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EDU 697 week 1

Ashford 2: Week 1 Discussion

Learning in a Technology-enhanced Environment

A peer reviewed journal or article is an article or journal that has been reviewed by experts in the field
and deemed to be worth reading by other professionals. Typically this is an extensive process in which
reviewers are carefully vetted for expertise and professional experience. In this assignment, you will
have an opportunity to examine a peer reviewed article and apply what you have learned to a
professional scenario or activity.

Please refer to the following tutorials for guidance on conducting scholarly research at the Ashford
Library:

About Scholarly Journals and Online Databases

How to Conduct Research Using the Ashford Library

Step 1: Research

This activity will be appropriate for your ePortfolio and addresses Program learning Outcome 4.
Locate one peer reviewed article from the Ashford University Library, which describes the effects,
benefits, advantages, etc., of instructional technology on learner achievement. Look for an article that
can be applied to your own profession or you may use another educational environment (K12, higher
education, military, corporate, etc.). The article needs to come from a peer reviewed source (e.g.,
Proquest, ERIC databases) and be a full-text article.Tip: Suggested search keywords are benefits
advantages instructional technology. Please specify the database where you located the article(s) as
part of your APA citation.

Summarize the article in one paragraph, including an overview of the topic, key concepts, findings
and recommendations. Include the APA formatted reference information.

In a second paragraph, using an example from your profession or another educational

environment, what insights or ideas from your peer reviewed article can guide the use of technology to
support learner achievement?
 Step 2: Application

Create a collaborative wiki, blog or website tool (e.g. Wikispaces, PBWorks, WIX, etc.). You will
continue to use this tool for the rest of the class as your ePortfolio platform.

Upload your content from Step 1 (a-c) above that summarizes the research article you found from
the Library and the implications to a professional or educational environment that you identified.

In your initial post to this discussion question, make sure you include the link to your website, and
test it prior to submitting.

Guided Response - Visit and review at least two of your classmates postings. Provide feedback on their
assessment of use of collaborative technology in the educational environment they identified. Offer
suggestions or comments that might improve their summaries for application of learning in a
technology-enhanced environment.

Review this Required Resource: Five Principles of Effective Web Design

(http://simplyadammann.com/blog/2013/2/5/5rsdlgz9b3fp5n4mm1ntxtnhuffqfu)

Provide insightful comments or questions regarding the content and format of your classmates
websites. Look for items such as layout, use of images, ease of navigation, overall look and feel, typos,
etc.
 EDU 697 week 2

EDU 697 week 2 Discussion

Ashford 3: Week 2 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond
to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your
responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.

Technology-Enhanced Strategies

If it is pointless to consider tailoring instruction to each individual student, it is equally misguided to

imagine that a single one-size fits-all approach to teaching can meet the needs of every student
(Felder & Brent, 2005, p. 57).

Reflect on the required resources for Week 2 and your personal and professional experiences in relation
to the points conveyed in the resources. Discuss how instructional design principles and theory influence
the use of technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners. Use
additional resources in addition to those provided with Week 2 to support your evaluation. Providing
specific examples to illustrate your understanding of the question and incorporating opposing views to
demonstrate critical thought is encouraged.

Hint: You might consider including a concept map with a tool such as Bubble.US to visually convey your
understanding.
 Guided Response: Reply to two or more peers. Replies to peers ought to ask a question about their
evaluation and may offer an additional resource for consideration that supports an alternative
viewpoint. In this and every discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are
encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor
and peers.

EDU 697 week 2 Assignment

Ashford 3: Week 2 Assignment

Supporting the Needs of All Learners

Reflecting on your personal experience, learning in prior courses, and our Week Two Discussion, briefly
discuss and support your understanding of the importance of designing to support the needs of all
learners. Additionally, select then redesign a prior MATLT activity to demonstrate your attainment of
Program Learning Outcome 3 to design learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced
instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners. The redesign should demonstrate use of
instructional design principles and theory and explain your choice of principles and theories. Finally,
include a discussion of the design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign and
how they were overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note
that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length
requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the discussion and support of
how instructional design principles and theory influence designs to support the needs of all learners
would reasonable be a page and the reflection on design and implementation challenges would
reasonably be half a page.

Writing Tips! For all course assignments, write in a formal tone showing your best academic writing
ability. Additionally, remember to include a succinct organizing introduction and succinct conclusion to
the assignment paper. For example, for this assignment, you might start (after the title page) by
 restating the assignment instructions above into a series of statements for your introduction (tell the
reader what youll present). Then, include your discussion of supporting the needs of all learners, your
redesigned lesson, and the reflection discussion about your challenges. Finally, conclude with a succinct
summary of the contents of your paper (tell the reader what youve said in summary/reword the
introduction), ending with a References page. Additionally, remember to make use of APA headings to
signify transitions among sections of your assignment.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

EDU 697 week 3

EDU 697 week 3 Discussion

Ashford 4: Week 3 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond
to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your
responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.

