
Women.https://slate.com/business/2018/10/amazon-artificial-intelligence-hiring-discrimination-women.html
Carl Smith. 2018. Artificial Intelligence That Can Teach? It’s Already Happening.https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-06-16/artificial-
intelligence-that-can-teach-is-already-happening/9863574
Jeffrey R. Young. 2018. MOOCs are No Longer Massive. And They Serve Different Audiences Than First Imagined (audio of text available as
well). https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-08-21-moocs-are-no-longer-massive-and-they-serve-different-audiences-than-first-imagined
IBM Watson Classroom. 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWLhL44WsI0
It’s About Augmented Intelligence, not Artificial Intelligence. April 5, 2018. https://www.informationweek.com/big-data/ai-machine-learning/its-
about-augmented-intelligence-not-artificial-intelligence/a/d-id/1331460
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content.
Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Discuss: Introduce yourself to your classmates and your professor.
Learn: Read Chapter 1 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: View Learning Theories.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Learning Theories and Technology.
Week 2 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 2 Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: View video, A Different Way to Think About Technology in Education: Greg Toppo at TEDxAshburn.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Those Darn Kids and Their Newfangled Technology.
Week 3 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 3 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read Educational Technology & Learning Theories: Behaviorism.
Learn: Read Behaviorism in Instructional Design for eLearning: When and How to Use.
Junaid Mubeen. 2016. Why Education Needs Augmented—Not Artificial—Intelligence. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-10-06-why-
education-needs-augmented-not-artificial-intelligence
Paul Emerich France. 2018. What the SAMR May be Missing. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-18-what-the-samr-model-may-be-
missing
Etienne and Beverly Wenger-Trayner. 2015. Introduction to Communities of Practice. https://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-
practice/
Write lesson plans that align with learning theories and relevant technologies.
1
Predict the impact of emerging trends in education on a classroom of the future.
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Week 3 - To Do List
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Behaviorism.
Week 4 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 4 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction.
Learn: Teaching Secondary Reading: Schema Theory.
Learn: View Schema Theory Example.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Gagne's 9 Events of Instruction.
Week 5 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 5 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read Plato's Allegory of the Cave in the Digital Era of the Internet, Web 2.0 Applications.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Technology and Reality.
Week 6 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 6 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read Amazon Created a Hiring Tool Using A.I. It Immediately Started Discriminating Against Women.
Learn: Artificial Intelligence That Can Teach? It's Already Happening.
Learn: Read MOOCs are No Longer Massive. And They Serve Different Audiences Than First Imagined.
Learn: View IBM Watson Classroom.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, And This Will Replace Teachers!
Assignment: Complete the assignment Two Lessons Plans Enter; One Lesson Plan Leaves.
Week 7 - To Do List
Week 7 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 7 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read It’s About Augmented Intelligence, not Artificial Intelligence.
Learn: Read Why Education Needs Augmented—Not Artificial—Intelligence.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Artificial Intelligence vs. Augmented Intelligence.
Week 8 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 8 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read What the SAMR May be Missing.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Online Collaborative Learning.
Week 9 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 9 in in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Learn: Read Introduction to Communities of Practice.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Communities of Practice (CoPs).
Week 10 - To Do List
Learn: Read Chapter 10 in Learning
Theory
and
Online
Technologies.
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, The Future.
Assignment: Complete the assignment Classroom of the Future.
Week 11 - To Do List
Discuss: Participate in the discussion, Reflection.
Grading Scale
Participation Total Points % of Grade
Participation Total Points % of Grade
Discussion Participation 220 22%
Assignment Total Points % of Grade
w06a1 - Two Lessons Plans Enter; One Lesson Plan Leaves 390 39%
w10a1 - Classroom of the Future 390 39%
Totals 1000 100%
Final Course Grade
Points Percentage Grade
900 - 1000 90% - 100% A
800 - 899 80% - 89% B
700 - 799 70% - 79% C
0 - 699 69% and below F
Unique Course Features
Grading Scale Notation
Please consult the University Catalog and your academic advisor to determine the final grade needed in this class to satisfy your specific degree
conferral requirements.
