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EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies

University of Wisconsin Stout
Online Course 1 semester hour graduate credit
Instructor: Dr. Kay Lehmann
Tuition and Registration
EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies
EDUC 650 July 8 - August 2, 2013 (Enroll today!)

Explore effective ways to use social media for communication with parents, in the classroom and for personal professional development. Learn how to use social networks and cloud-based tools including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks.

Who should enroll?
Designed for elementary, middle school, and high school classroom teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators and support staff at all levels.

Prerequisite: A basic understanding of how to sign up for accounts using web-based tools and a willingness to explore social media instructional strategies.

Description
Social media strategies for professional development, global collaborative initiatives, learning community development and collaborations. Digital citizenship and learning outcomes and assessment using social media.

This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program. 

NOTE: You may enroll in this course to meet your goals for professional development, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer the credit to another university.

Textbook
Levinson, M. (2010). From fear to Facebook: One school’s journey. ISTE: Eugene, OR. ISBN-13: 978-1564842701 Available from amazon.com or iste.org as a paperback or from amazon.com as a Kindle edition.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Advocate and model safe, legal, and ethical use of social media.
• Evaluate a variety of social media tools for professional or classroom use and develop learning applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of collaboration and communication strategies using social media with other professionals, community partners, or parents.
• Critically analyze connected classroom projects and professional development opportunities conducted via social media.
• Develop an assessment tool for evaluating social media for classroom or professional applications.
• Develop an action plan demonstrating ethical and effective application of social media for communication, professional development, assessment of learning, learning communities, experiential learning or integration in the curriculum. 

Alignment with Standards
Course objectives are aligned with the following:

Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 4 and 5

No travel to campus is required. Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week.

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Bulletin for our UW-Stout Certificate Holders

Happy Holidays to everyone!

I'd like to call your attention to a few new courses that graduates of our E-Learning and Instructional Design Certificate programs might want to consider.

Adding additional units to your Certificate areas will help you establish your subject matter expertise. When it comes to college and university employment.  Most schools want to see 18+ graduate units beyond your masters degree on your transcripts.  With this in mind...

If you have the E-Learning Certificate, consider earning the Instructional Design Certificate.

If you have the Instructional  Design Certificate, consider earning the E-Learning Certificate.

For new classes that would enhance either certificate consider:

Susan Manning: 
EDUC 646 Using Games for Learning and Assessment
1 graduate credit
Integration of interactive games and simulations with the curriculum, implications for effective assessment. Use of games to support collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making and to increase motivation and engagement in the classroom including benefits and drawbacks.
February 4 - March 1, 2013 or  April 1 - 26, 2013

Kay Lehmann:
EDUC 696B Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies
1 graduate credit
Explore inspiring and effective ways to use social media for professional development, training or in the classroom. Connect  professionally and/or connect students with learning opportunities via social networks and cloud-based tools. Learn how to use Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks for instantaneous and targeted professional development.
February 4 - March 1, 2013

Ann Bell:
EDUC 641 Mobile Learning Instructional Design (for cell phones, tablets and iPads)
3 graduate credits
Explore how to integrate mobile learning in your classroom using handheld technology such as the iPad, iPad2, iPod Touch, iPhone, and smartphones. In-depth analysis of mobile learning research, trends, instructional strategies, curriculum integration, professional development, and on-the-job training, and use in the flipped classroom.
January 28 - March 22, 2013  or March 25 - May 17, 2013

Jim Erbe:
EDUC 744 929 Web Design for Educators
3 graduate credits
Explore the essential elements of Web design and utilize practical activities and step-by-step procedures to design, build, and post a website using Google Sites. Learn what makes an effective educational website and what features are critical to motivate learning.
January 14 - March 8, 2013

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Dennis O'Connor
Program Advisor
UW-Stout E-Learning and Online Teaching

EDUC 696B Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies

University of Wisconsin-Stout Online

EDUC 696B Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies 

Online Course 1 semester hour graduate credit ($397)
Instructor: Dr. Kay Lehmann
Tuition and Registration
EDUC 696B 961 May 29 - June 25, 2012
EDUC 696B 960 July 9 - August 3, 2012
EDUC 696B 900 October 1 – December 14, 2012

Who should enroll?

Designed for elementary, middle school, and high school classroom teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators and support staff at all levels.  

Explore inspiring and effective ways to use social media for professional development or in the classroom or assignments, assessments, cross-cultural communication and language learning, collaborative learning, and real-world experiential learning. 

Connect  professionally and/or connect students with learning opportunities via social networks and cloud-based tools. Also, learn how to use Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks for instantaneous and targeted professional development.

Description

Social media applications for professional development, global collaborative initiatives, learning community development and collaborations. Digital citizenship and learning outcomes and assessment using social media.

This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program. NOTE: You may enroll in this course to meet your goals for professional development, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer the credit to another university.

Textbook

Levinson, M. (2010). From fear to Facebook: One school’s journey. ISTE: Eugene, OR. ISBN-13: 978-1564842701 Available from amazon.com or iste.org as a paperback or from amazon.com as a Kindle edition.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Advocate and model safe, legal, and ethical use of social media.
2. Evaluate a variety of social media tools for professional or classroom use and develop learning applications.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of collaboration and communication strategies using social media with other professionals, community partners, or parents.
4. Critically analyze connected classroom projects and professional development opportunities conducted via social media.
5. Develop an assessment tool for evaluating social media for classroom or professional applications.
6. Develop an action plan demonstrating ethical and effective application of social media for communication, professional development, assessment of learning, learning communities, experiential learning or integration in the curriculum. 

Alignment with Standards

Course objectives are aligned with the following:

Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 4 and 5

No travel to campus is required. Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week.

Sign Up Soon!

Register online

The School of Education reserves the right to cancel classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements.

For More Information...

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