College of Education Conceptual Framework

Note: This is not a methods class, nor is it intended as a substitute for either FDN 3100 or CI 3750.  Students should also be aware that different sections of 3850, while focusing on the same concepts and overall objectives, have considerably different assignments and instructional styles.
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Objectives
Students will:
1.  Learn to engage in dialogue as a primary means of increasing professional knowledge.
2.  Develop an historical perspective on literacy, technology and media.
3.  Critically evaluate their own literacy and learning processes.
4.  Develop computer, multimedia and telecommunications skills.
5.  Understand the role of ethnicity and gender in literacy, technology and instruction.
6.  Critically analyze and evaluate mass media formats.
7.  Utilize media and technology as part of a design/production process to communicate effectively.
8.  Recognize the impact of media/technology on school and society.
9.  Understand the role of computers and telecommunications in the classroom.
10. Develop a conceptual understanding of the competencies addressed in the the Advanced Technology Portfolio.
11. Begin to build a web-based telefolio to satisfy the requirements of the Advanced Technology Portfolio.

Schedule

Unit	Date	Topics	Assignments Due
Introduction	Jan. 13th	Setting purpose for course, with small group activity Logistics (syllabus, projects, grades, expectations, small groups) Review Library Reserves, APA Guidelines and Citation Machine Set Literature Circle Groups Review Literature Circle Handouts and Literacy Action Research Project Small Groups - SSR Assign First Memories of Literacy Due next week
Unit 1:  Literacy	Jan. 20th	Questions about Course, Syllabus & Assignments Discuss first memories of literacy Prepare for Literature Circles # 1 (Intro-Ch. 1) Literature Circles #1 Prepare for next week	Read: Purcell Gates Introduction and Chapter 1 Due: First Memories Paper
	Jan. 27th	Literature Circles #2 (Ch. 2-4) Small Group: Discussion Constructivism/MI Review Action Research Project Prepare Lit. Circle #3	Read: Purcell Gates Ch. 2-4
	Feb. 3rd	Literature Circles #3 (Ch. 5-6) Small Group Discussion Special Ed/Learning Styles Prepare Lit. Circle #4	Read: Purcell Gates Ch. 5-6 Due: Draft of Interview Protocol for Action Research Project (Identify Interviewee)
	Feb. 10th	Literature Circle #4: Ch. 7-9 Small Group Discussion Differentiated Instruction Literature Circle Reflection Assigned Writing Groups for Action Research Projects	Read: Purcell Gates Ch. 7-9 Due: Action Research Project Drafts
Unit 2: Media Literacies	Feb. 17th	Adult Illiteracy Video Introduction to Media Literacy Questions about ARP	Due: Literature Circle Portfolios Read: Media Literacy Across the Curriculum by Considine
	Feb. 24th	Media Literacy and the Family Screening: The Lost Children and Merchants of Cool Assign Lesson Plan Presentations Media Literacy Clearinghouse KQED Center for Media Literacy Media Literacy Online Project	Due: Action Research Project
	March 2nd	Media and Gender Screening: Tough Guise	Read: Deadly Persuasion by Kilbourne
	March 9th	Spring Break	No Class
	March 16th	Media and Citizenship: Literacy and Liberty Examine the use of media in political campaigns as well as news and public opinion. Work on Lesson Plans	Due: Rough Drafts of Lesson Plans
	March 23rd	The Big Picture: Media Literacy Builds Momentum Small/Large Group - Discuss/Critique student lesson plan presentations.	Due: Lesson Plan/Presentations
Unit 3: Technology and Literacy	March 30th	What is technology? Technology: The Dark Side (Digital Divide Video, Part I) Webquest Introduction - How is webquests a useful tool? How does it promote literacy? Lab (bring zip disk) Copy Webquest Template on the shared folder (See Webquest tutorial) Web design and construction (Netscape Composer) NC DPI Curriculum Standards Webquest Scoring Rubric	Read: Creating a Webquest: It's Easier than You Think (http:// www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech011.shtml) Review Webquest Criteria Review Webquest Website WebQuest Design Process WebQuest Taskonomy: A Taxonomy of Tasks Webquest Taskonomy in Pictures Review specific examples of webquests From the Webquest website From ASU From NCWiseowl site Elementary Secondary
	April 6th	Review Netscape Composer Webquest Content in Small Groups Turn in Storyboard for Webquest Lab Time	Read: Preparing Students for New Literacies in a Global Village in Reading Online Review: Webquest Scoring Rubric Review the "Building Blocks of a Webquest". This will give you a good idea of how to begin constructing your webquest. Bring zip disk with 3 changes to webquest Groups chosen by now with ideas
	April 13th	No Class	Holiday Break
	April 20th	Introduce Telefolio Review telefolio templates and begin your telefolio Telefolio criteria Telefolio Rubric Telefolio resources, including examples Lab Time Copy Telefolio Template on YOUR zip or floppy disk (See Tutorial #1 on copying files)	Work on webquests NOTE: Only the Student Webquest is required More Webquest examples; review at least five webquest examples. Resources for web images: Google Image Search AltaVista Image Search Yahoo! Picture Gallery Telefolio and Webquest tutorials Review at least two of the ASU Telefolios. Here is one particularly good example.
Last Day of Classes	April 27th	Webquest Mini-conference rules Webquest Mini-conference schedule Lab Time
Finals Week 6:00-8:30	May 4th	Course Evaluations Webquest Mini-conference	Due: Webquests and Telefolios

