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Meeting 1 - 9/3

Concepts Covered-

  • Educational Practices with Technology
  • Technology Development for Learners
  • The Development Process: Informed by Practice, Research, & Learners

Activities-

  • Welcome and Course Introduction
    - Course Structure
    - Course Requirements
  • Course Survey & Discussion
  • Ingredients of Developing Multimedia Computer Environments for Learners:
    - Educational Practice
    - Technology Research
    - Understanding Learners
  • Small Group Exercise: Designing a Computer of the Future

 

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Meeting 2 - 9/10

Concepts Covered-

  • Constructivist Learning
  • Learning Experiences: Foundation, Content, Tools, Activities

Activities-

  • Introduce Design Project 1
    - Answer the question: What does learning mean?
    - Develop with hypermedia tools
  • Technology Demo 1: Digital Imaging Tools
    - Basics of Digital Image (Formats, colors, resolutions...)
    - Tutorials for Scanning
  • Team Work on Design Project 1

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Meeting 3 - 9/17

Concepts Covered-

  • Metacognition: thinking about thinking
  • Situated Cognition
  • Problem-Centered Learning
  • Content as Vehicle
  • Structures and Processes
  • Discourse Forms

Activities-

  • Discussion of technology impact on course content
  • Technology Demo 2: Hypermedia Planning and Tools
    - Basics of html
    - Tutorials for creating html pages
  • Small Group Exercise: Develop a concept map
  • Team work on Design Project 1

For next meeting:

  • Assignment: Create one html page with hyperlinks. (with links, text, images and emails)

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Meeting 4 - 9/24

Concepts Covered-

  • Cognition and Community
  • Cooperative and Collaborative Learning Communities
  • Virtual Learning Communities with Technology
  • Learning Environments: Physical and Virtual Worlds

Activities-

  • Small Group Exercise: Visual Design-- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly...
  • Technology Demo 3: HTML Tools Part 2
    - Tutorials about using Dreamweaver extensions and advanced features
  • Team Work on Design Project 1

For next meeting:

  • Assignment: Create a 3-page site with some advanced features

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Meeting 5 - 10/01

Concepts Covered-

  • The Technology Development Process
  • Contextual Inquiry/Participatory Design/Technology Immersion
  • Learners as Design Partners vs. Informants

Activities-

  • Small Group Exercise: Designing a new Toilet
  • Team Work on Design Project 1

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Meeting 6 - 10/08

Concepts Covered-

  • Cooperative Design
  • Defining the Learner

Activities-

  • DESIGN PROJECT 1 DUE
  • Present projects and discuss
  • Introduce Design Project 2:
    - Answer the question: What does it mean to learn with technology?
    - Develop with hypermedia tools, web tools, or video imaging tools

 

Meeting 7 - 10/15

Concepts Covered-

  • Scenario Design
  • Physical Multimedia

Activities-

  • Technology Demo 4: Flash
    - Tutorials for using Macromeida Flash
  • Small Group Exercise: Contextual Inquiry Diagramming
  • Team Work on Design Project 2

For next meeting:

  • Assignment: Create a simple animation using Flash

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Meeting 8 - 10/22

Concepts Covered-

  • Virtual vs. Physical Technologies
  • Physical Multimedia

Activities-

  • Discussion on the Technology Design Process: Research, Implementation, Assessment
  • Technology Demo 5: Animation/Interaction Authoring Tools
    - Basic of Animation / Interaction
    - Tutorials for Creating Simple interaction
  • Small Group Exercise: Testing Technologies
  • Team Work on Design Project 2

For next meeting:

  • Assignment: Create a short animation with 2 buttons.

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Meeting 9 - 10/29

  • Independent Activities During Spring Break-
  • Team Work on Design Project 2

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Meeting 10 - 11/05

Concepts Covered-

  • Teamwork

Activities-

  • DESIGN PROJECT 2 DUE
  • Present projects and discuss
  • Introduce Final Design Project 3 and Paper
    - Design a Multimedia Environment for Learners
    - Use any/all technologies used to date in class)
    - Paper must discuss how the technology you develop will be integrated in schools
    - Team or Individual Work is accepted

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Meeting 11 - 11/12

Concepts Covered-

  • Teamwork
  • Project Milestone Planning

Activities-

  • Technology Demo 6: Animation/Interaction Authoring Tools Part 2
    - Tutorials about using Flash extensions and advanced features
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  • Discussion on Project Planning and Milestone Development
  • Team Work on Design Project 3

For next meeting:

-Assignment: Use component in the flash movie

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Meeting 12 - 11/19

Concepts Covered-

  • Teamwork
  • Technology Integration Plans

Activities-

  • Discussion on developing a Technology Integration Plan
  • Team Work on Design Project 3
  • Thanksgiving holiday next week
Meeting 13 - 12/03

Concepts Covered-

  • Teamwork

Activities-

  • Group critique of work-in-progress
  • Team Work on Design Project 3

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Meeting 14 - 12/10

Concepts Covered-

  • Teamwork
  • Presentation of Research

Activities-

  • Final Presentations and hand in papers

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Designing Multimedia Computer Environments for Learners (EDHD285)

Instructor:
Sabrina Yu-Chi Liao

   

This is the class announcement for EDHD285 at University of Maryland.