Ethical Practices

Option One: Reflect on the required resources for Week Three and your personal and professional
experiences in relation to the points conveyed in the resources. Review the hypothetical below and
discuss the issues involved using the example questions as a guide.
 Option Two: Develop a scenario that your classmates can consider to demonstrate how instructional
design principles and theory influence the ethical practices of technology usage. For example, the
scenario might relate to issues of copyright in educational media, accessibility of technology, or specific
scenarios for design and instruction with technology. If youre feeling especially creative and want to
practice your eLearning design skills with emerging technologies, try writing your scenario to exemplify
ethical usage of technology with Twine. Here is an example Twine story-scenario.

Hypothetical: Some of your learners are struggling with a concept in your class. You decide to use a
Google Hangout study session and invite students who are struggling to attend for additional
synchronous help. During the Hangout some of your students convey personal information about how
and why they are struggling in class. Consider the ethical issues that might arise from the design of this
synchronous study session. For example, could you record and reuse the Hangout for another class?
Could you prevent students from recording and distributing the Hangout? How would you design the
synchronous study session to exemplify and ensure ethical usage of the technology?

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmates. Replies ought to respond to the hypothetical or
developed scenarios by offering critical analysis of the ethics involved in the scenario, asking questions
for elaboration, or providing additional resources to consider related to the topic of ethics and
technology usage. In this and every discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you
are encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the
instructor and peers

EDU 697 week 3 Assignment

 Ashford 4: Week 3 Assignment

Ethical Practices of Technology Usage

Select a prior MATLT Program course activity that demonstrates attainment of Program Learning
Outcome 5 to exemplify ethical practices of technology usage. Redesign the activity using instructional
design principles and theory. Using learning in prior courses and the Week Three Discussion, include an
explanation of which principles and theory you chose and why. Additionally, include a discussion of any
design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign process and how they were
overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note
that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length
requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the
principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design and implementation
challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

EDU 697 week 4

EDU 697 week 4 Discussion

 Ashford 5: Week 4 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond
to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your
responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.

Assessment and Evaluation

Reflect on the required resources for Week Four and your personal and professional experiences in
relation to the points conveyed in the resources. Discuss how instructional design principles and theory
influence the evaluation of technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation. Use
additional resources in addition to those provided with Week Four to support your evaluation.
Providing specific examples to illustrate your understanding of the question and incorporating opposing
views to demonstrate critical thought is encouraged.

Hint: You might consider including a concept map with a tool such as Bubble.US to visually convey your
understanding.

Guided Response: Post replies to two or more classmates. Replies ought to ask a question about their
evaluation and may offer an additional resource for consideration that supports an alternative
viewpoint. Thinking critically throughout your initial post and replies is encouraged. In this and every
discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are encouraged to reengage in the
discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor and peers.
 EDU 697 week 4 Assignment

Ashford 5: Week 4 Assignment

Assessment and Evaluation Using Technology

Select a prior MATLT activity that demonstrates attainment of Program Learning Outcome 6 to
technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation and Program Learning Outcome
7 Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings. Redesign
the activity using instructional design principles and theory. Using learning in prior courses and the
Week Four Discussion, be sure to include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and
why. Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation challenges experienced during
the redesign process and how they were overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note
that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length
requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the
principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design and implementation
challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

EDU 697 week 5

 EDU 697 week 5 Discussion1

Ashford 6: Week 5 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond
to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your
responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.

Technology and Leadership

Reflect on the required resources for Week Five, especially the articles from Edge (2012) and Wagner
and Ice (2012) and your personal and professional experiences in relation to the points conveyed in the
resources. Discuss how instructional design principles and theory influence the ability to make informed
decisions regarding the use of technology in support of learning and, especially, leadership. Use
additional resources in addition to those provided with Week 5 to support your evaluation. Providing
specific examples or a scenario to illustrate your understanding of the question and incorporating
opposing views to demonstrate critical thought is encouraged.

Hint: You might consider including a concept map with a tool such as Bubble.US to visually convey your
understanding.

