SDSU EDTEC News and Views

RSS Feed Homepage

Electronic Field Trip - See ADDIE in Action at SYS Technoligies
2007-11-15 17:06:00
Attention EDTEC Students and Alumni:View a day in the life of SYS Performance Technologies as they work on:Cutting-edge interactive web-based learning modulesState-of-the-art learning simulations and virtual equipment trainingThe continuum of competency requirements needed over the career path of Navy network administratorsRapid instructional development programs using off-the-shelf development and delivery toolsWhen: Monday, November 26, 2007 at 7PMWhere: SDSU North Education, Room 273 or Live through Adobe ConnectIf you would like to join the live Adobe Connect session, please RSVP to bminuto@cox.net for connection info. Connect space is limited so don't forget to RSVP ASAP!
More About: Electronic , Action , Trip , Field

Reporting from Chuuk, Micronesia
2007-11-01 13:04:00
I just spent one week in Chuuk, a beautiful and tranquil island in Micronesia . I helped a group of teachers to learn powerpoint, digital storytelling, and E-portfolio. It’s such a fun group! Nothing bothers them. And they bond like a group of fish in the ocean.Chuuk, comparing to the modern and over-developed Shanghai, is like the village I grew up in the 70s. No high rises, no big markets, no TV or radio signals, and power gets cut off daily. However, Chuuknese are happy and free, from debt, mortgage, traffic, stress, and all other worries we have in the “modern” life. Many people just sit on the street and watch the day goes by.Here is a picture of our good-bye dinner. I am holding a dark fish, which Michael (the tall and dark guy on my left) caught in the deep ocean and BBQ-ed. At least that is what he claimed. They asked me to post this picture on our blog and title it—SDSU students in the 70s (China’s 70s).

EDTEC Prof Speaks to Brazilian Educators: Seeks to Inspire Educational Chal
2007-10-21 00:32:00
Professor Bernie Dodge recently returned from a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he had been invited to be the North American representative at a conference of the Brazilian Educational Technology Association (ABT). Acknowledging the difficulty of speaking on behalf of our entire continent, Bernie compared the use of technology in the U.S. and Brazil, then shared his perspective about exciting developments in social software, massively multiplayer virtual environments, learners creating their own knowledge and some legislative aspects of educational technology. He used Rogers’ model of diffusion of innovation to describe how new educational approaches were being spread via blogs, web sites, and other social software. While in Rio, Bernie also spoke at the Brazilian Army Language School. For more information go to http://abt-br.org.br/index.php?option=com _content&task=view&id=411&Itemid=61
More About: Prof , Inspire

Alum Offers Insights for Finding Human Performance Technology in New Places
2007-09-19 22:43:00
Last Fall, graduate students in Allison Rossett’s Performance Technology class at San Diego State University created short papers called PT Makeovers. Here is one that was published in Performance Express: http://www.performancexpress.org/#7 If you enjoy it, please search the ISPI Performance Express web site for other published makeover articles. Congratulations to alum Colleen Cunningham.
More About: Human , Places , Offers

Bernie Dodge Receives MERLOT Award for QuestGarden Online Authoring Tool
2007-09-19 05:48:00
The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching - MERLOT recognized Professor Bernie Dodge 's QuestGarden by granting it the MERLOT Classics award at the organization's International Conference held in New Orleans this summer. QuestGarden is an online authoring tool, community and hosting service that is designed to make it easier and quicker to create a high quality WebQuest.In the words of one of the judges: "There is strong research support for the use of WebQuests in inquiry-based learning activities. The challenge has always been a technical one. How can web authoring be made easy enough so that all instructors can create WebQuests when needed. Bernie Dodge has addressed this problem by providing a tool that walks instructors through the process, providing them with pedagogical support along the way. This tool is being used by educators all over the world to create structured activities that students can use to solve real-world problems."The MERLOT program...
More About: Tool , Merlot , Award

