ETC695 Dipity

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Monday, May 2, 2011

ETC695 Graduates Gathering

Dear ETC695 students,

 

ETC is putting a gathering opportunity for you on the graduate day right after the commencement.  This year's graduation is very different from previous ones.  Normally, College of Education has a reception for all COE's graduates.  Due to the space issue, COE doesn't plan to have a reception; therefore, ETC is putting a gathering opportunity for you.  This gathering is the best time to meet with our graduates and the ETC faculties.  During the graduation ceremony, we won't have a chance to talk to the graduates and the faculties.  This ETC gathering would be a perfect opportunity for you to talk to the graduates and the faculties, andtaking pictures.  Your family and friends are all invited.

 

Date: The graduate day, May 14, 201

Time: Right after the graduation

Place: To be announced

 

Please let us know whether you plan to attend the ETC gathering.

See who is coming at: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ak2hmofyxKPkdGwyZ2x5T3QtdE1hdzdtbGpBT3dsakE&hl=en#gid=1

Monday, April 25, 2011

Course Evaluation is open

Don’t forget to participate the ETC695 course evaluation at: http://www.nau.edu/course_evals

Friday, April 22, 2011

Q: What grade do I recieve for ETC695?

A: Our grades are based on our TS portfolio point percentage.  If you review ETC695 TS, the last column should show you what percentage you earn.  We will finalize our final grade later since we have some classmates are still finishing up their portfolio.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Capstone Review Results Posted

See TS for the review results ASAP.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Review Update

The faculty reviewers are schedule to meet to discuss our capstone this week.  After the meeting, I will consolidate their feedback and share with you. Expected on Thursday!

Facebook friends with Omanis graduate students

Dr. Mary Lane-Kelso, former ETC faculty & currently teacher in Oman, is seeking ETC students who have interested in networking with her Omanis graduate students.  If interested, please contact me.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Q: Any technical issues that I should be aware of?

A: Generally, audio, video, and slides may generate some technical issues.  If you have two computers, you can use both computers to log on Elluminate presentation rooms to test your presentations, such audio setting, showing video clips, and presenting slides etc.  You can use the second computer to observe your presentations to see whether it works as you want.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Q: Can I participate in classmates' Elluminate presentations?

A: You need to ask the classmates for the permission.  In general, the Elluminate presentations are reserved for the presenters and the faculty reviewers only.

Q: Can I update/resubmit my submitted TS portfolio documents?

A: Yes, you may.  Contact me at chih.tu@nau.edu & let me know what section & which documents that you would like to take back to update & resubmit to TS.  As long as the documents are graded yet.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Project Progress

Our entire portfolio was due this coming Sunday, April 3, 2011.  A few students indicate they need more time, after consulting with the faculty reviewers, with their permission, our April 3 deadline has been extended to April 10, 2011, Sunday.  We must complete Section I, II, III, & IV.  Our presentation schedule remains the same.

 

Here are a few resources to help you to complete your project & to prepare your project presentations.

 

If there is anything that I can help you, please do not hesitate to ask me.

Q: What should I do if I am disconnected from Elluminate?

A: Don't be panic!  Please manage to return the Elluminate room and continue the presentation.  If the capstone instructor is disconnected from Elluminate, please do not stop and continue your presentation.  The instructor will manage to return to your presentation room.  If the instructor couldn't return to your room before you complete your presentation.  Wait for the instructor for at least five minutes.  If the instructor do not return the room within 5 minutes, please conclude your presentation and stop recording.  The instructor will e-mail you the questions.  The responses can be done via e-mail.

Q: Will the faculty reviewers visit my project website?

A: Generally not.  It means our presentation must be able to show the important parts of our project, such as integrated technology, instructional strategies, and assessments etc.  The faculty reviewers mainly will watch your Elluminate recording to evaluate your project.

Q: Do I need to present my assessment statistical analysis and results?

A: Yes, you should so the reviewers have clear ideas what your project results were.

