SEYS 753 - Computer Applications in Science Education
Thursday
7:10 pm to 9:40 pm, Kiely Hall Room 115
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WEEKLY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week 1 –
1/31/2013 – Introduction to technology use in science
education, A Taste of Raspberry Pi - FTF
in Room 115 Kiely Hall
Week 2
– 2/7/2013 – ONLINE -
Cloud computing, Web 2.0, Open Source Software, and Apps
Week 3
– 2/14/2013 – NO CLASS
Week 5 – 2/28/2013 – FTF in Room 115 Kiely Hall - Videos, webcams, and science education
Week 6 – 3/7/2013 – ONLINE - Data and Science Teaching and Learning
Week
7 – 3/14/2013 - Audio, podcasts and science
education -
FTF in Room 115 Kiely Hall
Week
8 – 3/21/2013 - ONLINE
- Linux, Android apps
SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS
Week 10 – 4/4/2013 – ONLINE - Learning Management Software and Science Education
Week
11 – 4/11/2013 – Panel discussions on hot
topics in educational technology -
FTF in Room 115 Kiely Hall
Topic 1: MOOC's
Topic 2: Khan Academy
Topic 3: Robotics
Topic 4: Digital textbooks and tablets
Topic 5: Digital games
Topic 6: Social media and education
Topic 7: Teaching science online
Week
12 – 4/18/2013 - ONLINE
Virtual
learning
environments in Science Education, Science
Education in Second Life, Virtual and Augmented Reality -
Implications for Science Education
Week 13
- 4/25/2013
– Interactive multimedia development, Scratch and
the scratchboard - FTF
in Room 115 Kiely Hall
Week 14 – 5/2/2013 – ONLINE - Squeakland, EToys
Week 15 – 5/9/2013 – FTF in Room 115 Kiely Hall -Discussion of how to design and teach an online science course, E-waste, other important topics related to educational technology, Work on projects
Week
16 – 5/16/2013– NO CLASS - WE WILL NOT MEET THIS WEEK
Week
17– 5/23/2013 –FINAL EXAMS - Presentations of group
projects - Please
note: the time has changed, we meet from 6:30pm to
8:30pm. (If enough people arrive by 6pm we can
start early)
FTF in Room 115 Kiely Hall