EdTech 592: Thats A Wrap!

EdTech Rational Paper

EmmettWemp
BoiseStateUniversity2015
Instructor:Dr.Rice

Introduction

IhavebeenaTechnologyTeacherfor10years,andhavetaughthighschool
engineeringfor6ofthoseyears.Engineeringisasubjectthatcanbehardforstudentstograsp
astheyarelearningaboutnewconcepts.TheuseofEducationalTechnologywassomething
thatIwantedtoimprovesothatIcouldservemystudentsbetter.Mystatehasalsobeen
makingalotofprogresswithonlineeducation.Isawanopportunitytouseeducational
technologyasatooltocreateonlineengineeringcourses.
Thispaperwillcovertherationaleformyselectionofartifactsthatdemonstratemy
knowledgeinthefiveAECTstandardsthatguidetheworkoftheEdTechprogram.Eachofthe
standardshasindicatorsthatdemonstrateproficiencyinthatstandard.Ihaveincluded
explanationsoftheartifactsfortheseindicators.BecauseIstartedmycourseworkin2009,
someoftheartifactsfromEdTech501503areatypicalofwhatisrepresentednowdueto
coursechanges2009.

STANDARD 1 - CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

Candidatesdemonstratetheknowledgenecessarytocreate,use,assess,andmanage
theoreticalandpracticalapplicationsofeducationaltechnologiesandprocesses.

1.1Creating
Candidatesdemonstratetheabilitytocreateinstructionalmaterialsandlearningenvironments
usingavarietyofsystemsapproaches.
Artifact:
EdTech503InstructorGuide
InEdTech503,IwastaskedwithlearningaboutInstructionalDesign,andcreatinga
lessonthatwouldallowuserstolearn/practiceanewskill.Ichosetoincludeaninstructorguide
foraninstructionalactivitythatIcreatedthatinvolvedtheuseof3DModelingsoftware.This
artifactdemonstratesmyabilitytocreatelessonsthatcanbeusedoutsideofatraditional
classroom.

1.2Using
Candidatesdemonstratetheabilitytoselectandusetechnologicalresourcesandprocessesto
supportstudentlearningandtoenhancetheirpedagogy.
Artifact:
EdTech504LearningTheories
TheLearningTheoriespaperindicatesmyresearchofBehaviorismanditscorrelationto
theADDIEmodelofinstruction.ADDIEisasystematicmethodologyforinstructionaldesignthat
includesfivephases:Analysis,Design,Development,Implementation,andEvaluation
(Chevalier,R.D.2011).AthoroughunderstandingofADDIEisnecessaryinordertoselectand
evaluatethequalityoftheresourcesusedforinstruction.MyresearchofBehaviorismand
knowledgeoftheADDIEmodelwasusedinthecreationofdifferentprojectsformycoursework
intheEdTechprogram.

1.3Assessing/Evaluating

Candidatesdemonstratetheabilitytoassessandevaluatetheeffectiveintegrationof
appropriatetechnologiesandinstructionalmaterials.
Artifact:
EdTech521OnlineCommunityStrategies
MyOnlineCommunitiesStrategiespaperincludesstrategiesthatcanbeusedtobring
onlinelearnerstogethertobuildaProfessionalLearningCommunity(PLC).Thepaperincludes
arationaleforeachstrategyonhowitcouldbeusedaswellaswhattypeofPLCactivityis
beingtargeted.Thisartifactdemonstratesmyabilitytoassessstrategiesandusethem
appropriatelytogettheoutcomeIwantfromaPLC.

1.4Managing
Candidatesdemonstratetheabilitytoeffectivelymanagepeople,processes,physical
infrastructures,andfinancialresourcestoachievepredeterminedgoals.
Artifact:
EdTech501TechnologyUsePlan
InEdTech501,IcreatedaTechnologyUsePlanpresentationthatwasdesignedtohelp
keeppurchasesorganized,improvestaffdevelopment,andcreateaccountabilityfor
procurements.Itwasmeanttobeadocumentthatanorganizationcouldusetomanagepeople
andprocesseswhendealingwithtechnology.Theplanisavisionforthedistricttofollowsothat
technologycanbeimplementedefficientlyandeffectively.