Q: Do you need to show my actual project or project website?

A: Probably yes.  It would help the reviewers to understand your project.

Q: What do I need to submit for Capstone Portfolio Archive?

A: If you have materials, data, information etc. that don’t fit in any TS section but you would like to share with the faculty reviewers, you can submit them to archive.  Or something that you would like to include them as part of your portfolio.

Q: Should I have my literature review approved first then submit it?

A: No. The faculty reviewers have given us a go.  They will review our final draft only.

ETC647 Network Training Session Recordings

Thursday, March 31, 2011

ETC647 Web 2.0 Technology Training: Day 3

Date: March 31, Wednesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Using Vyew for Networked Collaboration in Elluminate

Speaker: ETC647 Group 3

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

                Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Don't Miss Tonight's Network Training Sessions

Date: March 29, Tuesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Network Learning Environment: Ning.com

Speaker: ETC647 Group 2

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

More information/Flyer

 

Date: March 29, Tuesday, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Incorporating Dipity into the classroom

Speaker: ETC647 Group 4

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

Group 4 Flyer

 

Thursday, March 24, 2011

ETC647 Web 2.0 Technology Training

Want to learn how to integrate Web 2.0 technology to support your teaching?

 

ETC 647 students are providing Web 2.0 Technology Training this on March 29, 30, & 31.  Please join us to learn new Web 2.0 technology for teaching and learning.

All training sessions are hosted on Elluminate.  You do not need to sign up for the sessions.  All sessions will be recorded for later access.  You can access this and previous semesters’’ recordings at: http://www.delicious.com/tag/ETC647+Elluminate+Network+Training

 

Date: March 29, Tuesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Network Learning Environment: Ning.com

Speaker: ETC647 Group 2

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

More information/Flyer

 

Date: March 29, Tuesday, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Incorporating Dipity into the classroom

Speaker: ETC647 Group 4

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

More information/Flyer

 

Date: March 30, Wednesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Delicious: Social Bookmarking

Speaker: ETC647 Group 5

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

More information/Flyer

 

Date: March 30, Wednesday, 7:15-8:15 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Using Apps within Ning as Learning tools

Speaker: ETC647 Group 1

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

More information/Flyer

 

Date: March 31, Wednesday, 6-7 pm Arizona Time  

Title: Using Vyew for Networked Collaboration in Elluminate

Speaker: ETC647 Group 3

Facilitator: ETC647 Students

 

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

 

More information/Flyer

 

Monday, March 14, 2011

2011 Educational Technology Graduate Award

The recipients go to: Lisa Costello & Kavita Mehta.  Congratulations to both! 

 

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Steve, our classmate in Tokyo, is fine.

From: Stephen Rothkopf <s_rothkopf@kist.ed.jp>
Date: March 12, 2011 2:34:57 AM MST
To: 'Chih-Hsiung Tu' <Chih-Hsiung.Tu@nau.edu>
Subject: RE: Earthquake

Hi Professor,

 

Thankfully our immediate area only experienced severe tremors with no apparent damage. My concern is more with nuclear power. I understand the economics, but why would a country challenge mother nature in this way! More as the situation develops. I am watching the news, but in the dark locally as virtually nothing is translated. We do not have local TV and feel somewhat in the dark.

 

More late,

 

Steve


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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Educational Technology Graduate Award

Every year, COE faculty selects students who have shown outstanding achievement in the area of their study. The outstanding student is selected by the Educational Technology faculty and student peers.

The award criteria are based on ETC students’ capstone project creations.  As ETC695 students, you know many our classmates are doing excellent and outstanding work for their capstone projects.  Please nominate our ETC695 students for this award.  Self nomination is encouraged.  All capstone students from fall 2010 and spring 2011 are qualified for this award.

