Edtech506 Syllabus Sp12 v2

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1EDTECH 506 Graphic Design for Learning Syllabus

DepartmentofEducationalTechnology

BoiseStateUniversit

EDTECH506-4172

GraphicDesignforLearning(PreviouslyInstructionalMessageDesign)

SYLLABUS


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InstructorYu-ChangHsu,Ph.D.

OfficeHours

Tues-Thurs.:1-3pmorbyappointment

Room328,CollegeofEducation

E-mail:[email protected]

Skype:EdtechHSU

CourseDescription

Thiscourseisdesignedtoenhancetheabilityof

educationaltechnologystudentsinthetheory,

designandselectionofgraphicsforlearning.

GraphicDesignforLearningreferstothemanipulationandplanningofsignsandsymbols

thatcanbeproducedforthepurposeof

modifyingthecognitive,affectiveorpsychomotor

behaviorofoneormorepersons.Itinvolvesthe

applicationofperceptiontheory,learningtheory,

andcommunicationtheorytothedesignand

evaluationofinstructionalmedia.Thereareno

prerequisitesforthiscourse.

CourseLocationThisisanonlinecoursehostedontheMoodle

coursemanagementsystem.Theloginpageis

locatedat:

http://edtech.mrooms.org/login/index.php.

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CourseObjectivesAftercompletingthiscoursethestudentwillbeableto:

Applyprinciplesofvisualliteracytothegraphicdesignforlearning.

Selectandapplyprinciplesofgraphicdesignwhendevelopinginstructionalmaterialsand

presentations. Selectappropriatecombinationsofgraphicandimagerepresentationstosupplementtext-based

instruction.

Developinstructionalcontentthatintegratesmultipleinstructionalmessagestoachieveidentified

learninggoals.

Useimageeditingsoftware(i.e.,FireworksCS5)tocreateandmodifyimagesfordigitalandprint

formats.

Standards

Theassignmentsinthiscoursehavebeenalignedtothe StandardsfortheAccreditationofSchoolMedia

SpecialistandEducationalTechnologyPrograms:

http://www.ncate.org/ProgramStandards/AECT/AECTstandardsREV2005.doc

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Standard Assignment

Standard1:DESIGN

1.1InstructionalSystemsDesign

1.1.aUtilizeandimplementdesignprincipleswhichspecifyoptimalconditionsfor

learning.

1,2,3,4,6,7

1.1.1Analyzing

1.1.1.bAnalyzeinstructionaltasks,content,andcontext.1,2,3,4,6,7

1.1.2Designing

1.1.2.bCreateinstructionalplans(micro-leveldesign)thataddresstheneedsof

alllearners,includingappropriateaccommodationsforlearnerswithspecial

needs.

3

1.1.3Developing

1.1.3.aProduceinstructionalmaterialswhichrequiretheuseofmultiplemedia.6,7

1.2MessageDesign

1.2.aApplyprinciplesofeducationalpsychology,communicationstheory,and

visualliteracytotheselectionofmediaformacro-andmicro-leveldesignof

instruction.

1.2.bApplyprinciplesofeducationalpsychology,communicationstheory,and

visualliteracytothedevelopmentofinstructionalmessagesspecifictothe

learningtask.

1.2.cUnderstand,recognizeandapplybasicprinciplesofmessagedesigninthe

developmentofavarietyofcommunicationswiththeirlearners.

3,4,6,7

1.3InstructionalStrategies

1.3.dSelectmotivationalstrategiesappropriateforthetargetlearners,task,and

learningsituation.

3,4,6,7

1.4LearnerCharacteristics

1.4.aIdentifyabroadrangeofobservedandhypotheticallearnercharacteristics

fortheirparticulararea(s)ofpreparation.

1.4.bDescribeand/ordocumentspecificlearnercharacteristicswhichinfluence

theselectionofinstructionalstrategies.

1.4.cDescribeand/ordocumentspecificlearnercharacteristicswhichinfluence

theimplementationofinstructionalstrategies.

3,4,6,7

Standard2:DEVELOPMENT

2.0.3Applyinstructionaldesignprinciplestoselectappropriatetechnological

toolsforthedevelopmentofinstructionalandprofessionalproducts.

