Jim Flowers

Classes

Summer 2005

ITEDU 698, Seminar in Technology Education (online)

Fall 2005

ITDPT 203, Materials Processing
ITDPT 303, Manufacturing Systems
ITEDU 510, Technology Use & Assessment (online)

Spring 2006

ITEDU 510, Technology Use & Assessment (online)

Features of Face-to-Face Instruction: Undergraduate

• Constructivist
• Inquiry learning, often in experiments and student projects
• Often with online student reports
• Carefully defined, yet with freedom for students [rapid]
• UG students select report topics [303f2005students] [AR]
• Hi Tech [BJ]
• Collaborative [JP]
• Technical and Demanding [JJ]
• Guidance (supervising 303 lab work, feedback on drafts)
• Hands-on lab work
• College level textbook and resources
• No easy A, but fun
• Many online materials[rloceramics]
• Rigorous practice, worksheets, quizzes, exams

Features of Online Instruction: Graduate

• Information for prospective students (welcome, first modules)
• Learning about learners (profile, Who's Who forum)
• Constructivist (Negotiation of one course objective - dropbox)
• Collaborative (whole-class, discussion teams)
• Informed by research (many studies, cognitive role assignment - see Bb)
• Many online materials (510)
• Well-organized assignments (510hw)
• Heavy use of Bb forums with much s-s and s-f communication
• Emphasis on higher-order cognitive thought [510taassignsp2006]
• Student publishing (manuscripts, online reports stoutUR ResHeat)
• Experimental (Macromedia Breeze)
• Fun activities (experiments, question game)
• Extensive feedback
• Reflection (journals, surveys, reflection paper, seminar dialog)
• Course improvement (survey)