| Place: | WHL 205A |
| Time: | TTh 1530-1645 |
| Instructor: | Richard L. Venezky (venezky@eecis.udel.edu) |
| Office Hours: | TTh 1430-1525 and by appointment |
| Office: | Willard Hall Education Bldg. 211 |
| Readings: | Copies on reserve in WHL Education Resource Center |
| Computer account: | Composers Project No. 2210 |
| URL: | http://www.udel.edu/ETL/ |
| Grading: | Homework assignments (4) 44% Exams (2) 24% Term Project (1) 22% Class participation 10% |
| Homework policy: | Due dates are negotiable, but unexcused late homework will lose 4 points per day based on a 100 point scale. |
February 6-8
Topics: Course introduction; Markup languages
Readings
(1) Coombs, J.H., et al. (1987). Markup systems and the future of scholarly text processing. Communications of the ACM, 30 (11), 933-946.
(2) SGML & HTML notes (to be distributed).
February 13-15
Topics: Basics of instruction; World-wide web introduction
Readings
(1) Venezky, R.L., & Osin, L. (1991). The intelligent design of computer-assisted instruction. Ch. 4: The mysteries of planning learning experiences. (New York: Longman).
(2) Berners-Lee, T., et al. (1994). The world-wide web. Communications of the ACM, 37 (8), 76-82.
Assignment 1 due: February 15
February 20-22
Topics: Psychology of learning; World-wide web basics
Readings
(1) Venezky, R.L., & Osin, L. (1991). The intelligent design of computer-assisted instruction. Ch. 5: The psychology of learning. (New York: Longman).
(2) December, J. HTML & CGI unleashed. Ch. 1: The world wide web as a communication system. (Indianapolis, IN: Sams.net Publishing).
February 27-29
Topics: Instructional design; the Alphabet Highway
Readings
(1) Venezky, R.L., & Osin, L. (1991). The intelligent design of computer-assisted instruction. Ch. 6: Instructional design. (New York: Longman).
(2) Clark, R.E., & Salomon, G. (1986). Media in teaching. In M. Wittrock (Ed.), Handbook of research on teaching (3rd ed.) (pp. 464-478). New York: Macmillan.
(3) The Alphabet Highway Construction Guide
Assignment 2 due February 29
March 5-7
Topics: Concept mapping; HTML coding
Readings
(1) Novak, J.D., & Gowin, D.B. (1984). Learning how to learn. Ch. 2: Concept mapping for meaningful learning. New York: Cambridge University Press.
(2) HTML notes
Exam 1: March 7
March 12-14
Topics: Visual representation
Readings
(1) Mayer, R.E., & Sims, V.K. (1994). For whom is a picture worth a thousand words? Extensions of a dual-coding theory of multimedia learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 86 (3), 389-401.
(2) Petre, M. (1995). Why looking isn't always seeing: Readership skills and graphical programming. Communications of the ACM, 38 (6), 33-44.
March 19-21
Topics: Visual representation; CAI history
Readings
(1) Tufte, E. R. (1990). Envisioning information. Ch. 6: Narratives of space and time. (Cheshire, CN: Graphics Press).
(2) Venezky, R.L., & Osin, L. (1991). The intelligent design of computer-assisted instruction. Ch. 3: A history without victories. (New York: Longman).
Assignment 3 due: March 21
Spring Break (March 22-April 1)
April 2-4
Topics: Courseware taxonomies; Electronic aids for learning
Readings
(1) Venezky, R.L., & Osin, L. (1991). The intelligent design of computer-assisted instruction. Ch. 8: Courseware taxonomies. (New York: Longman).
(2) Brown, A.L., Ellery, S., & Campione, J.C. (in press). Creating zones of proximal development electronically. In J.G. Greeno & S. Goldman (Eds.), Thinking practices: A symposium in mathematics and science education. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
April 9-11
Topics: Computer tools
Readings
(1) Gal, S. (1994). Building bridges: Design, computers, and learning. Machine-mediated Learning, 4 (4), 335-375.
(2) To be announced
April 16-18
Topics: Hypermedia
Readings
(1) Thring, M., Hannemann, J., & Haake, J.M. (1995). Hypermedia and cognition: Designing for comprehension. Communications of the ACM, 38 (8), 57-69.
(2) Wright, P., & Lickorish, A. (1989). The influence of discourse structure on display and navigation in hypertexts. In N. Williams & P. Holt (Eds.), Computers and writing: Models and tools. New York: Ablex.
Assignment 4 due: April 18
April 23-25
Topics: Hypertext applications; Mental models
Readings
(1) Anderson, N. (1992). Medical center: A modular hypermedia approach to program design. In E. Barrett (Ed.), Sociomedia: Multimedia, hypermedia, and the social construction of knowledge (pp. 369-389). Cambridge, MA: MIT press.
(2) Gentner, D., & Gentner, D.R. (1983). Flowing waters or teeming crowds: Mental models of electricity. In D. Gentner & AA.L. Stevens (Eds.), Mental models (pp. 99-129). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
April 30-May 2
Topics: Communal databases; assisted communication
Readings
(1) Scardamalia, M., et al. (1992). Educational applications of a networked communal database. Interactive Learning Environments, 2 (1), 45-71.
(2) To be announced
May 7-9
Topics: Teacher development; JAVA
Readings
(1) Office of Technology Assessment (1994). Teachers and technology: Making the connection. Ch. 4: Helping teachers learn about and use technology resources. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office).
(2) December, J. (1995). Presenting JAVA. Ch. 1: Java makes executable content possible. Indianapolis, IN: Sams.net Publishing.
May 14