If you would like to nominate anyone, please e-mail me at Chih.T@nau.edu with the name and 100 words descriptions of their creative capstone projects by Thursday, March 10, 2011.  Due to the early graduation application, this year we have very tight frame to complete this award voting process.  The voting will start on Friday, March 11, 2011, and closed on March 14, 2011 at noon, Monday.

Please let’s recognize our peers’ outstanding work.

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, February 28, 2011

Q: I lost my ETC application letter. What do I need to do?

A: Please contact ETC program coordinator, Dr. Michael Blocher at Michael.Blocher@nau.edu for a copy of your application letter.

 

Check out: '10 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online' on Newsweek

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Q: Do I need to resubmit my proposal when I make some changes after the proposal approved?

A: No, you do not need to resubmit when you make any changes. Be sure to include whatever changes you have in your final report. If you intend to make any major changes, be sure to check with me.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Capstone Implementation Q & A

http://etc695.blogspot.com/2010/10/capstone-implementation-q.html

May graduate student graduation applications

If you were planning on graduating this Spring, please read below from  Dean Mellot.

 

Please note that the deadline of February 11th has passed to submit “Spring 2011 Applications for Graduation” to the Graduate College. 

 

Any applications received now in the Graduate College for Spring 2011 will NOT be included on the commencement program or on the list that authorizes guest tickets to the ceremony.  Please be sure to inform your students who turn in late applications. 

 

We have submitted our final count and names for the commencement program for graduate students graduating in Spring 2011 which will make it possible for them to receive limited guest tickets.      

 

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ramona N. Mellott, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean
Graduate College
Box 4125
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4125
Telephone: (928) 523-6534
Fax: (928) 523-8950
www.nau.edu/gradcol

 

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Elluminate with Chih: 2/22, 7-8 pm

All of you have done an excellent work for your proposals regardless you pass or need to resubmit. If you need any support for your proposals or project development etc., please sign-up one-one session with me on February 22, 2011 7-8 pm, Tuesday. Each student will have 10 minutes. If we have more than students than the time slots allocated, I will extend the time slots or different dates/times. 

 

Please sign up your preferred time at:

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/ccc?key=tP4KjhL4zSoSC77kPUoszCA&hl=en#gid=0

 

Elluminate session will occur on ETC Community Elluminate Space at: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Capstone proposal review results posted

See TaskStream for the feedback & details.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

ETC Elluminate Tonight: 7:30-8 pm: ETC new POS

we're planning an Elluminate Session to provide more clarification and answer any other additional questions.   Use the link below for our session: Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 7:30 – 8:00 (AZ time)

 

Here is the ETC Community Elluminate link.

http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

If you intend to drop ETC695 this semster,

Be sure to consult with me & your adviser to avoid any misunderstanding.

ETC's New POS Q & A

1.       My understanding is that students can transfer in up to 25% of their graduate program. Since our M.Ed. program was 36 hrs, students were able to transfer in 9 cr. hrs. or three 3 cr. hr. classes.   Once the program goes into effect (fall 2011), new students will only be able to transfer in 7.5 cr. hrs. or two 3 cr. hr. classes.  Is this accurate?

Graduate College: “Yes, what you have written is correct re: basically 6-7 hours max may transfer to a 30 hour master’s.”

2.       If a student wants to move from the older 36 hr. POS into the new 30 POS, besides contacting their advisor with that information is there anything else they need to do?

Graduate College: “Nothing else for the student to do. Students just submit the program of study they will be using when they apply for graduation. They are not allowed to span or use aspects of both the old and new programs of study. They must choose only one.”

 

New ETC Program of Study (POS)

Monday, February 7, 2011

New M.Ed. POS Announcement

As you may have heard, our M.Ed. in Ed Tech Program is undergoing a revision.  The primary reason for these changes is that our program has met national recognition for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards. These standards have gone through revisions and we feel it is time to make some changes to the requirements of our degree recipients.  

