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Jam es Mad ison University

LTLE 370 – In s t ru c ti ona l Te chn o l ogy

Class will be delivered o nline in a sync hronous format, in Blac kboa rd.

The Fall 2012 sem ester lasts from 08/ 27/ 2012 - 12/ 14/ 2012.

Our final exa m is sc heduled for Thursda y, Dec em be r 13, 2011 from 10:30am – 12:30pm .

Instruc tor Informa tion

Instruc to r: Ton ia Dousay

Lea rning, Tec hnology and Lea dership Educat ion Dep artment

Office Hours: via Skype (tadousay)

12:30-1:30 Tue / Thu

3:30-5:00 Tue / Thu

Email: dousayta@jmu.edu or tado usay@gm ail.c om   Phone: 706-352-9459 (Go og le Vo ice )

www.pinterest.com/tadousay  www.twitter.com/tadousay  www.linkedin.com/in/tonia 

I am a vailable to c ha t online d uring offic e ho urs or at o ther times by a pp ointment to disc uss

c ourse-related ma tters. While I ma ke eve ry at tem pt to be online d uring office hours, I ma y have

an unanno unced c onflic t. So, plea se sc hed ule c ha ts in ad vanc e w hen p ossible. I prefer being

c onta c ted via em ail, and at tem pt to respo nd to a ll message s within 24 hours. Please a llow this

amount o f time fo r my response. Phone c a lls w ill be returned w ithin 48 hours.

Welcom e and Resources

Welco me to LTLE 370! In this c lass, you w ill use m od ern tec hno logies to p lan, p rod uc e, and ed it

multimed ia p rod uc ts used for tea ching a nd lea rning. As a b asis for our work, we w ill explore the

field of instruc tional tec hnology (a lso c alled educ at ional tec hnology), and the relationship

betw een how p eople learn and t he d esign of instruc tional med ia. You will have the op po rtunity

to d evelop ne w produc ts and pa rtic ipa te in pee r reviews.

In a dd ition to learning how to use tec hnolog ies, instruc tional tec hnologists wo rk hard to analyze

and solve problem s both indep end ently and c ollabo rat ively. They ap prec iate the deta ils and

“ how to” information a lmost a s muc h a s the c rea tive proc ess of d esigning new , instruc tional

interventions. With e xpe rience and reflec tion, instruc tional te c hnologists beg in to develop a

persona l philosop hy o f p rop er design.

Althoug h lea rners enter this course w ith va rying deg rees of te c hnica l skill, all ca n b e suc c essful in

the end . Those w ho a re most suc c essful co nsisten tly demo nstrate c rea tivity, prob lem solvingskills, resilienc e, and a tte ntiveness during instruc tion. To maximize your lea rning expe rienc e in this

c ourse, impleme nt p rac tices tha t help avoid d istrac tions, find a c onsistent, q uiet wo rkspac e in

which to a ttend a ll sync hronous sessions, a ttend office hours, and try to solve p rob lems

indep end ently be fore a sking for help. Eac h of these stra teg ies will make for a m ore enjoyable

and meaningful sem ester.

This c ourse w ill cha lleng e you to lea rn new softw a re skills and to c onsider how to d esign e ffec tive

tea c hing and learning expe rience s in fac e-to-fac e a nd o nline environme nts. By the end of the

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c ourse, you will have a ba sic und erstand ing of how to ed it imag ery, design a we bsite, c rea te

instruct iona l p resenta tions, and produc e a nd ed it digita l aud io and video. These skills a re

typically transferrable to the w orkplac e. You w ill be expec ted to synthesize w hat you know into

an elec tronic p ortfolio that ma y be o f interest to p otential emp loyers.

This is a “ ha nds-on” c ourse tha t requires your ac tive p a rticipa tion. It is about making and do ing 

rather than passively listening and observing. For this reason, attendanc e a nd pa rticipa tion are

mandatory. Attend c lass sessions p rep ared to lea rn and c rea te. Ma ke sure yo ur c ourse m a terials

a re a c c essible during ea c h c lass.

Given the rap id rate of em erging tec hnologies, the need to q uickly test a nd evaluate

app lic a tions for educ a tiona l use is signific ant. The stud y of instructiona l techno logy is an ong oing

p roc ess. There is never a dull mo ment! Perhap s this w ill be the beg inning of your lifelong stud y of

em erging tec hnolog ies for lea rning.

Since this c lass is on line , we will use Ellumina te , ac c essible v ia our Blac kboa rd (Bb) course.

