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EDU697 CAPSTONE A PROJECT APPROACH

Week 2 Assignment

Supporting the Needs of All Learners

Reflecting on your personal experience, learning in prior courses, and our Week Two Discussion, briefly discuss and support your understanding of the importance of designing to support the needs of all learners. Additionally, select then redesign a prior MATLT activity to demonstrate your attainment of Program Learning Outcome 3 to “design learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners”. The redesign should demonstrate use of instructional design principles and theory and explain your choice of principles and theories. Finally, include a discussion of the design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign and how they were overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the discussion and support of how instructional design principles and theory influence designs to support the needs of all learners would reasonable be a page and the reflection on design and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Writing Tips! For all course assignments, write in a formal tone showing your best academic writing ability. Additionally, remember to include a succinct organizing introduction and succinct conclusion to the assignment paper. For example, for this assignment, you might start (after the title page) by restating the assignment instructions above into a series of statements for your introduction (tell the reader what you’ll present). Then, include your discussion of supporting the needs of all learners, your redesigned lesson, and the reflection discussion about your challenges. Finally, conclude with a succinct summary of the contents of your paper (tell the reader what you’ve said in summary/reword the introduction), ending with a References page. Additionally, remember to make use of APA headings to signify transitions among sections of your assignment.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU697 CAPSTONE A PROJECT APPROACH

Week 3 Assignment

Ethical Practices of Technology Usage

Select a prior MATLT Program course activity that demonstrates attainment of Program Learning Outcome 5 to “exemplify ethical practices of technology usage”. Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and theory. Using learning in prior courses and the Week Three Discussion, include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and why. Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign process and how they were overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU697 CAPSTONE A PROJECT APPROACH

Week 4 Assignment

Assessment and Evaluation Using Technology

Select a prior MATLT activity that demonstrates attainment of Program Learning Outcome 6 to “technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation” and Program Learning Outcome 7 “Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings”. Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and theory. Using learning in prior courses and the Week Four Discussion, be sure to include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and why. Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign process and how they were overcome.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU697 CAPSTONE A PROJECT APPROACH

Week 5 Assignment

Supporting Learning and Leadership with Technology

Select a prior MATLT activity that demonstrates attainment of Program Learning Outcome 8 “demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of learning and leadership”. Redesign the activity using instructional design principles and theory.  Be sure to include an explanation of which principles and theory you chose and why. Additionally, include a discussion of any design and implementation challenges experienced during the redesign process.

Review the Rubric for this Assignment to understand the criteria on which you will be evaluated. Note that because the length of your redesigned activities will likely vary greatly, no specific length requirement exists for this assignment. However, as a general guideline, the explanation of the principles and theories will be about half a page and the reflection on design and implementation challenges would reasonably be half a page.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

EDU697 CAPSTONE A PROJECT APPROACH

Week 6 Assignment

Reflection

According to the Tuckman and Jensen Model for group processes, the final stage in a group’s activity involves adjourning. In an online course, the last week of activity is a time for reflection and ending the formal group interaction. The same strategy can be applied to the end of a program of study. Therefore, we would like to model adjourning by offering you this space to reflect, debrief, and bring closure to our time together in this course and the MATLT program.

To participate in the Reflection discussion, post a media-rich farewell that reflects on your learning experiences in this course and then the MATLT program as a whole. Next, reflect on any design and development challenges you experienced during the creation of your final project for this course and make at least one constructive suggestion for how the final project experience could be improved. Conclude with a reflection on your journey from enrollment to this moment in the MATLT program. You are encouraged to highlight friends, family, instructors or fellow learners and even your Ashford University staff contacts, such as an advisor or librarian, who has contributed to your success!

Attach or link your creation to your response.  The reflection might be a brief video, such as with YouTube or VoiceThread, a narrated PowerPoint using Snap!, or a Glogster, or any other media-rich presentation addressing the questions. Remember to cite any graphics, audio, video, and ideas you incorporate into your creation that are not yours.

Guided Response: Reply to two or more classmates. In this as with every discussion throughout our course, for optimal engagement with your learning peers, you are encouraged to reengage in the discussion by replying to posts made in response to you by the instructor and peers.

The Reflection evaluation will occur along the following grade continuum. An error constitutes issues with addressing all parts of the question, required number of replies, timeliness, citation, or mechanics.

 

EDU697 CAPSTONE A PROJECT APPROACH

Week 6 Assignment

Final paper

Final Project

Read this document thoroughly and refer to it often while you’re developing your Final Project.

You will submit one document for your Final Project, which will be written in Microsoft Word. This document will include the 6 items noted below.

Appropriate front and back matter (Title Page, References, etc.)

The narrative (“discussion”) that meets Requirements 2 and 3 below

A link to your web-based ePortfolio

Appropriate headings per APA to indicate transitions among sections

A succinct, well-organized introduction

A succinct, well-organized conclusion

Write in a formal tone showing your best academic writing ability.

