Instructional Technology and Learning

CSI 198 Microcomputer Consulting Services: Interactive Media Center (1-3) http://www.albany.edu/undergraduate_bulletin/courses/a_CSI.html

Classroom instruction on the practical aspects of computing on the campus personal, network and mainframe computer environment, including word processing, data communications, networking and using various operating systems. Consulting experience in the public user rooms follows training. Work schedules are determined on an individual basis during the first two weeks of class. May be repeated for credit. Total credits for A CSI 198, A CSI 490, A CSI 497 and the former A CSI 298 and A CSI 498 may not exceed nine. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. http://library.albany.edu/imc/aCSI198/ and http://library.albany.edu/imc/aCSI198/syllabus.html

CSI 100 Computing and Disability (3)

The relation between people with disabilities and computers. Lectures, tutorials, and laboratory will deal with topics such as how computers may be used by persons with disabilities, assistive devices, software, and applications such as word processing, database inquiries, spreadsheets, and telecommunications. For students with disabilities and for professionals who teach and assist people with disabilities. http://www.cs.albany.edu/UndergradCourses/CSI100.html

CSI 102 Microcomputer Software (3)

Theory and practice of general-purpose microcomputer software systems such as spreadsheet and relational database packages. Query languages for database access. Word processing with emphasis on spelling and grammar checking. Normally offered Spring semester only.

CSI 103 Topics in Computer Literacy (3)

Each offering of this course will address one or more topics that are germane to the use of computers in every day life. The main emphasis of this course will be on the use of available software packages.

EAPS 764 - Computer Applications in Educational Administration & Policy Studies (3)

Use of the computer as a tool in the management of an educational institution. Students are expected to apply the computer to real/simulated management problems.

ESPE 571 (ETAP 571) Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities (3)

Course is for classroom teachers who are interested in learning about assistive technology and how technology can provide access to curriculum, facilitate communication, and help students overcome physical and sensory barriers. The course will discuss assistive technology legislation and its implications for school districts, strategies for integrating assistive technology into the classroom and into an individual student's IEP, and demonstrate how technology can facilitate the education of students with disabilities in both self-contained and inclusive settings.

ETAP 520 Communication, Technology, & the Knowledge-Building Enterprise (3)

This course examines pivotal historical forces and moments in which the intersections of culture, technology, and communications worked to reshape knowledge generation. Through readings in history, anthropology, ethics, education, and cultural criticism, this course explores how discovery, innovation, and invention over time led to the formation of what we know and how we know it.

ETAP 521 Internet for Educators (3)

This course immerses students in the growing knowledge of the Internet and its application to education. Emphasis will be placed on navigational techniques geared towards locating useful education websites and relevant evaluative frameworks. Pedagogical theories will be covered and applied to Internet technologies as they are integrated into such frameworks.

ETAP 522 Mass Communication & Education (3)

Implications of mass communications for education, social learning from mass media propaganda, media literacy, information technologies and communications revolution, and their effects on teaching and learning.

ETAP 523 Media in Teaching and Learning (3)

Design and use of media for teaching and learning; characteristics, sources, selection, creation and evaluation of non-print educational materials.

ETAP 524 Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum (3)

This course is designed to enable educators to use technology to enhance instruction within and across content areas. Theoretical and practical aspects of technology integration will be discussed. Students will develop a thematic unit reflecting State and national standards

ETAP 525 Educational Television Production I (3)

Introduction to uses of video production for educators; design and production techniques, field and studio productions, classroom uses of video production.

ETAP 526 Educational Computing (3)

Overview of computing in education; introduction to computer software, application packages, programming, hypermedia, and telecommunications. Project required. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed ETAP 426.

ETAP 529 Introduction to Distance Learning (3)

Introduction to the methodology, history and technology of distance learning approaches to instruction. This course will examine the use of a variety of media including video, computers/Internet, and broadcast technologies that have been used in successful distance learning programs. The course will also review research on the effectiveness of distance learning.