Ellumina te ena bles us to eng age in a ud io d isc ussions, cha ts, file sha ring, p resenta tion d elivery,

whiteb oa rd ac tivities, and collabo rat ion via b rea kout rooms. We will meet synchronously

throughout the sem ester with a numb er of a sync hronous sessions interspersed to a llow for

individua l workda ys. As such, you a re expec ted to wo rk through the ma teria l and assignments at

an a pp rop riate pa c e on your own in orde r to me et c ourse d ea dlines.

This c ourse d oe s no t ha ve a req uired textbook. You w ill, how eve r, nee d the following resources:

1.  A headset with microphone, suc h a s the  Mic rosoft LifeCha t LX-1000, is req uired in orde r to

interac t in sync hronous c lass sessions via Ellumina te or to rec ord a ud io in Ad ob e

Presente r. You m a y also find the hea dset useful during the vide o p rojec t a nd a t othe r

points during the sem ester. This devic e should be in-ha nd by the sec ond c lass session. If

your persona l com p uter is eq uippe d with built-in spe akers and a microphone , you m ay

elec t to use this op tion. How ever, plea se keep in mind that you will need to a ttend

synchronous c lass sessions in a quiet a rea to avoid unnec essary ba c kground noise from

d isrup ting c lass. Befo re the first c lass session, setup your mic rop hone and p layb ac k aud io

leve ls by going to Bb > Ellum inate > Session Na me > Too ls > Aud io > Aud io Setup Wiza rd

and follow the instructions.

2.  An 8GB or large r SanDisk USB drive or external drive ma y b e useful for storing c ourse files

for use o n multiple c om puters. In lieu o f purcha sing a d rive, you ma y conside r usingonline servic es for cloud sto rage suc h as Go og le Drive, Dropbox, or Sug a rSync . Please

keep in mind that t hese servic es a ll offe r pa id a nd free versions w ith varying t erms of

servic e tha t should b e read entirely be fore a greeing t o use the servic e.

3.  Having a n 8GB SanDisk mem ory c ard  ma y also b e he lpful to you, pa rticularly during the

video p rojec t, be c ause the c am eras we use store vide o in this forma t. This purcha se ma y

not b e nec essary if you have the ap propriate ca bles to c onnec t the c am era d irec tly to

your c om puter to transfer files.

4.  The Ado be CS6 and Adobe Presenter softw are pac kages will be used throug hout the

c ourse to c rea te m any of the assignment s. There a re three o pt ions by which you ma y

ob ta in ac c ess to the softwa re: (1) one of the co mputer lab s on c amp us with ap plic ations

insta lled – note tha t no t a ll labs have a ll softwa re ap p lic ations or the most rec ent version

insta lled , (2) download a tria l version of CS6 and  Presenter 8 on your persona l c om pute r – not e tha t the tria l versions a re o nly valid fo r 30 days, (3) pu rcha se a stud ent lic ense o f

CS6 through the JMU boo ksto re. NOTE: If you o p t to dow nload a tria l version or purc ha se

the softw are, plea se selec t the Design & Web Prem ium version.

5.  JMU Libra ry resources will be required throughout the sem ester. If you p lan to acc ess

these resources from an off-c amp us loc a tion, you w ill need to first log in to set up a VPN. 

Stud ents ac c essing the se resources from an on-c amp us loc a tion ma y disreg ard t hese

instructions.

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6.  Tutorials ava ilab le throug h Atomic Learning  will be assigned as hom ew ork throughout the

sem ester to help fam iliarize you w ith the softw a re.

7.  JMU Educ webserver spa c e ma y be used to ho st your elec tronic p ortfolio. If you do no t

alrea dy have a n ac c ount created and plan to use this op tion, submit an on line req uest 

by the e nd of the first week of c lass.

8.  You c an g et he lp this sem ester by c onta c ting the JMU Helpd esk at 540-568-3555 or

visiting the  Comp uting “ Get Help.”  You c an a lso g et “ just in time he lp,” by c ond uc ting

Go og le sea rc hes to resolve tec hnica l problems.

Using a variety o f ba ckup storage sources is highly rec om mende d . You m ust keep up with yourfiles for the d ura tion of the seme ster, add ing them to yo ur portfolio a s they a re com plete d. Lost

wo rk ca nnot b e g rad ed . So, c arefully consider how you w ill ba c k up yo ur projec ts in this c lass.

Cata log Description

Principles and proc ed ures of a tea c hing/ learning p roc ess d esigned to p rovide reliab le, effec tive

instruction to learners through systematic application of instructional technology. Includes

selec ting, produc ing, eva luating and utilizing non-print med ia and eq uipmen t for ap p lic ation to

the instruct iona l p roc ess.