2.0.4Applyappropriatelearningandpsychologicaltheoriestotheselectionof

appropriatetechnologicaltoolsandtothedevelopmentofinstructionaland

professionalproducts.

3

2.2AudiovisualTechnologies

2.2.1Applyprinciplesofvisualandmedialiteracyforthedevelopmentand

productionofinstructionalandprofessionalmaterialsandproducts.

1,2,4,6,7

2.3Computer-BasedTechnologies

2.3.1Designandproduceaudio/videoinstructionalmaterialswhichuse

6,7

(optional)

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computer-basedtechnologies.

2.4IntegratedTechnologies

2.4.1Useauthoringtoolstocreateeffectivehypermedia/multimedia

instructionalmaterialsorproducts.

6,7

Standard3:UTILIZATION

3.1MediaUtilization

3.1.1Identifykeyfactorsinselectingandusingtechnologiesappropriatefor

learningsituationsspecifiedintheinstructionaldesignprocess.

3.1.2Useeducationalcommunicationsandinstructionaltechnology(SMETS)

resourcesinavarietyoflearningcontexts.

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

Standard5:EVALUATION

5.1ProblemAnalysis

5.1.1Identifyandapplyproblemanalysisskillsinappropriateschoolmediaand

educationaltechnology(SMET)contexts(e.g.,conductneedsassessments,

identifyanddefineproblems,identifyconstraints,identifyresources,define

learnercharacteristics,definegoalsandobjectivesininstructionalsystems

design,mediadevelopmentandutilization,programmanagement,andevaluation).

3,4,5,6,7

TechnicalSkillsforSuccess

Tobesuccessfulinthiscourse,studentsmustpossesstheseminimumtechnicalskills:

Intermediatetoadvancedgeneralcomputerknowledge Abilitytocommunicateviaemail Internetnavigationandresearch Graphicsdevelopmentandediting(oraptitudetolearnapplicationquickly) Useofonlinecollaborationtoolssuchaschat,IMorSkype


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RequiredText

Lohr,L.(2008).Creatinggraphicsforlearningandperformance( 2nded.).

UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PearsonEducation

ISBN:0-13-219158-X

Thesebooksmaybeorderedthroughoneofthefollowingoptions:

1. Option1:OrderonlinefromtheBSUBookstore.

BoiseStateUniversityBookstore: http://www.boisestatebooks.com/

2. Option2:Orderonlineatwww.amazon.comoranotheronlinebookretailer.

SoftwareRequirements/RecommendationsforthisCourse

Required:

MicrosoftOffice2007or2010

FireworksCS5(FireworksCS4willalsobeadequate)

UpdatedAdobeReader

UpdatedInternetbrowser

Stronglyrecommended:

MonthlysubscriptiontoLynda.comduringthiscourse

Onemobiledevicethathas

o Internetconnectivity

o Cameracapability

o Forexample:smartphone,4th

GenerationiPodTouch,orTabletwiththetwo

capabilitiesabove

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Assignments

DetailedinformationaboutassignmentswillbepostedinMoodle.Allweeklyassignmentsarelisted

onyourcoursehomepagebyweek.Pleasecheckatleasttwiceperweektoreadannouncements

sincethesecanbepostedatanytime.Also,checkyourBSUemailatleasttwiceperweekforcourse

relatedcorrespondence.ThedefaultemailaddressinMoodleisyourBSUemailaddress.

ForinformationabouttheBSUstudentemailsystem(BroncoMail)pleasevisit:

http://helpdesk.boisestate.edu/students/broncomail/getting_started.shtml

ThefollowingtablecontainsalistoftheassignmentstobecompletedinEDTECH506.

No. MajorAssignment Points

1 Week1:PersonalIntroductoryImage 25

2 Week2:UniversalDesignExample 25

3 Week3:UnitofInstructionOutline(forFinalProject) 50

4Week4,6,7,8,9,10,12,13:Eightweeklydesignprojects(50

points*8=400)400

5 Week5-10,12-14:MobilesociallearningviaGoogle+(9weeks) 100

6 Week14:FinalProjectDraft 100

7 Week16:FinalProject 300

GrandTotalPoints 1000

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YoucancheckyourgradesinMoodletotrackyourprogress.Gradesareupdatedas

assignmentsarescoredthroughoutthesemester.Gradesattheendofthecoursewillbe

determinedbythepointscaleshowninthetablebelow.