Guided Response: Post replies to two or more classmates. Replies ought to ask a question about their
evaluation and may offer an additional resource for consideration that supports an alternative
 viewpoint. Thinking critically throughout your initial post and replies is encouraged. In this and every
discussion, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are encouraged to reengage in the
discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor and peers

EDU 697 week 5 Assignment

Ashford 6: Week 5 Assignment

Supporting Learning and Leadership with Technology

Select a prior MATLT activity that demonstrates attainment of Program Learning Outcome 8
demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of
learning and leadership. Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and theory. Be
sure to include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and why. Additionally, include a
discussion of any design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign process.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note
that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length
requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the
principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design and implementation
challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
 EDU 697 week 6

EDU 697 week 6 Discussion question 1

Ashford 7: Week 6 Discussion

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond
to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your
responses. Reference the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.

Final Project Feedback

Post a link to or attach your Final Project draft for feedback from the instructor and classmates. In your
post, describe briefly any design and development challenges you are facing or have overcome during
the creation of the project. Additionally, help direct feedback from the instructor and classmates by
asking for suggestions on specific elements of your Final Project that you deem would benefit from
enhancement.

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmtes offering specific and substantial feedback for
enhancement of their Final Project. Consider the criteria of rubric for the Final Project when you give
feedback. Please avoid feedback that is limited to only writing or style and focus primarily on the
content of the project.
 As with all discussions in our course, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are
encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor
and peers.

Hint: The Week Six Discussion requires your Final Project be complete on Thursday in order to post it in
time to receive quality and useful feedback. Please try to provide feedback replies to classmates earlier
than the final due date of the Week Six Discussion to allow everyone a chance to incorporate the
feedback into their final submission for this assignment.

EDU 697 week 6 Reflection

Ashford 7: Week 6 Reflection

Reflection

According to the Tuckman and Jensen Model for group processes, the final stage in a groups activity
involves adjourning. In an online course, the last week of activity is a time for reflection and ending the
formal group interaction. The same strategy can be applied to the end of a program of study. Therefore,
we would like to model adjourning by offering you this space to reflect, debrief, and bring closure to our
time together in this course and the MATLT program.

To participate in the Reflection discussion, post a media-rich farewell that reflects on your learning
experiences in this course and then the MATLT program as a whole. Next, reflect on any design and
development challenges you experienced during the creation of your final project for this course and
 make at least one constructive suggestion for how the final project experience could be improved.
Conclude with a reflection on your journey from enrollment to this moment in the MATLT program. You
are encouraged to highlight friends, family, instructors or fellow learners and even your Ashford
University staff contacts, such as an advisor or librarian, who has contributed to your success!

Attach or link your creation to your response. The reflection might be a brief video, such as with
YouTube or VoiceThread, a narrated PowerPoint using Snap!, or a Glogster, or any other media-rich
presentation addressing the questions. Remember to cite any graphics, audio, video, and ideas you
incorporate into your creation that are not yours.

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmates. In this as with every discussion throughout our
course, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are encouraged to reengage in the
discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor and peers.

The Reflection evaluation will occur along the following grade continuum. An error constitutes issues
with addressing all parts of the question, required number of replies, timeliness, citation, or mechanics.

5 points Posts contain no errors.

4 points Posts contain an error.

3 points posts contain multiple errors.

0 points Learner does not participate or one or more posts lack academic integrity.

EDU 697 week 6 Final paper

 Ashford 7: Week 6 Final Project

Final Project

Read this document thoroughly and refer to it often while youre developing your Final Project.

You will submit one document for your Final Project, which will be written in Microsoft Word. This
document will include the 6 items noted below.

Appropriate front and back matter (Title Page, References, etc.)

The narrative (discussion) that meets Requirements 2 and 3 below

A link to your web-based ePortfolio

Appropriate headings per APA to indicate transitions among sections

A succinct, well-organized introduction

A succinct, well-organized conclusion

Write in a formal tone showing your best academic writing ability.

Note that References for your Final Project document need only pertain to the text in the document and
not all citations in the ePortfolio.

The purpose of the Final Project is to use instructional design principles and theory to construct an
electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) that aggregates redesigned prior coursework. At a minimum, your
ePortfolio will demonstrate attainment of the 8 MATLT Program Learning Outcomes. The overarching
goal of the ePortfolio is that you showcase your learning from the MATLT program in a consolidated,
web-based format that can easily be shared with anyone: colleagues, potential or current employers,
friends, family members, etc.

There are numerous ways you might approach the creation of your ePortfolio. The ePortfolio might be
as basic as a series of graphical hyperlinks to activities that demonstrate each PLO. You might choose to
utilize a cohesive narrative via Glogster or a video narrative of activities using Voicethread. It can be as
advanced as a blog, such as Blogger, with a narrative and reflection on each activity included on
individual posts. You might also use an actual website such as Google Sites that tells the story of your
educational journey and value of your MATLT degree personally and in the labor market.

