EDET 6005  Learning with Emerging Technologies: Theory & Practice  (3 Credits) 

In this course students examine research, theory, and practice of using technologies for improving teaching, learning, and communications in varied settings, including K-12, higher education, public and private organizations and communities. Students experience and explore how technology can help support social, emotional and motivational learning. This course immerses students in different digital communities and virtual environments and asks them to analyze and apply current technologies to their own personal or professional settings. (Occasional synchronous meetings.)

Enrolled Spring 2025

Course Portfolio

Module 1 (weeks 1-3):

Learning Style Survey

Readings:
Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., & Norman, M. K. (2010). How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.     https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/empire-ebooks/detail.action?docID=529947  --- Introduction and chapters 1 & 2

Instructions: Read the selections indicated in the Read/View section for this week and write an essay (~3-4 pages) in which you explore your own prior knowledge and how you organize knowledge in your own learning. How has this affected your own learning? Make relevant references back to the assigned reading chapters. Use APA formatting. 

Alternative prompt: Read the selections indicated in the Read/View section for this week and write an essay (~3-4 pages) in which you explore one of your student's prior knowledge and how s/he organized knowledge in his/her own learning. How did this affect his/her learning? Make relevant references back to the assigned reading chapters. Use APA formatting. 

Read and prepare for your written analytic essay: (at least two of the below - and locate one additional related article/report independently)
Partnership for 21st Century Skills https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED519462.pdf  
National Education Technology Plan https://tech.ed.gov/netp/
ISTE Standards for Students and Educators https://www.iste.org/iste-standards
National School Libraries Standards https://standards.aasl.org/   
Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education… | AAC&U (aacu.org) 
Recommended Source: 
UNESCO. (2023). Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research

Instructions:
Written Analytic Essay (~5 pages) in response to these readings and prompt: 
Review at least two of the following reports on 'standards' and statements of required skills needed for lifelong learners in the 21st century. They each acknowledge the ubiquitousness of emerging technologies in our daily lives. 

In addition to reading at least two of these reports, locate at least one additional source that weighs in on this issue. Incorporate what you learn from these sources into an analytic essay (~5 pages APA formatted) in which you respond to this prompt: 

Where do we find overlaps or divergences in forecasts for the kinds of knowledge and skills needed in the 21st century? What are the most compelling recommendations and what seems to be missing from the current literature? 

Initial Sources: 
Partnership for 21st Century Skills https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED519462.pdf 
National Education Technology Plan https://tech.ed.gov/netp/
ISTE Standards for Students and Educators https://www.iste.org/iste-standards
National School Libraries Standards https://standards.aasl.org/   
Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education… | AAC&U (aacu.org) 

Recommended Source: 
UNESCO. (2023). Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research