PointScaleforFinalGrades

Grade PointsRequired

A+

980-1000

A 940-970

A- 900-930

B+ 870-890

B 840-860

B- 800-830

C+ 770-790

C 740-760C- 700-730

D+ 670-690

D 640-660

D- 600-630

F 590-Below

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AcademicHonesty

Itisexpectedthatstudentsinthisclasswillcreateoriginalworksforeachassignment.We

willfollowtheBSUStudentCodeofConductandalsoobserveU.S.copyrightlawsinthis

course.Inadditiontothispleaseadheretothefollowingguidelines:

Pleasedooriginalworkforeachproject.ProjectsthatwerecreatedforotherclassesmaynotbesubmittedforcreditinEDTECH506.Each

projectmayonlybesubmittedforcreditonetimebythepersonwho

createdit.TheBSUStudentCodeofConductstates:"Academic

dishonestyalsoincludessubmittingsubstantialportionsofthesame

academiccourseworktomorethanonecourseforcreditwithoutprior

permissionoftheinstructor(s)."

Allprojecttextshouldbeoriginaltextwrittenbythestudentwhois

creatingtheproject.Theexceptiontothisistheuseofsmallamountsof

quotedmaterialthatisproperlycited.Copyingandpastingfromother

Websitesorprojects(includingtheinstructor'sexamples)isnotallowed.

Imagesorothermediausedinprojectsshouldbeoriginal,orusedwithpermissionoftheowner,orcomefromthepublicdomain.Pleasecheck

termsofuseonsitescontainingtheseitems.

Pleasecitethesourceformaterialsthatareobtainedforyourprojects

unlesstheyarecreatedbyyou.Ifpermissionisgrantedforuseof

copyrightedmaterialspleasepostastatementexplainingthatnearthose

materials.

IntheeventofacademicdishonestyacomplaintisfiledwiththeBSUStudentConductOffice

withsupportingdocumentation.Thiscomplaintremainsonfileandactionsmaybetaken

againstthestudent(e.g.,lossorcredit,reductioningrade,etc.).

Moreinformationaboutcopyright:Severalgreatlinkstocopyrightinformationareavailable

ontheBSUAcademicTechnologiessiteat: http://itc.boisestate.edu/resource.htm

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LateWork

Pleasebeadvisedthatthefollowinglateworkpolicywillbeenforcedinthisclass:

Onlyoneassignmentmaybesubmittedlate.Thisonelateassignmentcanbeno

morethanoneweeklateoritreceiveszeropoints.Allotherlateworkreceivesazero.

Thisone-timewaiverwillonlybegrantedONLYIFyourequestitbefore

assignmentduedate.

NolatesubmissionoftheFinalProjectwillbeaccepted.

AllassignmentduedatesfallonSUNDAYmidnight,exceptfor

TheFinalProject(dueFridaymidnight) .

Postingyoure-mailpreferredforaccessingGoogle+onanassigned

spreadsheet(Week5only);

OriginalpostingsforG+activity.(Thursdaymidnight;startingWeek5).

AssignmentsmustbesubmittedbymidnightMountaintimeonscheduledduedates.

FortimezoneinformationpleasevisittheWorldClockWebsite:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

Itisagoodideatoschedulespecifictimestoworkonyourassignmentseachweekandkeep

theappointmentwithyourself.Plantospend 9-12hoursperweekonthisclass.The

amountoftimethatisactuallyneededwilldependonentrylevelskills.Itisinyourbest

interesttostartearlyoneachassignmenttogiveyourselftimetofixtechnicalproblemsor

gethelpbeforetheduedatepasses.

Communication

Itypicallyrespondtoe-mailtwiceperdayMondaythroughFridayduringthesemester.