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Literature Circle Portfolio (60)
We will be discussing Victoria Purcell Gates', Other People's Words, using a "literature circle" approach in which each member of a small discussion group has a given job (e.g. Discussion Director, Summarizer, Investigator, etc.).  Each student will be assigned jobs for each week of discussion and will prepare materials related to those jobs. In addition, students will be required to write a reflection of this experience. Students who are absent must give their completed work to a colleague for discussion to receive minimal credit for the class day they miss. Points will be deducted from the final grade for students who miss a literature circle class.

Action Research Project (40)
The Action Research Project is an investigation into the meanings of literacy that will begin by giving students the opportunity to explore how they and others in the world learned to read. After multiple readings and discussions, students will continue to expand their understanding of literacy with an action research project by developing a biographical essay.

Lesson Plan/Presentation (50)
In this second unit, you will reflect on multiple articles about the media to investigate the role of media literacy in today's society. You will begin to understand the implications this has for you as a future teacher and also the growing impact the media has on the lives of today's young children culminating in the creation of a lesson plan utilizing media literacy in your own content area.

Telefolio (35)
You will begin the creation of a web-based telefolio to be used to organize the Advanced Technology Competency collection that is required for licensure.  A template is available in the class shared folder. You will begin your telefolio by using the Webquest project (see below) as an artifact in this telefolio.

Webquest (65)
In groups, you will create a Webquest project. This project should follow the basic Webquest design, and use a standard Webquest template (available in the class shared folder). NOTE: You will only need to complete the Student Webquest template.

Community of Practice (100)
This class is structured around a Community of Practice model of learning.   You are required to attend all class meetings, and your active participation and substantial contributions in discussions is expected.   Unexcused absenteeism will result in a grading penalty.  You should always be prepared for class; assigned tasks such as readings, study guides, and out of class activities must be completed.  Preparation for class is demonstrated through your active participation in classroom discussions and other activities.  Being “shy” is not an excuse for not participating; after all, you aspire to be an educator.  The Community of Practice grade will include performance in all of the following areas:

• Attendance - Expected. Five points will be deducted for each absence from your community of practice grade. To receive an excused absence you must discuss this with the professor ahead of time.
• Active participation and substantial contributions in small and large group discussions
• Preparation for class (including all readings and assignments)
• Class Activities
• Quizzes

Academic Integrity Code: Be sure you have read and understand the student's academic integrity code. While there will be assignments in this class that do require students to complete work in groups, it is expected that all other assignments are completed individually and are original. Also, be sure to provide appropriate reference citations and always give credit where due. Plagarism will be taken very seriously and students will be held accountable according to Section VIII of the Academic Integrity Code.

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All assignments must be completed in order to pass the class.

• Purcell-Gates, V. (1995). Other People's Words. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, MA.
• Additional Readings will be available on-line.
• Students will also need to purchase a zip disk.