Note that References for your Final Project document need only pertain to the text in the document and not all citations in the ePortfolio.

The purpose of the Final Project is to use instructional design principles and theory to construct an electronic portfolio (ePortfolio) that aggregates redesigned prior coursework. At a minimum, your ePortfolio will demonstrate attainment of the 8 MATLT Program Learning Outcomes. The overarching goal of the ePortfolio is that you showcase your learning from the MATLT program in a consolidated, web-based format that can easily be shared with anyone: colleagues, potential or current employers, friends, family members, etc.

There are numerous ways you might approach the creation of your ePortfolio. The ePortfolio might be as basic as a series of graphical hyperlinks to activities that demonstrate each PLO. You might choose to utilize a cohesive narrative via Glogster or a video narrative of activities using Voicethread. It can be as advanced as a blog, such as Blogger, with a narrative and reflection on each activity included on individual posts. You might also use an actual website such as Google Sites that tells the story of your educational journey and value of your MATLT degree personally and in the labor market.

The ePortfolio is your chance to shine and show what you know and are able to do in the practice of teaching and learning with technology!

You will submit a link to your Final Project in the Week 6 Discussion for preliminary feedback by peers and the instructor before the final due date. The earlier you submit in the discussion, the more opportunity for input.

Your Final Project will be graded on how well it creates an effective digital web presence. The following items will be evaluated:

At least one artifact that represents mastery of each PLO

Use of APA for style and formatting

Inclusion of all 6 items per paragraph 2 above

Level of academic writing ability

Requirements:

Create a web-based ePortfolio that includes redesigned activities from prior MATLT coursework to demonstrate your competency with the 8 Program Learning Outcomes.

Be as creative as you desire to meet or exceed the basic requirements.

Create an educationally sound project using instructional design principles and theory while exemplifying ethical uses of technology.

Incorporate such features as universal design, media copyright/citation, etc.

Address each Program Learning Outcome in your ePortfolio; if a single activity demonstrates multiple outcomes, make sure you indicate that in your narrative.

The narrative portion needs to indicate in a cohesive, logical manner how each assignment demonstrates attainment of the outcomes.

The 8 Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) stated in the Ashford University catalog for academic years 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 are as follows:

PLO 1     Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to learning using technology.

PLO 2     Demonstrate knowledge and skills in current and emerging instructional technologies.

PLO 3     Design learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the needs of all learners.

PLO 4     Apply research to support learning in a technology-enhanced environment.

PLO 5     Exemplify ethical practices of technology usage.

PLO 6     Evaluate technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation.

PLO 7     Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings.

PLO 8     Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of learning and leadership.

Rank and discuss the importance of each Program Learning Outcome to your individual work setting.

From first to last, rank each PLO regarding its importance to you as an educator or potential educator.

Discuss how you use (or don’t use) each PLO in your work setting.

Explain why you ranked this PLO in this particular order, and its value to you in your learning environment or your position.

For example, if you are a training manager, you might choose PLO 8 as the most important PLO: As a decision-maker, you rely on technology to meet your organization’s objectives. Likewise, you may also choose PLO6 as the second most important outcome, because your job responsibilities focus on evaluation and assessment.

NOTE: If you are unemployed or otherwise do not work in a teaching capacity, you can either (a) use a previous work center, or (b) imagine the perfect work center (e.g., your dream job) and use that fictional work center to rank and discuss each PLO.

Discuss the design and development challenges you experienced while creating this ePortfolio and how you overcame those challenges.

If you feel that you did not face any challenges during your design/redesign:

Please state there were no challenges and clearly support this statement a discussion of the details.

or

Reflect and think deeply about your design / redesign process and offer a detailed narrative of how the process excelled.

Discuss the challenges encountered while meeting requirements for your ePortfolio. Examples of challenges include:

Choosing a specific technology to showcase your learning

Difficulty ranking the PLOs

Finding creative ways to display your newly learned skill sets

Tying together concepts and theories into one cohesive digital collection

Getting started

Explain how you resolved or worked around those challenges. The below examples map to the examples listed directly above, and include:

You became proficient in Jing, so you used that technology

You linked PLO’s to your job responsibilities

Internet searches uncovered new ways to utilize your talents

Peer collaboration produced ways to effectively consolidate multiple concepts and theories in one package

ePortfolio examples sparked cognitive thought

Create a separate heading per APA for this section

Instructions:

Submit a word document containing a link to your Final Project through the Week 6 Final Project Assignment Submission Button on or before the due date.Reminder: You will submit a link to your Final Project in the Week 6 Discussion for preliminary feedback by peers and the instructor before the final due date. The earlier you submit in the discussion, the more opportunity for feedback!

Post questions about the Final Project in the Ask Your Instructor discussion and check there frequently for answers to peers’ questions that may assist you.

Consider and integrate feedback received from classmates and the instructor given during this course and especially during the Week 6 Discussion before final ePortfolio submission.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric to understand what is expected for a “Distinguished” performance for each of the expected criteria of the Final Project.