 

The proposed program changes had to go through several university committees, including our NCATE accreditation process. We’re proud to announce that the proposed changes have just been approved and will take effect at the beginning of the fall 2011 semester.  Students entering the program beginning in the fall of 2011 will be required to complete the new 30 cr. hr. Program of Studies (POS).  

 

See the list of the courses in the new program of studies at the bottom of this message below.

 

What does this mean for students already enrolled and currently taking classes?  

 

I’ve created an FAQ to help answer some questions. In addition, we’re planning an Elluminate Session to provide more clarification and answer any other additional questions.   Use the link below for our session: Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 7:30 – 8:00 (AZ time)

 

Here is the ETC Community Elluminate link.

http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

 

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions for Current Students
While most of these questions/answers focus on ETC 695, the same answers would apply if you were asking about the Psych Core Requirement course.

 

·         Will the Certificate in Ed Tech have any changes?  This will not impact the Certificate in Ed Tech program of studies.  ONLY the M.Ed. in Ed Tech is changing.  The Certificate in Ed Tech will remain at 15 cr. hrs.

·         What courses were dropped?  The new POS will drop the 3 cr. hr. Ed Psych Core Requirement AND the ETC 695: Capstone Course – meaning that they are no longer required to complete the M.Ed. in Ed Tech. 

·         Will ETC 695: The Capstone no longer be offered?  We will continue to offer ETC 695 for those students who need it to graduate. If for some reason, the course isn’t available, we would offer an alternative course to replace it.  (Ed Psych Courses will still be offered by the Department of Ed Psych.)

·         Why were those two courses dropped?  The Ed Psych Core Requirement was dropped because we felt that curriculum is covered in most of our courses. For example, you learn a lot about learning theory and must demonstrate your understandings by providing a rationale for why you are creating the curriculum you create in your projects.  The Capstone was dropped because you complete a capstone type project in all of the 600 level courses. In addition, you will be asked to produce a TaskStream Program Portfolio, which you will do by entering projects from each course as you take them.   Most of you have already created your portfolio.

·         I began my program fall 2007 (or later).  Can I switch to the new POS and not have to take a Psych Core class and/or ETC 695? Yes, but you will need to wait till the new POS becomes effective (Fall 2011).  If you have completed all of the new POS course requirements, you can contact your advisor to change your POS in the fall of 2011 and then submit your graduation application to your advisor for December 2011 graduation in early fall 2011 semester.

·         I began my program before the fall of 2007.  Can I switch to the new POS and not have to take a Psych Core class and/or ETC 695? Yes, but you will need to wait till the new POS becomes effective (Fall 2011).  Be aware that you will need to follow the entire new POS.  As you know students who began their program prior to the fall of 2007 follow a different POS than those who began in the fall 2007 or later.   For example, if you move to the new POS you may not need to take ETC 695, however, you may need to take some of the other 600 level courses that aren’t in your older POS.  Make sure that you look at the new POS and your transcript to be sure it will save you some time.

·         I’ve completed all of my course work, except ETC 695 and was planning on taking in the fall 2011.  Can I not take it and change to the new POS and graduate in December 2011? Yes, but you will need to wait to change to the new POS becomes effective (again fall 2011).   You should contact your advisor to make sure you get your graduation application submitted in early fall 2011 and you should be able to graduate in Dec.

·         I’ve completed all of my course work, but I’m currently taking ETC 695 and was planning on graduating in May 2011.  Can I drop it and still graduate in May or even August? No, because the new POS doesn’t become effective till fall 2011.  If you want to graduate in May 2011, you must complete the ETC 695 and any other course work that is listed on your program of studies.  

·         I’m currently enrolled in two courses, one is still listed on the new POS and one is ETC 695.  I was planning on graduating in May 2011.  Can I drop it and still graduate in May or even August? No, because the new POS doesn’t become effective till fall 2011.  If you want to graduate in May 2011, you must complete the ETC 695 and any other course work that is listed on your program of studies.   However, another option might be to drop the ETC 695, complete the other course, but you will still need to wait till the fall to change to the new POS, giving you the opportunity to graduate in December 2011. 