1.5Ethics
Candidatesdemonstratethecontemporaryprofessionalethicsofthefieldasdefinedand
developedbytheAssociationforEducationalCommunicationsandTechnology.
Artifact:
EdTech521NetiquetteScavengerHunt
Artifact:
EdTech521NetiquetteReflection
OneoftheethicscomponentsthatcomeswithanonlineProfessionalLearning
CommunityorastudentonlinelearningcommunityistheproperuseofNetiquette.Accordingto
AECTCodeofEthicsSection1,#9,
Usersshallrefrainfromanybehaviorthatwouldbejudged
tobediscriminatory,harassing,insensitive,oroffensiveand,thus,isinconflictwithvaluingand
promotingeachindividual'sintegrity,rights,andopportunitywithinadiverseprofessionand
society
(AssociationforEducationalCommunicationsandTechnology,2008).
IhaveincludedanartifactofaNetiquettescavengerhuntbecauseitwascreatedtohelp
studentsunderstandtheimportanceoftheethicsthatneedtobeusedwhencommunicatingin
anonlinecommunity.

STANDARD 2 - CONTENT PEDAGOGY

Candidatesdevelopasreflectivepractitionersabletodemonstrateeffectiveimplementationof
educationaltechnologiesandprocessesbasedoncontemporarycontentandpedagogy.

2.1Creating
Candidatesapplycontentpedagogytocreateappropriateapplicationsofprocessesand
technologiestoimprovelearningandperformanceoutcomes.
Artifact:
EdTech543ManagingyourDigitalFootprint
Managingonesdigitalfootprintisessentialintodaysworld.Studentsneedtohavea
solidresourcetohelpthembothunderstandthataswellaswhattheycandoaboutit.By

activelycreatingapositivedigitalfootprint,studentscanleaveadesirabletrailforfuture
employers.(Fisher,n.d.)Thisguideismeanttobeaprocessthatstudentscanusetodetermine
theirdigitalfootprintaswellashowtheycancleanitupforthefuture.Asstudentsarecreating
contentduringtheirlearning,theyneedtobeconsciousoftheDigitalFootprintthattheyare
leavingbehind.

2.2Using
Candidatesimplementappropriateeducationaltechnologiesandprocessesbasedon
appropriatecontentpedagogy.
Artifact:
EdTech5233DModelingUnit
The3DModelingunitthatIcreatedinEdTech523ismyexampleofbeingableto
implementtechnologyappropriatelytoleverageaspecificoutcome.Thecourseisdesignedfor
studentswhoneedtocatchupontheirskills.Becausethematerialisdeliveredinanonline
environment,itisidealforstudentswhowillbeworkingonthecontentattheirownpaceoutside
oftheclassroomenvironment.Thecoursewasselfevaluatedbasedfromanadaptationofa
rubricfromthe

InternationalStandardsforOnlineCourses.(Bakkenetal,2010)

2.3Assessing/Evaluating
Candidatesdemonstrateaninquiryprocessthatassessestheadequacyoflearningand
evaluatestheinstructionandimplementationofeducationaltechnologiesandprocesses
groundedinreflectivepractice.
Artifact:
EdTech505DeterminingInstructionalPurposesProposal
CreatedinEdTech505:Evaluation,thisartifactisamockproposalforanevaluationofa
company'strainingpackage.Thepurposeofthisevaluationwastodetermineifthetraining
providedbythecompanywasadequatetotheusers.Theproposalisaninitialstepwhen
evaluatingtheimplementationofeducationaltechnology.Theproposalalsooutlineswhatwill
beevaluatedandhowitwillbeevaluated.Ifeltthattheproposalwouldbeagood
demonstrationofhowIcanassesslearningandevaluateifthepracticeiseffective.The
proposalisexplicitindescribinghowtheevaluationwillbedeterminedandwhatistobe
measured.