Purpose

The purpose of this course is for lea rners to develop c om pe tenc ies that will enable them to

system at ica lly p lan for the selec tion, utilization, and eva luat ion of instruc tional me d ia a nd to

reflec t on and design for the lea rning p roc ess. The suc c essful comp letion o f the c ourse should

result in the a c quisition o f reflec tive dec ision-ma king a nd prob lem solving skills, and technica l

skills.

Course Ob jec tives

Upo n c om pletion o f this c ourse, stude nts will be ab le to:

1.  Use elec tronic tec hnologies to a cc ess and excha nge information

2.  Ide ntify, loca te, eva luat e, and use te c hnology resources tha t supp ort lea rning and

tea c hing, and a ssist in the ma nag em ent of informa tion3.  Use softw are fo r sc ripting , sto rybo a rd ing a nd p resent a tions, prob lem solving, dec ision-

ma king, com munica tion of an instruc tional messag e

4.  Plan and impleme nt instruc tional interventions that integ ra te tec hnology to meet the

diverse needs of learners in a variety of educational settings

5.  Disc uss know ledge o f ethica l and lega l issues rela ting to t he use o f tec hno logy

6.  Op erate a c om pute r system , utilize mo dern softwa re and a pp ly knowled ge of terms

assoc iate d w ith ed uca tional tec hnology

7.  Apply the p rinciples of instruc tional d eve lopm ent to the p roc ess of a nalyzing lea rners,

develop ing ob ject ives, ac quiring and eva lua ting instruc tional resources, enab ling t he

use of resources and tec hno logy, fostering lea rner interac tion, and assessing p rog ress

8.  Use c urrent p eriod ica ls, electronic d at ab ases, and the Internet to learn ab out new

ed uca tional tec hnolog ies and the ir impleme nta tion in instruc tional environme nts

Expec tations

1.  I expec t you to silenc e a ll c ell phones and ha nd-held d evice s as soon as you launc h

Ellumina te, and to a void texting, ema iling, insta nt me ssaging , surfing, or engag ing in

other ac tivities tha t ma y distrac t you from the c ontent in this c ourse. Of c ourse, I will work

these t ec hnolog ies into our sessions whe n a pp rop riate, bec ause the y a re very much a

part of our lives, and fo r ma ny they are bo th mot ivating and relevant.

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2.  I expec t you to follow a ll rules of a ny c lassroo m o r lab you m ay use fo r c ourse w ork.

3.  I expe c t you to a tte nd sync hronous sessions regula rly. If you must m iss c lass, plea se let me 

know in advanc e and see the “ Attend anc e” po lic y in this syllabus.

4.  I expec t you to take responsibility for your lea rning . This me ans a ttend ing synchronous

sessions p rep a red to a c tively pa rticipa te, following the JMU hono r c od e, com pleting a ll

assignments whe n due, and taking time to reflec t in a me aningful wa y on your lea rning.

5.  Unless otherwise sta ted by the instructo r, I expe c t you to c om plete a ll assignment s as

they a ppe ar in the c ourse sched ule w ith or without reminde rs to d o so.

6.  I expec t you to c ontac t the JMU Writing Center if a p aper is assigned . Papers must

ad here to  APA style. Please no te t hat the JMU Spee c h Services Center is ava ilab le tohelp with p ublic spe aking skills. You ma y be expec ted to present information to your

c lassma tes this semeste r.

Late Submission Polic y

The la te submission p olicy is intend ed to help those w ho have issues beyond the ir cont rol submit

a qua lity assignment with m inima l inte rrup tion to the c lass. Assignm ents should b e submitte d

promptly by the d ue da te a nd in the expec ted forma t. Work not submitted o n the spe c ified due

dat e, and in the expec ted forma t, will lose the eq uivalent o f a full letter grad e (ex. highest

possible sc ore b ec om es a B instead of a n A). If an assignment is submitted 7 da ys late or in a n

incorrec t forma t, the equivalent o f two letter grades will be ded uc ted . Assignments rec eived 8

or more d ays after the due da te w ill be a ssigned a “ 0”.

Keep in mind that in the workplac e, grac e p eriod s are rarely allow ed . Subm itting a ssignments

late c an cause gaps in learning new m ate rial; and c an d elay the g rad ing process in this course.

The instruc tor ma y mo dify this po lic y in any w ay, should stude nts choo se t o take a dva ntag e

without documented evidence of need .

Attendance

Reg ular at tend anc e, promp tness, and ac tive pa rtic ipat ion are impo rtant for successfully

ma stering the c ourse ob jec tives. They are a c ritica l pa rt of this c ourse a nd w ill be required in

your professiona l lives, so w e w ill p rac tice them he re. If you know tha t you w ill be d elayed

logging in to sync hronous sessions d ue to c om mut ing o r other ob liga tions, let m e know as soonas possible .

