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** Integrating Technology for the Digital Age: Surrey Cohort ** **__ EDPR 529-2: Technology and the Content Areas __** **__ EDPR 562-3: Advanced Field Studies in Educational Practice I __** Instructional Team: Lisa Donovan, Paula Howarth, Marlowe Irvine, Darren Yung As I think about this what are the implications for my future as a teacher? This course is intended to encourage students to explore the benefits and cautions in the use of educational technologies through the lenses of curriculum and educational contents. Students will be encouraged to inquire into their own practice as:
 * Simon Fraser University, Field Programs, Faculty of Education **
 * __ Description & Objectives __**
 * 1) learners
 * 2) content specialists
 * 3) reflective practioners
 * 4) educational advocates.

For example, we might ask ourselves:
 * Who am I as both a learner and teacher within my content area?


 * What is my relation to and thinking about the interplay between what I teach and educational technology?


 * How might the use of technology engage me in and with a professional learning community?


 * What are some of my interests, dilemmas, and questions concerning my content area and educational technology?


 * How is technology influencing and shaping the nature of teaching and learning?


 * What literacies will my students need to be successful learners within my content area?


 * How can teachers work together across grades and across content areas to develop life-long skills in students?

At the end of this course, participants will produce and present a Field Study proposal that outlines your intentions for a fall field study as you continue your learning journey in LTT.

How might the use of iPads (and their numerous applications) be integrated into what I do as an LST teacher @ the Elementary school level?
 * __ Learning Tasks and Expectations __**
 * 1) ** Readings: ** Participants will be asked to respond to readings. A written response could act as notes or as a framework for in-class discussions.
 * 2) ** Individual and group activities exploring the use of technology in content areas and across content areas **
 * 3) ** Journaling and autobiographical writing **
 * 4) Completion of a **Field Study Plan,** including:
 * a question, wondering, issue or practice difficulty that you wish to explore

Accessibility is not an issue. Support is not an issue. Managing new resources, creating new systems, and new routines along with the usual trouble shooting are the main issues.
 * your challenges regarding the place of technology in your content are and your practice


 * a statement regarding the relation between your proposed field study and one or more of capacities

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 * resources, readings and perspectives relevant to your question

Zite and other Websites loaded onto Safari and other places on the iPad


 * a general overview of the forms of data and method(s) of data analysis you intend to use.

Running Record and Reflections in my Blog


 * 1) Development of **1-2 learning statements** resulting from explorations in the summer course (**we will be adding to but not presenting portfolios this summer**).


 * 1) ** Attendance ** and **participation** in class activities and discussions.


 * Department Policy Statement re Attendance/Participation: **

Attendance and active participation in all classes is mandatory in order to attain an 'S' grade.

Because all classes are participatory, a student must make arrangements with the instructor/faculty associate to complete readings/assignments to compensate for missed work. It should be noted that students who miss the equivalent of two or more classes may not be able to make up sufficient work to attain an ‘S’ grade.

A student who is unable to attend a class due to exceptional circumstances must notify the instructor and/or faculty associate before the class and also contact other students before the subsequent class to find out what was discussed and make up work missed.


 * University Policy Statement regarding Academic Honesty **

All members of the University community share the responsibility for the academic standards and reputation of SFU. Academic honesty is a condition of continued membership in the university community. Please review the Policy at []