The ePortfolio is your chance to shine and show what you know and are able to do in the practice of
teaching and learning with technology!

You will submit a link to your Final Project in the Week 6 Discussion for preliminary feedback by peers
and the instructor before the final due date. The earlier you submit in the discussion, the more
opportunity for input.

Your Final Project will be graded on how well it creates an effective digital web presence. The following
items will be evaluated:

At least one artifact that represents mastery of each PLO

Use of APA for style and formatting

Inclusion of all 6 items per paragraph 2 above

Level of academic writing ability

Requirements:

Create a web-based ePortfolio that includes redesigned activities from prior MATLT coursework to
demonstrate your competency with the 8 Program Learning Outcomes.
 Be as creative as you desire to meet or exceed the basic requirements.

Create an educationally sound project using instructional design principles and theory while
exemplifying ethical uses of technology.

Incorporate such features as universal design, media copyright/citation, etc.

Address each Program Learning Outcome in your ePortfolio; if a single activity demonstrates
multiple outcomes, make sure you indicate that in your narrative.

The narrative portion needs to indicate in a cohesive, logical manner how each assignment
demonstrates attainment of the outcomes.

The 8 Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) stated in the Ashford University catalog for academic years
2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 are as follows:

PLO 1 Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to learning using technology.

PLO 2 Demonstrate knowledge and skills in current and emerging instructional technologies.

PLO 3 Design learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to

support the needs of all learners.

PLO 4 Apply research to support learning in a technology-enhanced environment.

PLO 5 Exemplify ethical practices of technology usage.

PLO 6 Evaluate technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation.

PLO 7 Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings.

PLO 8 Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support
of learning and leadership.

Rank and discuss the importance of each Program Learning Outcome to your individual work
setting.

From first to last, rank each PLO regarding its importance to you as an educator or potential
educator.
 Discuss how you use (or dont use) each PLO in your work setting.

Explain why you ranked this PLO in this particular order, and its value to you in your learning
environment or your position.

For example, if you are a training manager, you might choose PLO 8 as the most important PLO: As a
decision-maker, you rely on technology to meet your organizations objectives. Likewise, you may also
choose PLO6 as the second most important outcome, because your job responsibilities focus on
evaluation and assessment.

NOTE: If you are unemployed or otherwise do not work in a teaching capacity, you can either (a) use a
previous work center, or (b) imagine the perfect work center (e.g., your dream job) and use that fictional
work center to rank and discuss each PLO.

Discuss the design and development challenges you experienced while creating this ePortfolio and
how you overcame those challenges.

If you feel that you did not face any challenges during your design/redesign:

Please state there were no challenges and clearly support this statement a discussion of the details.

or

Reflect and think deeply about your design / redesign process and offer a detailed narrative of how
the process excelled.
 Discuss the challenges encountered while meeting requirements for your ePortfolio. Examples of
challenges include:

Choosing a specific technology to showcase your learning

Difficulty ranking the PLOs

Finding creative ways to display your newly learned skill sets

Tying together concepts and theories into one cohesive digital collection

Getting started

Explain how you resolved or worked around those challenges. The below examples map to the examples
listed directly above, and include:

You became proficient in Jing, so you used that technology

You linked PLOs to your job responsibilities

Internet searches uncovered new ways to utilize your talents

Peer collaboration produced ways to effectively consolidate multiple concepts and theories in one
package

ePortfolio examples sparked cognitive thought

Create a separate heading per APA for this section

Instructions:

Submit a word document containing a link to your Final Project through the Week 6 Final Project
Assignment Submission Button on or before the due date.Reminder: You will submit a link to your Final
Project in the Week 6 Discussion for preliminary feedback by peers and the instructor before the final
due date. The earlier you submit in the discussion, the more opportunity for feedback!
 Post questions about the Final Project in the Ask Your Instructor discussion and check there
frequently for answers to peers questions that may assist you.

Consider and integrate feedback received from classmates and the instructor given during this
course and especially during the Week 6 Discussion before final ePortfolio submission.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric to understand what is expected for a Distinguished
performance for each of the expected criteria of the Final Project.

Examples to consider!

These examples are MATLT EDU697 Final Projects available on the web. The examples do not reflect the
current assignment instructions, but may serve as examples to you for inspiration for design and
formatting of your Final Project. In other words, these are provided for inspiration and are not intended
to be prescriptive in terms of exactly what you can or need to do with your Final Project.

Blogger Example MATLT portfolio

Livebinders Example -Masters of arts in teaching and learning with technology portfolio

Wikispaces Example Masters of teaching and learning with technology (MATLT) portfolio

Yolasite Example Welcome to my portfolio website!

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.