Exceptionstothisruleoccurwhenthereisaholiday,BSUbreak,orduringotherunavoidable

situationsthatsometimescomeup(e.g.,powerfailure,outof-townconferencepresentations

etc.).Ifyousendane-mailduringtheweekyoushouldtypicallyhaveareplywithin24hoursunlessitislateFridayortheweekend.Icatchuponweekende-mailonMondays.Ifyoudonot

receiveareplytoyoure-mailwithinareasonableperiodtime,pleasesenditagain.Sometimes

e-mailiscapturedbySPAMfilters,isaddressedincorrectly,orjustsimplydoesnotmakeit

through.Also,checkyourowne-mailfiltersthatscreenoutjunkmail.Itislikelythatmye-mail

responsegotfilteredintoyoure-mailjunkbox.

Note:AlwaysincludeEDTECH506andashortdescriptionofmessagepurpose inyoursubject

line.Thiswillhelpensureyoure-mailgetmyattention.

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PostingofAssignments

AllassignmentsarepostedfortheentiresemesterintheMoodlecoursesiteandarelistedby

week.Assignmentsaredueattheendoftheweekunderwhichtheyareposted.

AssignmentSubmissions

AllassignmentsshouldbesubmittedtotheMoodlecoursesite.Themajorityoftheprojectswill

beuploadedtothestudentsEdTech2websiteandtheURLofprojectswillbepostedtothe

discussionboardforreviewandfeedback.


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Feedback/grades

Allprojectswillbegradedwithin7to10daysaftersubmissionduedates.Gradeswillbecome

availableintheMoodlegradebook(Gradesontheleftofthecoursewebsite)andwillreflecta

runningtotalgradethroughoutthesemester.

Feedbackwillbeprovidedforeachprojectandassignmentbothinthediscussionboardandas

commentstogradedassignmentsinthegradebook.

TechnicalDifficulties

Onoccasion,youmayexperienceproblemswithaccessingMoodleorclassfileslocatedwithin

Moodle,withyourInternetservice,and/orothercomputerrelatedproblems.Domakethe

instructorawareifatechnicalproblempreventsyoufromcompletingcoursework.

Fortechnicalassistance,pleasecontactthefollowingresources:

BroncoMail-http://helpdesk.boisestate.edu/email/broncomail/

MoodleAssistance-EDTECHAdmin [email protected]

ReasonableAccommodations

Anystudentwhofeelss/hemayneedaccommodationsbasedontheimpactofadisability

shouldcontactmeprivatelytodiscussyourspecificneeds.Youwillalsoneedtocontactthe

DisabilityResourceCenterat208-426-1583locatedintheAdministrationBuilding,room114to

meetwithaspecialistandcoordinatereasonableaccommodationsforanydocumented

disability.

BoiseState'sFERPApolicy

TheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA)affordsstudentscertainrightswith

respecttotheireducationrecords.

http://registrar.boisestate.edu/catalogs/ugrdcurrent/frontpages/chapter2/confidentiality.shtm

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Modification of the Syllabus and Schedule

I reserve the right to modify the syllabus and schedule at any time. Notice of any change will be emailed or posted as an

announcement on Moodle course site.

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CollegeofEducation-TheProfessionalEducator

BoiseStateUniversitystrivestodevelopknowledgeableeducatorswhointegratecomplex

rolesanddispositionsintheserviceofdiversecommunitiesoflearners.Believingthatall

children,adolescents,andadultscanlearn,educatorsdedicatethemselvestosupportingthat

learning.Usingeffectiveapproachesthatpromotehighlevelsofstudentachievement,

educatorscreateenvironmentsthatpreparelearnerstobecitizenswhocontributetoa

complexworld.Educatorsservelearnersasreflectivepractitioners,scholarsandartists,

problemsolvers,andpartners.

DepartmentofEducationalTechnologyMission

TheDepartmentofEducationalTechnologysupportsthestudyandpracticeoffacilitatingand

improvinglearningofadiversepopulationbycreating,using,managing,andevaluating

appropriatetechnologicalprocessesandresources.Believingtechnologyisatoolthat

enhancesandexpandstheeducationalenvironment,wepromotetheuseofcurrentand

emergenttechnologiesforteachingandlearninginadynamicglobalsociety.Educational

technologistsareleadersandinnovators,servingininstitutionsofhighereducation,publicor

privateschoolsettings,federal,state,orlocaleducationalagencies,andeducational

organizationsintheprivatesector.

7 CONCEPTUALFRAMEWORK

Documents

Edtech506 Syllabus Sp12 v2