Assignments
w06a1 - Two Lessons Plans Enter; One Lesson Plan Leaves
Summary
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Text
In this assignment, you will write two lesson plans on the same material using two different learning theories of technology.
For the first lesson plan, you will design a lesson using technology that follows one of the 20th-century theories of learning technology and its
pedagogy:
behaviorist learning theory.
cognitivist learning theory.
constructivist learning theory.
For the second lesson plan, you will design a lesson teaching the same material but using a 21st-century theory of learning technology and
pedagogy:
connectivism learning theory.
collaborativist learning theory.
Your assignment will be a 4–6 page paper (not including your lesson plans) that compares and contrasts your lessons.
1. First, you will write your two lesson plans. You must include:
An introduction for both lessons, which includes:
A summary of topic and lesson content.
Demographics of students.
A description of the learning environment (public school, corporate training, online classroom, etc.)
Lesson goals and objectives.
Each lesson plan must include:
Materials and resources (can be different for each lesson).
A lesson outline.
Any homework or other assigned work for the lesson.
How you will assess the lesson. (It does not have to be a formal assessment. It can be through observation, directed
questions, finished product, etc.)
A technology that you will use as part of your teaching strategy.
You can teach your entire lesson with this technology or use it for part of your lesson.
You can use different technology for each lesson.
2. Then, you will discuss each lesson and explain:
The learning theory and pedagogy you used.
How your teaching strategy, activities, and assessment model the learning theory and pedagogy.
How the technology for that lesson reflects the learning theory and pedagogy.
3. Next, you will compare and contrast:
The strengths and weaknesses of each lesson.
The challenges of using each method.
Practical issues of using each method in the real world.
4. Lastly, you will explain which lesson you think works better for teaching the content and why, from a learning theory perspective.
5. Go to the Strayer Library and provide at least five references that support your analysis.
At least three of these sources need to be from the past two years.
The rest of the sources must be from within the last five years.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in
the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The course objective for this assignment is:
Write lesson plans that align with learning theories and relevant technologies.
Scoring Guide
One thoughtfully written lesson plan for each learning theory,
including an introduction and a relevant technology. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not submit or incompletely
submitted one thoughtfully written
lesson plan for each learning
theory, including an introduction
and a relevant technology.
Needs Improvement
Partially submitted one
thoughtfully written lesson plan for
each learning theory, including an
introduction and a relevant
technology.
Competent
Satisfactorily submitted one
thoughtfully written lesson plan for
each learning theory, including an
introduction and a relevant
technology.
Exemplary
Thoroughly submitted one
thoughtfully written lesson plan for
each learning theory, including an
introduction and a relevant
technology.
Analyze d each lesson. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not analyze or incompletely
analyzed each lesson.
Needs Improvement
Partially analyzed each lesson.
Competent
Satisfactorily analyzed each
lesson.
Exemplary
Thoroughly analyzed each
lesson.
Compared and contrasted the two lessons. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not compare and contrast or
incompletely compared and
contrasted the two lessons.
Needs Improvement
Partially compared and
contrasted the two lessons.
Competent
Satisfactorily compared and
contrasted the two lessons.
Exemplary
Thoroughly compared and
contrasted the two lessons.
Explain which lesson works better. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not explain or incompletely
explained which lesson works
better.
Needs Improvement
Partially explained which lesson
works better.
Competent
Satisfactorily explained which
lesson works better.
Exemplary
Thoroughly explained which
lesson works better.
Writing, M echanics, Grammar, and Formatting. 10 %
Unacceptable
Serious and persistent errors in
grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Needs Improvement
Partially free of errors in
grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Competent
Mostly free of errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Exemplary
Error free or almost error free in
grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Appropriate number of references, use of SWS in-text citations and
reference section. 10 %
Unacceptable
Lack of in-text citations and/or
lack of reference section.
