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Teaching: Computer Based Methods

W310 Fall 1998: http://inkido.indiana.edu/W310/index.htm W310 Fall 1999: http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310fall99/index.html

Context	W310 is a course designed to support students in learning how to integrate technology into their teaching. Most students who take this course are striving to receive a computer endorsement along with their teaching certification. This course is mainly taken by junior and senior education majors. Hence this course emphases how to support student learning with technology rather than learning about technology.
Conditions	I co-taught this course twice with Dr. Sasha Barab. The course was significantly revised from the Fall of 1998 to the Fall of 1999. One of the mainstays of the course was to facilitate collaboration between students in our class and practicing in-service teachers. One of the challenges of this course was developing projects that addressed a wide range of needs as the students who enroll in the class typically have a wide range of computer knowledge. Some students have a rather sophisticated understanding of computer applications while others are just learning about how to use to integrate technology in their future K-12 classroom.
Scope	I co-taught this course two times during the Fall of 1998 and the Fall 1999. Each course had approximately 15 students enrolled.
Role	My role in the first class was typically more of support which entailed developing software tutorials and some classroom activities. However, as the first course progressed and even more during the second course, my role increased to teaching portions of the course, serving as a technology mentor to the students, helping the students with their projects, and at times serving as a liaison between the students and their cooperating teacher.