ETAP 620 Cooperative Learning and Instructional Technology (3)

This course is designed to facilitate understanding of current issues in and strategies for implementing cooperative learning strategies to integrate technology in classroom teaching and learning. Coursework will include reading and reflecting on the work of prominent authors in the field and hands-on experiences with cooperative learning and technology.

ETAP 622 Hypermedia Design and Production for Educators (3)

Introduction to hypermedia design issues through experience with hypermedia authoring. Emphasis on graphical design, navigation, and structural issues. Prerequisite: TAP 523 and TAP 623, or permission of instructor.

ETAP 623 Systematic Design of Instruction (3)

Promotes systematic, analytical approaches to curricular and instructional planning. Surveys contemporary theories of learning, instruction, and instructional design, and requires application of these theories to the preparation of educational materials. Although planning for classroom activities and presentations is discussed, primary focus is on design of materials that support independent learning.

ETAP 625 Educational TV Production II (3)

Advanced video production for educators; advanced design and production techniques, field and studio productions, use of video in multimedia and telecommunications. Prerequisites: TAP 525 or permission of instructor.

ETAP 626 Educational Telecommunications Design & Production (3)

Design and production techniques for the Internet and the World-Wide Web; web site development, desktop video conferencing, emerging interactive environments. Prerequisites: TAP 526 or permission of instructor.

ETAP 628 Instructional Design for Technology (3)

Principles of instructional design for use with the microcomputer and other electronic media. No technical background required. Focus on concepts in instructional design and practical application to instructional technology.

ETAP / RDG 633 Technology, Culture, and Literacy (3)

An examination of the phenomenon of literacy and its cultural settings and consequences from the time of the first writing system to the present day. Emphasis on the social, religious, psychological, and philosophical issues surrounding literacy and its teaching and learning.

ETAP 634 Using Media in the Language Classroom (3)

Survey of issues on practical utilization of media in language classrooms. Hands-on activities with media resources, with lesson plan development, and with web page design. Planning and implementation of media-assisted language activities built on current theory and research. Emphasis on correspondence between language teaching practice and learners' media use inside and outside classrooms.

ETAP / RDG 638 Media Literacy (3)

Developing an informed and critical understanding of new communication media, including ways to read and write electronic texts. Explore implications of these technologies and their uses in schools, communities, and workplaces. Focus on practices involving cutting-edge technologies that hold promise for the teaching of writing language, and literature.

ETAP 650 Educational Computing the Math/Science Classroom (3)

Extended skills in the use of technology for the teaching and learning of mathematics or science. For the mathematics or science teacher seeking to learn strategies for the integration of computers or calculators into educational practice. Individual projects and laboratory experiences. Prerequisite: TAP 426 or 526 or the equivalent.

ETAP 653 Language, Literacy, & Technology (3)

This course explores the many and important roles electronic texts play in the development of contemporary readers and writers. How technologies affect language and literacy development in native, foreign, and second languages will be studied.

ETAP 683 Seminar in Instructional Technology (3)

Examination of topical issues and current research in instructional technology. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ETAP 723 Seminar in Technology and Education (3)

Examination of topical issues and current research related to technology and education. Full participation including work on an individual or group project required. Special seminars in media, video and computing will be available on a rotating basis. Students may register for one semester of each.

EPSY 614 Children’s Learning (3)

This course exposes students to theoretical models and relevant research concerned with the cognitive bases of learning. It is divided into four major units: the concept of intelligence; perceptual development; memory and attentional processes; and language. Information processing models of perception and cognition are the foundation of the course and a developmental perspective is adopted.

EPSY 715 Seminar in Learning (3-6)

Selected topics and issues in school and human learning. Prerequisite(s): Two courses in learning and/or motivation and consent of division.

IST 649 Information Literacy Instruction: Theory and Techniques (3)

This course is an introduction to information literacy instruction in a variety of types of libraries and other information-related organizations. The history of library instruction, theoretical issues in the field, instructional program development, and teaching techniques will all be included. Students will develop and present an instructional session designed for a specific library or other user group.