·         I’m receiving financial aid.  How will these changes affect my financial aid?  Your financial aid shouldn’t change, UNLESS you you’re only taking (or planning on taking) two courses AND drop one of those courses. Then you will no longer considered a full time student…thus impacting your financial aid.  For more information regarding financial you should contact financial aid directly.

 

Remember that we’re having an Elluminate Session on Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 7:30 – 8:00 (AZ time)

If you have further questions, you should contact your advisor.

 

Michael

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M.Ed. in Ed Tech (Revised Program of Study)

Effective Fall 2011

Required Professional/Core Courses (9 credit hours):

A.     Research (3 credit hours)

a.     EDR 610        Introduction to Research

b.     EDR 611        Action Research

c.     EPS 525        Introduction to Statistics (not offered online)

d.     CTE 691        Research in CTE

B.     Foundations (3 credit hours)

a.     SOC 612       Sociology of Education

b.     EDF 500        Cultural Foundations

c.     EDF 670        Philosophy of Education

d.     EDF 671        History of American Education

e.     EDF 672        Comparative Education

f.      EDF 673        International Education

g.     EDF 677        Educational Sociology

C.    Curriculum (3 credit hours)

a.     ECI 649         Problems in Elementary School Curriculum

b.     ECI 666         Problems in Secondary School Curriculum

c.     ECI 675         Principles of Curriculum Construction

d.     ECI 696         Professional Problems of Teachers

e.     CTE 670        Adult Learners

f.      CTE 592        Program and Curriculum Development

 

Educational Technology (21 credit hours): NOTE: Every effort will be made to offer the course in the semester indicated. However, the courses are NOT guaranteed to be offered since this course rotation is currently being tested.

      Prerequisites (6 credit hours)

·         ETC 547 Theory & Strategies in Technology Integration

·         ETC 567 Technology, Society, and Education

Select one (note: these courses are designed to have similar instructional activities although they cover different content – 3 credit hours)

·         ETC 548 Assistive Technology

·         ETC 557 Tech Integration in the Elementary Classroom

·         ETC 558 Tech Integration in the Secondary Classroom

·         ETC 559 Tech Integration in the ESL Classroom

 Take the following (12 credit hours)

§  ETC 647 Creating Learning Environments

§  ETC 657 Tech Planning and Professional Development

§  ETC 666 Designing Instruction

§  ETC 677 Distributed Learning Delivery Systems

 

 

 

 

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J. Michael Blocher Ph.D.       (928)523-1897 - Office
Associate Professor           
Educational Technology 
Northern Arizona University    michael.blocher@nau.edu
P.O. Box 5774 
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774       http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mjb9
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Proposals due Sunday Midnight

Submitted your proposals in Word document to TS.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Q: Could you summarize the proposal review process?

A: After you submit your proposals to TS, I will present your proposals to the ETC faculty reviewers.  I will collect the feedback and/or comments from them in additional the decision they make.  Generally, we may receive 4 different results from them: Pass, Pass with revision; Resubmit with revision, or Fail.  If we receive Pass or Pass with revision, we can start development and implement our projects.  We do not need to resubmit our proposals, even we receive Pass with revisions.  If we receive Resubmit with revision, we will have at least one week to revise our proposals and resubmit for the second around.  For send around review, it is likely we will receive one of four different review results.  If we receive Fail in the first or second around, we will have to withdraw from the class and retake ETC695 in the future.  My role in the process is to support you to prepare your projects and to facilitate the ETC faculty reviewing process.  I am doing my best to help you so do not hesitate to contact if you need any assistance.  You can contact me at Chih.Tu@Nau.edu since I check my NAU e-mails more often than Vista e-mails. I would like to all of you have positive capstone learning process and see  you to walk across the stage at the graduation.

Q: Who can be my field evaluators?

