Sept. 22 – Nov. 24, Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Course Materials at PIDP2021.trubox.ca
Course Instructors
Jamie Drozda, M.E.T.
jdrozda@tru.ca
Brenna Clarke Gray, PhD
bgray@tru.ca
Weekly office hours and additional drop-in support with assignments to be scheduled in consultation with learners in attendance at the first class.
Course Description
In this ten-week program, participants will have the opportunity to explore a wide range of technologies available to support teaching and learning at TRU including: podcasting, WordPress, H5P, Sli.do and Twine. Participants will uncover ethical issues and other considerations regarding using technology in the classroom and will learn how to ensure the technology they use is accessible and why accessible technology is important. Participants will be encouraged to learn by doing; emphasis will be on creating materials and learning experiences which should be for use in their current or future teaching practice.
Course Goals
By the end of Technology for Teaching and Learning at TRU, participants will:
- Be able to work competently in WordPress.
- Understand why technology is a useful aspect of teaching and learning.
- Have an introduction to alternative assessment practice.
- Understand ethical considerations in selecting and using learning technologies.
- Fold technology into their statement of teaching philosophy.
- Have exposure to the following tools: Slido, H5P, Twine, Interactive Video (H5P and Kaltura); and Podcasting.
- Have developed learning objects for deployment in their own courses.
- Have experience using a Grading Contract and composing Self-Evaluations.
Course Delivery and Design
The course is delivered on-line via Big Blue Button. The class meets for two hours on Wednesday evenings, and additional contact time is provided through drop-in technical support and office hours. Course materials are hosted on WordPress, and all students will be responsible for building and maintaining a WordPress portfolio themselves.
The primary mechanism for learning in this course is by testing out the tools and working with them hands-on. There will be some assigned readings for discussion.
Course Outline
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PIDP-SyllabusA website like Unsplash is a good place to go to find interesting images that you can use freely on your own website. This one is by Danielle MacInnes. Make sure you give credit when you do make use of someone else’s work.