Excused absenc es a re p ossible when the stud ent a nd instructo r d isc uss in ad vanc e a nd

app rova l is given. Unforeseea ble a bsenc es ma y be c onsidered e xc used with a d oc tor’s note or

a note from the Dea n’s Offic e. Please c hec k with me b efore missing c lass and see me

a fterwa rd to know if the ab senc e w as excused . Lat e or ab sent stude nts are expec ted to m ake

up assigned work and to lea rn wha t was missed . Sync hronous sessions will be rec orde d and

ma de ava ilab le for all stude nts. Eac h unexcused ab senc e w ill result in a 2-point de duc tion of

the Participation grade.

Weather Policy

Dec isions to c lose university operat ions w ill be m ade b y the President or a d esignee. To know if

the University is delayed or closed , when it will reopen, and any other rela ted informa tion, visit

the JMU homep ag e, or c a ll the JMU Wea ther Line a t 540-433-5300. More info rma tion a bout

c losings c an be found in the JMU Polic ies. 

Should t he University be c losed d uring a sync hronous session, our c lass w ill co ntinue to meet

online a s sched uled . Our c lass will only be c anc eled in the c ase of a wide sp rea d p ow er or

telecom munic ations outag e.

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JMU Honor Code

Ma king references to t he w ork of o thers streng thens your own wo rk by g ra nting you g rea ter

authority and by show ing that you a re p a rt of a d isc ussion loc at ed within an intellec tual

c om munity. When yo u ma ke refe renc es to the ide as of o thers, it is essent ial to p rovide p rop er

a ttribution and c itation. Fa iling to do so is c onsidered ac ade mica lly d ishone st, as is c op ying or

parap hrasing som eone else’ s wo rk without p rop er citation a nd referenc e. The c onseq uenc es of

such b eha vior range from rec eiving a “ 0” o n a n a ssignment to failure in the c ourse t o d ismissa l

from the University. Bec ause the sha ring of ide as is va lued in this c ourse, you w ill be enc ourag ed

to c ollabo ra te a nd share ide as and to include the idea s of o thers in your writing. Please a sk if

you are in do ubt a bo ut the use o f a c itation.

All students are expec ted to read and c omp ly with the JMU Hono r Code. If you break the honor

c od e, you will rec eive a “ 0” on the a ssignment and the viola tion will be rep orted to the JMU

Honor Counc il. This policy is stric tly enforced . Viola tions includ e b ut a re no t limited to c op ying a n

author’s wo rds a s your own w ithout prop er quot a tions, citations, and referenc es; co pying

anothe r stude nt’ s c ourse wo rk; and wo rking c ollab oratively on a n individua l assignmen t. Do not

be a fra id to learn and ap ply the ma terial hone stly in this c ourse. You w ill be asked to sign a

p ledge submitting tha t you ha ve fo llow ed the honor co de fo r c lass assignm ents. This is the

pledge:

“I p ledg e that I have ne ither given nor received unauthorized assistanc e d uring the c omp letion of this work.” 

In this c lass, it is und erstoo d tha t “ I Pledge ” with signa ture is an agree ment to t he a bove

statement.

Accommodations

If you are a stude nt with a d oc umented disability who w ill be req uesting ac c om mod at ions in this

c ourse, p lease ma ke sure you a re reg istered w ith the Office of Disab ility Servic es (Wilson Hall,

Roo m 107, 568-6705) and provide the c ourse instructor w ith an Ac c ess Plan letter outlining

need ed ac c omm od ations. Plea se b e a wa re tha t an a c c ess plan tha t is gene rate d for on-

c am pus c ourses ma y not a deq uate ly add ress field e xpe rience s. If you have no t yet d one so,

p lease me et w ith Direc to r of Disab ility Services in order to disc uss rea sona b le ac com mo da tions

and d evelop an ap p rop riate a c c ess plan for this course.

Class Schedule

Notes:

1.  You are expec ted to ha ve adeq uate Internet ac ce ss and a ll c ourse ma terials acc essible

for eac h c lass session.

2.  Hom ew ork is indica ted in the syllabus. You m ay or ma y not rec eive a verba l rem inder in

c lass about assigned home work. Howe ver, fa ilure t o submit a ll hom ew ork will result in a

lower c ourse Participa tion grad e. Numbe red hom ew ork refers to Course C onte nt

modules loca ted in Bb .