A: Content, instructions, or technology experts could be your field evaluators; therefore, they can be classroom teachers, administrators, or staff etc.  Generally, students won’t be appropriate to serve as field evaluators.  You do not need to include ETC faculty evaluators if you are able to identify field evaluators.  If you could not find enough field evaluators, you can ask our ETC695 classmates to serve as field evaluators, particularly your group members in ETC695.

Q: Do you have any tips for preparing the concept map?

A: Our concept map could be based on our content outline or central outline.  If you develop your outline first on Word document, you can import the outline to some software, like Inspiration, to generate a concept map.  There are many free concept mapping tools available online. http://www.delicious.com/ChihTu/concept+mapping If you have taken ETC647 with me, see ETC647 resrouces.

 

 

Q: Where I should place my central outline?

A: Appendix.  You can refer your central outline to the appendix in your body texts.

Q: Do I must include an outline in my proposal?

A: Not necessary, but highly encouraged. With narratives and outlines, our proposals are easier to follow.  Additionally, the outline can help us to develop, design, and evaluate our projects in additional to prepare our reports.

 

Q: Which edition of APA should I follow?

A: Follow the most current one, 6th Edition.  Many of you may not familiar with the 6th Edition.  Overall, we need to follow the 5th or 6th editions. http://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx

 

Q: Can I change my field evaluators because some of them may not be able to help me?

A: Yes, Identify your field evaluators.  When we need them to evaluate our project, they may not always be available to help us. We can ask others to be our field evaluators.  All we need to is to make sure to report this in our final report or journal.

 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Q: My project is to use FTF PD to teacher teachers to learn blog. Do I need to use CMS or other online technologies?

A: Regardless our project topics, when we design technology-based instructions, we need to keep remember the four components of technology integration. Content, Delivery Technology, Instructional strategies, and Assessment.

Content: Blog

Deliver technology: Consider certain delivery technologies that you can integrate to enhance your FTF instructions.  Certainly delivery technologies can be CMS, any online technologies, computers in the labs etc.

Instructional technologies: In FTF, frequently, we apply lectures.  Lectures are fine.  Consider to apply other effective instructional strategies to enhance your FTF instructional strategy.  For example, with some online technologies or network technologies, frequently we can integrate “online learning community” (we learn in ETC677)  or “open network learning environments” (we learn in ETC647) to enhance our FTF instructions more effective.  Perhaps, after FTF session, target audiences’ learning continue on in online learning community or ONLE.

Assessment: Be sure to assess whether your target audiences learn the content.  Assess whether the integrated delivery technologies effective. Assess integrate instructional strategies.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Q: Who are my ETC Faculty Reviewers for my filed evaluators?

A: Please just list ETC Faculty Reviewers 1 & 2.

Week 3 Summary

02/02, 7-8 pm: Elluminate with Chih

02/06: Due: Project proposal; Submit to TaskStream

Friday, January 28, 2011

Q: Should I design a rubrics/instrument/criteria for field evaluators?

A: It is a good idea to design one since it will be easier for you to collect/analyze/report data.

Q: Can use just central outline foramt for my proposal?

A: No, we should use narrative & outline formats to communicate our proposals.

Q: Am I required to use ETC666 proposal for capstone project?

A: No, you can use ETC647 or ETC677 proposal so any new ideas for your proposal.

Q: Do you have examples of capstone projects?

A: Yes, please see http://janus.ucc.nau.edu/edtech/site/outstanding/index.html these projects were voted by ETC students & faculties.

Q: May I submit my proposal early?

A: Yes, you may; however, the faculties reviewers won't be able to review our proposals after the proposal deadline.  Additionally, the faculty reviewers will review our proposals individually and discuss them as a group.

Q: Using graphs for proposals?