2.4Managing
Candidatesmanageappropriatetechnologicalprocessesandresourcestoprovidesupportive
learningcommunities,createflexibleanddiverselearningenvironments,anddevelopand
demonstrateappropriatecontentpedagogy.
Artifact:
EdTech543MiniCurriculum
InEdTech543,Ihadtocreateanonlinelearningcommunitywiththehelpoftwoother
collaborators.The
miniunit
thatIhaveincludedasanartifactrepresentsthecreationofaunit
thatusessocialmediatoteachcoding.Studentsmustuseavarietyofdifferentsocialmedia
platformsinthisunit.Theyhaveaccesstoasynchronouslessonsaswellasblogs,socialmedia,
andvideo.Thelearningenvironmentinthislessonisbothflexibleanddiverseand
demonstratestheuseofsocialmedia,studentlearningmanagementsystems,andcontent
creation.

2.5Ethics
Candidatesdesignandselectmedia,technology,andprocessesthatemphasizethediversityof
oursocietyasamulticulturalcommunity.

Artifact:
EdTech541SocialStudiesActivity
IcreatedthisartifactasaSocialStudieslessonforEdTech541IntegratingTechnology.
TheassignmentwasdesignedforstudentsinmycommunityinIdaho.Manyofthesestudents
haveneverbeenoutsideofthestate,letalonethecountry.Icreatedalessonthatwouldexpose
themtoarchitecturethatistypicallyfoundinEuropeandnottypicalofwhattheywouldfindin
Idaho.Thepurposeofthisartifactwastodemonstratethatarchitectureandengineeringisvery
differentinothercultures.Studentswouldbeexposedtothatworldwidediversitythroughthis
activity.

STANDARD 3 - LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Candidatesfacilitatelearningbycreating,using,evaluating,andmanagingeffectivelearning
environments.

3.1Creating
Candidatescreateinstructionaldesignproductsbasedonlearningprinciplesand
researchbasedbestpractices.
Artifact:
EdTech521AsynchronousLesson
TheasynchronouslessonthatIhaveprovidedasmyartifactdemonstratesalesson
aboutthermodynamicswhichalearnercanworkthroughwithouthavingtobeinacertainplace
orsetting.Itisdesignedtobetrulyseparatefromabrickandmortarenvironmentforlearning.In
atruevirtualsetting,thelearnercanstillreceiveinformationfromthevideos,searchtheirown
answers,andperforminquirybasedlabs,allwithouthavingtobeinaclassroom.

3.2Using
Candidatesmakeprofessionallysounddecisionsinselectingappropriateprocessesand
resourcestoprovideoptimalconditionsforlearningbasedonprinciples,theories,andeffective
practices.
Artifact:
EdTech541InstructionalSoftware
TheInstructionalSoftwarepresentationthatIhaveincludedasanartifactwaschosen
becauseitdemonstrateshowyoumightselectsoftwarebasedonthelearninggoals.Many
differenttypesofinstructionalsoftwareareevaluatedbasedontheirusefulnessinareassuch
asDrillandPractice,Tutorials,andGames.Thispresentationwouldservetohelpaninstructor
determinewhichinstructionalsoftwarewouldbeappropriateinalearningsituation.

3.3Assessing/Evaluating
Candidatesusemultipleassessmentstrategiestocollectdataforinformingdecisionsto
improveinstructionalpractice,learneroutcomes,andthelearningenvironment.
Artifact:
EdTech541RelativeAdvantageChart
TheRelativeAdvantageChartdefinesalearningproblem,advantage,andoutcomethat
canbeexpectedfromcertaininstructionaltechnologies.Ichosethischartforthisartifact
becauseitdemonstrateshowyoucanassessmultipletechnologybenefitswhentryingto
determinewhichtechnologywouldservethelearnerbest.

3.4Managing

Candidatesestablishmechanismsformaintainingthetechnologyinfrastructuretoimprove
learningandperformance.
Artifact:
EdTech541NetworkingProject
ThispresentationgoesovertheessentialsofinstallingaWIFInetworkinamedium
sizedschool.Ichosethisartifactbecauseitdemonstrateshowtodesignandmaintainan
infrastructureofwirelessnetworkinginaneducationalenvironment.Withawirelessnetworkin
place,facultyandstudentshavethepotentialtofacilitatefurthercommunicationinsideand
outsidetheclassroom.(EDUCAUSE,2002)

