January 10, 2006 - Introduction to the Course

Medium: Face2Face
Location: Cyberport (3-105 Education North)

An introduction to the course.
An explanation of the different technologies we will use.
An introduction to the UofA Cyberport.

January 17, 2006 - Constructivism and the Community of Learners

Medium: Face2Face
Location: Cyberport (3-105 Education North)

Guest Lecture - David Geelan

Preparation:

• Scardamalia & Bereiter (1994)
• Brown & Campione (1994)
• Geelan (1997)

January 24, 2006 - SLS Technologies (Part 1)

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC

Guest Lecture - Kim Peacock

Preparation: Purchase a headset and microphone for your personal computer. Read the Web information on Elluminate (http://www.elluminate.com), Smart Technologies Bridgit (http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/Bridgit/) and Horizon Wimba (http://www.horizonwimba.com/).

Everything you need to know about Elluminate, Bridget, and similar IP conferencing software.

Assignment: Begin Lab #1

January 31, 2006 - Foundations of Synchronous Learning Systems

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC

Preparation:

• Saba (2003)
• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) - Chapter 2
• Clark (1984)

February 7, 2006 - SLS Technologies (Part 2)

Medium: Face2Face
Location: Cyberport (3-105 Education North)

Guest Lecture - Cathy King

Preparation: Cyberport Documentation, Access Grid Documentation, PACE documentation.

Everything you need to know about commercial videoconferencing: H.323 Videoconferences, MPEG-2 Videoconferences, PACE, and Access Grid.

Assignment: Lab #2

February 14, 2006 - SLS Technologies (Part 3)

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC

Preparation:

• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M. & Zvacek, S. (2003) - Chapter 4
• Ellis & Debreceny (1999)
• Montgomerie, T.C., King, C., & Dropko, K. (2003, June)
• Montgomerie, T.C., Davis, A.R., & Boora, N. (2004)
• Dropko, K., Steer, D., & Montgomerie, C. (2004)

An discussion of a state of the art Synchronous Learning Systems project: the Rural Advanced Community of Learners (RACOL) project.

Assignment: Lab #3

February 21, 2006 - No Class - Reading Week

February 28, 2006 - SLS Technologies (Part 4)

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC
Submit: Lab #1

Preparation:

• Foshee, D.R. (1997).
• Mühlhäuser, M. (2004).

March 7, 2006 - Copyright, Legal and Ethical Considerations

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC

Preparation:

• FOIPP and Technology
• Access Copyright at the UofA
• CIPO: A guide to Copyright
• University of Alberta WebCT student Tutorials.

March 14, 2006 - Designing and Developing for the SLS Class

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC
Submit: Lab #2

Preparation:

• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. Albright, M. & Zvaceck, S. (2003) Chapter 6.
• Geelan, D., Fiege, K., & Peacock, K. (2004)

March 21, 2006 - Delivering an SLS Class

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC

Preparation:

• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. Albright, M. & Zvaceck, S. (2003) Chapter 8.
• Knipe, D.. & Lee, M. (2002)

March 28, 2006 - Student Assessment Using SLS

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC
Submit: Lab #3

Preparation:

• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. Albright, M. & Zvaceck, S. (2003) Chapter 11.

April 4, 2006 - Evaluating SLS Technologies

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC

Preparation:

• Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. Albright, M. & Zvaceck, S. (2003) Chapter 12.

April 11, 2006 - Summary

Medium: Elluminate
Location: Your PC
Submit: Final paper