A: Yes, it is highly recommended that we should use graphs, figures, and/or tables to support our proposals, particularly in needs assessment in additional to the narratives.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

ETC695 Twitter

Want to know what our classmates tweeting about? See: http://twitter.com/#!/ETC695/spring-2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Elluminate with Chih

Many of you are working hard on your proposal. If you need me to help you on proposals, please sign-up one-one session with me on February 2, 2011 6-7 pm, Wednesday. Each student will have 10 minutes. If we have more than students than the time slots allocated, I will extend the time slots or different dates/times. 

 

Please sign up your preferred time at:

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/ccc?key=tP4KjhL4zSoSC77kPUoszCA&hl=en#gid=0

 

Elluminate session will occur on ETC Community Elluminate Space at: http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584

 

ETC Community Series: Capstone Proposals: 9/8, 7pm

Title: How to write capstone proposals

Date/Time: January 26, Wednesday, 7-8 pm Arizona Time.

Speaker: Dr. Chih-Hsiung Tu

Sponsor: ETC Community

Where: Elluminate: ETC Virtual Space.

This presentation will give students an opportunity to get updated on the ETC program news; & to learn about writing proposals, such as capstone project proposals, course project proposals etc.  There will also be time at the end for questions and discussion.

 

Place: NAU Elluminate.

Who should attend?  All ETC students since all ETC students must write effective project proposals.  This talk would help you to gain a better understanding about proposal writing, prepare your project goals, activities, and assessments etc. Be sure you have reliable Internet access, speakers, headset etc to participate in this talk.

 

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Reminder: Submit your graduation application

Don’t forget to submit your graduation application! Include graduation application form, unofficial transcript, & program of study.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Q: Can I use the proposal I did for ETC600 level courses?


A: Yes, You may.  Be sure you update your proposal to meet capstone requirements, particularly revise your proposal based on the instructors’ feedback.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

scholarship application

We ask your assistance in getting word to our students that our College of Education scholarship application is now open and submission deadline is February 28, 2010.   I've attached a flyer for your information and posting and have included the text below.

 

Thank you for your assistance in assuring all of our students have opportunity to apply for our scholarships.

 

Laura

 

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

 

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

NOW

AVAILABLE AT

http://www4.nau.edu/cee/scholarships/apply/enter.aspx

 

Go to Current Students Link on our COE Home Page

And then

Student Scholarships

 

Submission deadline is:

 

February 28, 2010

 

 

 

Please note that additional

Scholarships are available at:

NAZUFoundation.com

Application deadline is February 15, 2010

 

 

Laura L. Theimer

Office of the Dean

College of Education

Northern Arizona University

PO Box 5774

Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Phone:  523-8746

Fax:  523-8700

 

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Week 1: 01/17-01/23

  • Course Contract, Self Introductions on discussion board, Group Sing up (01/23)
  • Apply for graduations: Forward your graduation applications to your academic advisers (01/23). Your advisers and the department need two weeks to process your graduation applications before the university deadline.

 

Planning on Graduating at this Spring's Commencement?

Hi all,

I know that I’ve sent this out before and in several communication tools. However, it is important enough to send another remainder. 

Are you planning on graduating and attending Commencement this Spring?

If so, please be aware of the commencement changes due to the Dome being renovated in the forwarded email below.   Remember, that you need to have your graduation application submitted to the graduate college by the 2/11/11 deadline.  However, you need to make sure that you give your adviser time to review your application.  In other words, make sure you get your graduation application documents to your adviser in plenty of time for  him/her to review and submit it though to our Department Chair.

I recommend that if you are, have your graduation application submitted to your adviser by January 31, 2011.

The Graduation Application Materials need to include the following:

1.       Graduation Application [retrieve at…http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/graduation.asp]

2.       Unofficial Transcript

3.       Completed Program of Studies [fill out the semester and date for each course taken]

Michael

 

 

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J. Michael Blocher Ph.D.       (928)523-1897 - Office
Associate Professor           
Educational Technology 
Northern Arizona University    michael.blocher@nau.edu
P.O. Box 5774 
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774       http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mjb9
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Welcome!

Our class will start on January 18, Tuesday.