3.  Allow for add itiona l time outside o f c lass to m ee t spec ified d ea d lines.

Top ics highlighte d in yellow are a sync hronous sessions. We will not m ee t together on those days.

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Date Top ic Hom ework

Week 1 Design for Lea rning

08/ 28/ 12

08/ 30/ 12

Self-Assessment, Syllabus, & Introduc tions

Histo ry of Instruc tiona l Tec hno log y

1.1.5; 1.2.7

2.1.8

Week 2 Principles of Graphic Design

09/ 04/ 12

09/ 06/ 12

Roya lty Free Ima ges & G rap hic Design

Photoshop & Assignm ent # 1

2.1.6; Atomic Learning  

Photoshop CS6 ; A, B, C, D, E, J

2.2.3

Week 3 Fea tures of Photo shop

09/ 11/ 12

09/ 13/ 12

Photoshop Workda y

Peer Reviews & Instruc to r Assessment 1 

Atom ic Lea rning 

Drea mweaver CS6 ; A, B, C, D

4.1.1

Week 4 Fea tures of Drea mwea ver

09/ 18/ 12

09/ 20/ 12

Website Design

Drea mw ea ver & Assignment # 2

Week 5 Online Portfolios

09/ 25/ 12

09/ 27/ 12

Drea mwe aver Workday

Drea mw ea ver Q& A 6.2.2

Week 6 Lea rning Theo ries

10/ 02/ 12

10/ 04/ 12

Up loa d/ Test Portfo lio & Pee r Rev iews

Typ es of Lea rning 2 7.1.1

Week 7 Instructiona l Design

10/ 09/ 12

10/ 11/ 12

Instruc tiona l Design Process

Ana lyze and Design & Assignment # 3

Week 8 Elec tronic Presentations

10/ 16/ 12

10/ 18/ 12

Design and Develop

Pow erPoint Workda y3 9.1.4

Week 9 Fea tures of Presente r

10/ 23/ 12

10/ 25/ 12

Instructional Design for eLearning

Presenter & Assignme nt # 4

Ad ob e Presente r Tuto ria ls 

Week 10 Pub lishing eLea rning Presenta tions

10/ 30/ 12

11/ 01/ 12

Presenter Workday

Pub lish Presente r Lessons & Pee r Rev iew s4 

Week 11 Video Planning

11/ 06/ 12

11/ 08/ 12

Top ic, Tea m Selec tion, & Assignment # 5

Storybo a rding & Sc ripting

Week 12 Video Produc tion

11/ 13/ 12

11/ 15/ 12

Prod uc tion Tec hniques

Video Editing & Publishing

12.2.1

12.2.5; 14.1.1

1 Assignme nt # 1 due2 Assignme nt # 2 due3 Assignme nt # 3 due4 Assignme nt # 4 due

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Assignme nt Desc ription Due Points

Professionalism Professiona lism inc lude s, but is no t limited to ,

ma intaining a po sitive a ttitude, avoid ing

distractions, effectively collaborating with others,

meeting “ expec tations” on the syllabus, be ing

ac counta b le, making issues known to the instruc tor

in private w hen they a rise, co mm unic at ing with the

instruc tor when he lp is neede d but o nly a fter

do cum enting the p rob lem d eta ils, and atte mpting

to resolve independently first, etc. 

N/A 106 

Participation Partic ipa tion includes, but is not limited t o,

attending synchronous classes and logging in

p rom pt ly, be c om ing e nga ge d in c lass d isc ussions,

ac tively attem pt ing to solve prob lems before

asking for help , asking for assista nc e a fter

system a tica lly dete rmining the spe c ific p rob lem

and exha usting ot her solut ions, assisting others with

basic p rob lem solving ne ed s, attend ing offic e hours

as ap propriate , etc.

N/A 107 

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE 100

Grad ing Scale

The grad ing sc a le fo r this c ourse inc lude s p luses and minuses as fo llow s. Final sc ores w ill not be

rounded up.

Grade Points

A 100 – 95

A- 94 – 91

B+ 90 – 88

B 87 – 85

B- 84 – 81

C+ 80 – 78

C 77 – 75

C- 74 – 71

D+ 70 – 68

D 67 – 65

D- 64 – 61

F 60 – 0

Please no te tha t the syllabus is a wo rking do c umen t to he lp g uide us throug h the c ourse c ontent

in a me aningful wa y. The instructor reserves the right to m od ify this doc ume nt a t any time.

6 Professionalism po ints will be de duc ted for failing to mee t e xpe cta tions at the discretion o f the instructor (See

Expectations).7 Participa tion is assume d a nd p oints will be de duc ted for failure to ac tively pa rticipa te in the c ourse (See Attend anc e).