Quick update regarding week five and our time ahead. I hope you enjoyed the guest speakers visit last week and to hear a little more about their journey through the program. I have invited them both to join our Mattermost community so that you might connect with them as needed. I will post a welcome message for them once they have joined.

As requested, I added the timeline of courses in the program for the 2023 intake on the about our program page. Please bear in mind this is a rough estimate (and a fairly unrefined visual) and may change, but you will have advanced notice of any program changes. I hope it helps as you look towards your future in the program.

Rubric for EDCI 570/571 Presentation

I am posting the rubric for the team research presentation below. I will also add it to the assignment section so that you can access it as needed and plan for success with this assignment. Please reach out to me if you have questions or clarity.

Criteria will be assessed according to a not met, met, and exceeds rating scale and feedback will be provided with indicators for each.

  1. Opens with a concise summary of the issue, topic, or theme that is the focus of educational technology research in Elementary or Secondary Grades. The summary should be grounded in the literature, include a brief description of the issue, topic, or theme and how it is relevant to educational technology in elementary or secondary grades.
  2. Reviews and synthesises 3-4 articles in the category of original research papers, case studies, or literature reviews on the specific issue, topic, or theme. Presents a summary of the empirical evidence gathered in each paper, research context, research methods, conceptual or theoretical frame, and a summary of key findings.
  3. Employs a multimedia strategy in the presentation by using text and one or more other media to enrich your presentation and help make it more engaging. Media obtained online should be sourced from the commons and used with appropriate permissions and attribution. When using presentation media, slides should not be full of text, and be used only to highlight salient issues or help structure the presentation. In short, we should not be reading your slides!
  4. Presenters demonstrate facilitation skills, planning, and distribution of tasks among presenters, keeping the session running smoothly. Presenters are clear and audible, and time is used efficiently while presenting.
  5. If applicable, prerequisite tasks, readings, or setup needed for the session are communicated clearly to your instructor and peers and provided one week in advance of the presentation date.

Note: You are not limited to 3-4 articles by any means, but you should dive deeply into the method, context, conceptual or theoretical frame, and a summary of key evidence on the topic for at least 3-4 articles as part of your presentation. You may use additional articles or citations to provide the summary and a description of the topic.

The Week Ahead

I have arrived in Edmonton to lovely weather. My first time here, so am looking forward to learning about and exploring the city. Recommendations are welcomed. Conference begins tomorrow, and I will see what I can muster up with colleagues who might want to join our session on Tuesday. Being on Mountain Time means we start 7pm from here in Edmonton, so it might be a rather large ask of a busy conference goer, but I will see what I can do and keep you up to date.

I am posting the slides from week five below, for your reference. We may revisit the discussion around technology integration models in the near future.

Slides from Week Five

 

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