Skills: none
Concepts: the scope of the course
Assignment
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Sunday, April 10, 2011
A modular IT literacy course for the Internet era
Presentation transcript
Assignment
Related topic module
Skills: none
Concepts: definition of IT literacy, evolution of IT literacy, variation in IT literacy courses, advantages of modularity, teaching module format
Monday, February 7, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
About our electronic text *
We do not have a textbook in this class, everything is online. The electronic text has two parts: topic modules and assignments. There are enough topic modules for several overlapping classes, and I am constantly adding new ones and revising old ones.
We will cover about half of the topic modules. As the semester progresses, the lists of assignments and topic modules we have covered will grow as the term progresses.
Each topic module is focused on a small group of related concepts or skills and contains an original, annotated PowerPoint presentation. The modules also contain links to relevant assignments and prerequisite topic modules, and many have interactive narrated videos of the presentation and Word transcripts.
Most presentations have the same format -- a two-slide header followed by the body of the presentation and a three-slide footer. The header slides list the skills and concepts covered in the presentation and show its place in the class outline. The footer slides are a summary of the presentation, self-study questions and links to external resources.
The assignments are the second part of our electronic text. Nearly every topic module has one or more assignments. Each assignment has a link back to the topic module or modules covering the assignment material.
The modular approach allows us to create an entire, custom designed course or to select one or a few related modules to supplement a course with a standard textbook. For example, this collection of topic modules focuses on writing for the Internet.
I have talked about the way the electronic text works, but what about the course content? We will cover the IT skills and concepts you need for success as a student and after graduation as a professional and citizen. This is our class outline:
For more on course and electronic text in context, see this presentation.
In addition to this text material, we begin each week with a presentation which includes current events pertaining to the course.
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* 2013 Sloan/Merlot Award winner in Information Technology
We will cover about half of the topic modules. As the semester progresses, the lists of assignments and topic modules we have covered will grow as the term progresses.
Each topic module is focused on a small group of related concepts or skills and contains an original, annotated PowerPoint presentation. The modules also contain links to relevant assignments and prerequisite topic modules, and many have interactive narrated videos of the presentation and Word transcripts.
Most presentations have the same format -- a two-slide header followed by the body of the presentation and a three-slide footer. The header slides list the skills and concepts covered in the presentation and show its place in the class outline. The footer slides are a summary of the presentation, self-study questions and links to external resources.
The assignments are the second part of our electronic text. Nearly every topic module has one or more assignments. Each assignment has a link back to the topic module or modules covering the assignment material.
The modular approach allows us to create an entire, custom designed course or to select one or a few related modules to supplement a course with a standard textbook. For example, this collection of topic modules focuses on writing for the Internet.
I have talked about the way the electronic text works, but what about the course content? We will cover the IT skills and concepts you need for success as a student and after graduation as a professional and citizen. This is our class outline:
- Internet concepts
- Applications
- Implications
- Technology
- Internet skills
- Application development
- Content creation
- User skills
For more on course and electronic text in context, see this presentation.
In addition to this text material, we begin each week with a presentation which includes current events pertaining to the course.
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* 2013 Sloan/Merlot Award winner in Information Technology
Friday, July 23, 2010
Course overview
Presentation video
Presentation transcript
Skills: none
Concepts: the scope of the course
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Using the topic modules
I plan to create enough modules to support two overlapping IT literacy courses -- one for students with IT majors like computer science or information systems and a second version for students in other majors.
The topic modules are stored as blog posts, so each has a unique URL (permalink) and tag terms for retrieval. The blog also has a text search box at the top. An instructor might use a single module, a list of modules on a common theme like this one on writing for the Internet, or, as I do, an entire course.
If you are taking CIS 275, you will usually access the topic modules through the list of links to the topic modules we have covered. You will typically access assignments by clicking on links in the topic modules. You may also go directly to the assignment blog.
I am using the topic module and assignment blogs as database and constantly adding new posts and editing old ones. Feel free to comment on any of the posts -- correct an error, suggest ways to improve the explanation, suggest new assignments, let me know if something is confusing, discuss the self-study questions, etc.
Do not be confused by the fact that our course material is on the Internet rather than printed in a textbook. We are used to reading Internet material superficially, but that will not suffice for our electronic text. You cannot skim the topic modules like a note on your Facebook wall. They require study and reflection like a chapter in a text book.
Each module has a list of the concepts and skills it covers. Use that as a checklist -- do not go on until you have acquired the skills and understand the concepts. If one is unclear, go back over the material or get help.
There are also self-study questions at the end of each PowerPoint presentation. Those also allow you to test your comprehension. You should also use the assignments for self-assessment. If you can do them, and understand how they complement the topic module, you are in good shape.
I encourage you to use networked tools to help each other. You can ask questions and discuss the topic notes and assignments in their comment sections. Students in past classes have also set up email lists, wiki pages and threaded discussions to discuss the self-study questions, assignments, and quiz questions.
The topic modules are stored as blog posts, so each has a unique URL (permalink) and tag terms for retrieval. The blog also has a text search box at the top. An instructor might use a single module, a list of modules on a common theme like this one on writing for the Internet, or, as I do, an entire course.
If you are taking CIS 275, you will usually access the topic modules through the list of links to the topic modules we have covered. You will typically access assignments by clicking on links in the topic modules. You may also go directly to the assignment blog.
I am using the topic module and assignment blogs as database and constantly adding new posts and editing old ones. Feel free to comment on any of the posts -- correct an error, suggest ways to improve the explanation, suggest new assignments, let me know if something is confusing, discuss the self-study questions, etc.
Do not be confused by the fact that our course material is on the Internet rather than printed in a textbook. We are used to reading Internet material superficially, but that will not suffice for our electronic text. You cannot skim the topic modules like a note on your Facebook wall. They require study and reflection like a chapter in a text book.
Each module has a list of the concepts and skills it covers. Use that as a checklist -- do not go on until you have acquired the skills and understand the concepts. If one is unclear, go back over the material or get help.
There are also self-study questions at the end of each PowerPoint presentation. Those also allow you to test your comprehension. You should also use the assignments for self-assessment. If you can do them, and understand how they complement the topic module, you are in good shape.
I encourage you to use networked tools to help each other. You can ask questions and discuss the topic notes and assignments in their comment sections. Students in past classes have also set up email lists, wiki pages and threaded discussions to discuss the self-study questions, assignments, and quiz questions.
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