Needs Improvement
In-text citations and references
are provided, but they are only
partially formatted correctly in
SWS style.
Competent
Most in-text citations and
references are provided, and
they are generally formatted
correctly in SWS style.
Exemplary
In-text citations and references
are error free or almost error free
and consistently formatted
correctly in SWS style.
w10a1 - Classroom of the Future
Summary
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Text
Think what it will be like to teach in 10 years? 20 years? What kind of classroom or learning environment do you want for the future?
Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:
1. Describe your current or chosen education situation (classroom teacher, corporate trainer, online instructor, curriculum developer, etc.).
What is the current prevalent learning theory that you see in this environment?
Explain why you think this is.
2. Research past trends in education.
Pick one education technology that failed to make it or is now obsolete.
Discuss why you think it did not last from a practical and theoretical perspective. For example, Channel One schools was a
corporate-school partnership (started in 1989) that gave every classroom in a middle or high school a TV, two VCRs for the
school, and a satellite dish. In return, students had to watch a 12-minute news program each morning, which contained 2 minutes
of commercials. This program didn't last very long even though at its peak, over 1,000 schools participated.
3. Research emerging technologies in education.
Pick the top 3 that you think will have the most impact on your current or chosen education situation for the next 10 years.
Describe these technologies and why you think they will have an impact from a learning theory perspective.
4. From your research and your own experience, what do you want the "classroom of the future" to be like in 10 years?
Write up a detailed plan and explain your choices.
Note this can be a physical classroom, a blended learning situation, or an online classroom.
Explain how it works with your own philosophy of education.
5. Go to the Strayer Library and provide at least five references that support your analyses.
At least three of these sources need to be from the past two years.
The rest of the sources must be from within the last five years.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in
the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The course objective for this assignment is:
Predict the impact of emerging trends in education on a classroom of the future.
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Scoring Guide
Describe your current or chosen education situation. 10 %
Unacceptable
Did not describe or incompletely
described your current or chosen
education situation.
Needs Improvement
Partially described your current
or chosen education situation.
Competent
Satisfactorily described your
current or chosen education
situation.
Exemplary
Thoroughly described your
current or chosen education
situation.
Describe a past trend in education that did not last. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not describe or incompletely
described a past trend in
education that did not last.
Needs Improvement
Partially described a past trend
in education that did not last.
Competent
Satisfactorily described a past
trend in education that did not
last.
Exemplary
Thoroughly described a past
trend in education that did not
last.
Predict the impact of 3 emerging trends in education. 20 %
Unacceptable
Did not predict or incompletely
predicted the impact of 3
emerging trends in education.
Needs Improvement
Partially predicted the impact of
3 emerging trends in education.
Competent
Satisfactorily predicted the
impact of 3 emerging trends in
education.
Exemplary
Thoroughly predicted the impact
of 3 emerging trends in
education.
Plan a classroom of the future. 30 %
Unacceptable
Did not plan or incompletely
planned a classroom of the
future.
Needs Improvement
Partially planned a classroom of
the future.
Competent
Satisfactorily planned a
classroom of the future.
Exemplary
Thoroughly planned a classroom
of the future.
Writing, M echanics, Grammar, and Formatting. 10 %
Unacceptable
Serious and persistent errors in
grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Needs Improvement
Partially free of errors in
grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Competent
Mostly free of errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation, or
formatting.
Exemplary
Error free or almost error free in
grammar, spelling, punctuation,
or formatting.
Appropriate number of references, use of SWS in-text citations and
reference section. 10 %
Unacceptable
Lack of in-text citations and/or
lack of reference section.
Needs Improvement
In-text citations and references
are provided, but they are only
partially formatted correctly in
SWS style.
Competent
Most in-text citations and
references are provided, and
they are generally formatted
correctly in SWS style.
Exemplary
In-text citations and references
are error free or almost error free
and consistently formatted
correctly in SWS style.