3.5Ethics
Candidatesfosteralearningenvironmentinwhichethicsguidepracticethatpromoteshealth,
safety,bestpractice,andrespectforcopyright,FairUse,andappropriateopenaccessto
resources.
Artifact:
EdTech543SocialMediaGuidelinesforHighSchool
TheSocialMediaGuidelinesforHighSchoolwasanoutlinethatIputtogethertoserve
twopurposes.ThefirstpurposewastodemonstratethatIcouldcreateandfosteran
environmentwhereethicaluseofsocialmediacouldbeused.Thesecondpurposewasto
designasocialmediaguidelinethatIcoulduseinmyschool.Bycreatingandabidingbythe
guidelinesinthisartifact,learnerscouldbemorelikelytohavesafeinteractionsinasocial
mediaenvironment.

3.6DiversityofLearners
Candidatesfosteralearningcommunitythatempowerslearnerswithdiversebackgrounds,
characteristics,andabilities.
Artifact:
EdTech541Adaptive/AssistiveTechnology
TheAssistiveTechnologypresentationisanoverviewofadaptiveandassistive
technologiesthatareavailabletolearnerswithadisability,bothmentalandphysical.Ichose
thisartifactbecauseitrelatesdirectlytoempoweringlearnerswithdiversebackgroundstotake
controloftheirlearning.Aneffectivelearningenvironmentwouldneedtotakeintoaccountany
disabilitiesandbeabletoadapttothem.Thisartifactdisplaysthevarietyofassistivetechnology
availabletolearnerswithvaryingabilities.

STANDARD 4 - PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Candidatesdesign,develop,implement,andevaluatetechnologyrichlearningenvironments
withinasupportivecommunityofpractice.

4.1CollaborativePractice
Candidatescollaboratewiththeirpeersandsubjectmatterexpertstoanalyzelearners,develop
anddesigninstruction,andevaluateitsimpactonlearners.
Artifact:
EdTech543Webinars
Attendingwebinarsareawayofgettingprofessionaldevelopmentwithouthavingto
physicallyattend.TheartifactIhaveattachedisasynopsisofacoupleofwebinarsthatI
attended.Iwasabletochatonbackchannelswithpresentersaswellasaskquestions.This
artifactdemonstratesthatIcaneffectivelycollaboratewithpeerswhoIamnotindirectcontact
with.

4.2Leadership
Candidatesleadtheirpeersindesigningandimplementingtechnologysupportedlearning.
Artifact:
EdTech541InteractivePresentations
Thisinteractivepresentationwascreatedtoshowhowelectricalcircuitswork.Insteadof
creatingastaticpresentationthatthelearnerwouldjustlookat,Icreatedaninteractive
presentation.Studentshavetointeractwiththepresentationinordertoseewhattheconcepts
are.Thereareelementsoutsideofthepresentationincludedaswell.Studentswouldhavetogo
outofthepresentationinordertoworkthroughasimulatedlab.Thisartifactcouldbeusedas
anexampleforteacherswhoarelookingtocreatelessonsthataresupportedbytechnology.
StudentscouldtheoreticallyusethislessononvariousdevicestolearnCircuitTheoryand
wouldnotnecessarilyneedtobeintheclassroom.Thistypeofpresentationisnotthestandard
formosttraditionallearningenvironments,andthatiswhyIchoseitasmyartifact.

4.3ReflectiononPractice
Candidatesanalyzeandinterpretdataandartifactsandreflectontheeffectivenessofthe
design,developmentandimplementationoftechnologysupportedinstructionandlearningto
enhancetheirprofessionalgrowth.
Artifact:
EdTech521LessonReflection
ThelessonreflectionwasareflectiononasynchronouslessonthatIconductedwithmy
students.Attheendofthelesson,Iconductedaninterviewwiththeparticipantstudentstofind
outtheiropinionofthelearningstyle.Whilenotscientific,Ididgetagoodinsightintotheir
preferences.Thisartifactincludesarecordingofthelessonalongwiththereflectionofthe
lesson.Afterthelessonwasimplemented,itwasevaluatedandrecordedforfutureuse.

4.4Assessing/Evaluating
Candidatesdesignandimplementassessmentandevaluationplansthatalignwithlearning
goalsandinstructionalactivities.
Artifact:
EdTech5233DModelingLesson
Artifact:
EdTech523Assessment
The3DModelinglessonisthewholelessonthatthe
assessment
isbasedon.Inthe
lesson,studentshavetocreateamodelfromdrawingsandmeasurements.Theassessment
hasthemtakethisknowledgefurtherandsynthesizeittocreateanobjectthattheyhavetofind
themselves.Whilethereisn'tmuchintheactualassessment,thestudentshavetodoagreat
dealofhigherorderthinkingandproblemsolvinginordertocompletetheassessment.I
includedthisassessmentasanartifactbecauseIfeltitrepresentedmyabilitytocreatean
assessmentthattrulyalignwiththegoalsofthelesson.

4.5Ethics
Candidatesdemonstrateethicalbehaviorwithintheapplicableculturalcontextduringallaspects
oftheirworkandwithrespectforthediversityoflearnersineachsetting.
Artifact:
EdTech501DigitalDivide
Thememoonthedigitaldivideinmycommunitydetailsanddescribesthediscrepancies
intechnologyaccessthatexistsintheschooldistrict.Itisinmemoformsoastoaddressthe
localschoolboardsotheycanbemadeawareofanyinadequaciesthatmayexist.Mylocal
communityisbothculturallyandeconomicallydiverse.Thisartifactshowsmyunderstandingof
thatdiversityanditseffectsonlearning.

STANDARD 5 - RESEARCH
Candidatesexplore,evaluate,synthesize,andapplymethodsofinquirytoenhancelearning
andimproveperformance.

5.1TheoreticalFoundations
Candidatesdemonstratefoundationalknowledgeofthecontributionofresearchtothepastand
currenttheoryofeducationalcommunicationsandtechnology.
Artifact:
EdTech504ProjectBasedLearning
ProjectBasedLearningisaheavilyresearchedtopicineducation.Ihaveincludeda
synthesizedresearchpaperonProjectBasedLearning.ProblemBasedLearningcanbe
consideredaconstructivistapproachtoeducationwherestudentssolveproblemsforwhichthey
donothavethecorrectknowledgetosolverightaway.Thestudentsmustconstructmental
modelsofpossiblesolutions,constructideaswithpeers,anddevelopselfdirectedlearning
skillsintheprocess(Yew&Schmidt,2011).
Ichosethisartifactbecauseitisagoodrepresentationofmyunderstandingofthe
impactthatresearchhasineducationaltheory.

5.2Method
Candidatesapplyresearchmethodologiestosolveproblemsandenhancepractice.
Artifact:
EdTech543SocialMediaResearch
Inordertoenhancemypracticeofusingsocialmediainmycourses,Icreatedacuration
ofresearchandarticles.Theartifactincludesalinktomycurationofvariousresearcharticles
thatIusedinmycourseworkforEdTech543.

5.3Assessing/Evaluating
Candidatesapplyformalinquirystrategiesinassessingandevaluatingprocessesand
resourcesforlearningandperformance.
Artifact:
EdTech505EvaluationReport
Theevaluationreportrepresentsanevaluationofanactualprogramatmyschool.I
evaluatedforeffectivenessoftheprogrambasedondatacollectedfromstudentsandteachers.
IaddedtheevaluationfromEdTech505becauseitdemonstratesmyabilitytouseresearchand
evaluationtodetermineifaprogramisactuallyeffectiveversusperceivedeffectiveness.

5.4Ethics
Candidatesconductresearchandpracticeusingacceptedprofessionalandinstitutional
guidelinesandprocedures.
Artifact:
EdTech502CopyrightGuidelinesScavengerHunt
ThecopyrightscavengerhuntthatIcreatedinEdTech501isascavengerhuntthat
learnersgoontofindoutwhatthecopyrightattributionsfordifferentresourcesare.Ichosethis
artifactbecauseitgoesfurtherthanjustcitingsources,butactuallyteachesthedifferentlevels
ofcitationforitemslikepicturesandgraphicsthatwouldbeincludedinresearch.These
guidelineswouldbeusedinotherresearchpapersinmycoursework.

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