Saba Elected to the Advisory Board of the US Distance Learning Association
2007-09-19 04:55:00
Dr. Farhad Saba, Professor of Educational Technology was elected to serve on the advisory board of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). The primary mission of USDLA is to provide national leadership in the field. It is the first nonprofit distance learning association in the United States to support research, development and practice for government, higher and K-12 education, and business.Founded in 1987, USDLA has created a powerful alliance among state distance learning associations including California. Dr. Saba served as the President of Alliance for Distance Education in California, the state chapter of USDLA in academic year 2004-05.Speaking about the field, Saba said: “Distance education has seen a tremendous growth in the past decade. The growth has brought many new practitioners to the field. This is very encouraging. We are now at a point that distance education can fulfill one of its major objectives, that of decreasing the cost of higher education. ...
More About: Board , Distance Learning

New "Open Mike" Online Advising Sessions Give Students a Chance to Ask Ques
2007-09-18 05:59:00
This Fall the SDSU EDTEC Department will be offering students a new venue to ask questions of and have discussions with faculty, alumni, and fellow students: Open Mike Online Advising sessions that will be held via a series of familiar Adobe Connect webcasts. Students can log on to: http://edbreeze.sdsu.edu/r32652684/At specified dates and times (noted in the department News page and calendar) interested students can login to ask questions and join discussions via voice, video or text chat. Upcoming sessions include:Oct 7, 2007 - e-PortfoliosOct 28, 2007 - Thinking About the Master's Program or Advanced Certificate?Nov 18, 2007 - How to Thrive in a Graduate Program
More About: Chance

Wonderful Palau: from Minjuan
2007-07-29 04:22:00
I just finished a two-week teaching and tour in Palau . I taught EDTEC 572 to a cohort of students from Palau. A great majority of them are teachers from Palau public schools, including an untouched island in the far north, Kayagnel. I had the great fortune visiting Kayagnel with Valentina, a student who was born there. The boat was small and the ocean was rough; but I still had a great time!My last day there was a day to remember. I snorkeled at three different places. Because I do not swim well, a high school student who is working on the boat, pulled me everywhere with a life jacket. I saw beautiful corals and swam with the famous mushroom-like Jelly fish. Before ending the last class, the students gave me a beautiful set of necklace, earrings, and bracelet, all made with Palau money beads. They only gave these to special people. According to the custom, a male needs to put the necklace on me. Smyth was charged with the mission and he was nervous. He had to ask Melissa for help. E...
More About: Wonderful

ibstpi in Australia ...
2007-06-10 23:59:00
ibstpi -- what's that? The International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction is a nonprofit corporation (founded in 1984) whose Board members represent professionals in all the industries we target in our own EDTEC program: government, military, private industry, academia, K-12, nonprofit. ibstpi is primarily involved in activities that lead to the development of standards; currently, the board has outlined/published competencies and associated performance standards in four areas: instructors, training managers, instructional design, and evaluation.In late June, Marcie Bober, Department Chair and an ibstpi board member, will join her ibstpi colleagues in Australia for a series of interactive workshops targeting performance technologists based in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. It's an opportunity for sharing strategies, building organizational capacity, and networking.For more information about ibstpi, point your browser to: http://ibstpi.org -- or simply ...

EDTEC Students Embark on International Learning Opportunities
2007-06-08 18:24:00
Congratulations to ...EDTEC students Daniel Novak and Fenimore Johnson; each received a substantial scholarship to offset expenses connected with international learning opportunities in which they're engaged this summer. Daniel's special study is focused on mobile learning; he's working collaboratively with Dr. Minjuan Wang and her colleagues at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (see: http://www.sjtu.edu.cn/english/index/inde x.htm). Fenimore's directed internship is sponsored by the University of Twente---part of the Consortium for Higher Education Exchange in Instructional and Information Technologies (CHEXIT; see: http://coe.sdsu.edu/chexit%2Dsdsu/about-a merican.htm). His client is Outer Quartile Range in Rotterdam---where he'll be part of a team exploring ways to make the web more accessible to people with disabilities.
More About: International , Students , Learning , Opportunities

SDSU EDTEC Class of 2007
2007-06-07 05:29:00
Dr. Bob Hoffman recently captured a shot of our 2007 doctoral and masters graduates at the department festivities celebrating their commencement this Spring. We'll look forward to hearing about their projects and adventures in educational technology!
More About: Class

Evaluating the Impact of Technology on Learning
2007-06-07 05:15:00
Dr. Allison Rossett writes:"I'm intrigued by the impact of technology on how we learn and seek out information, of course. It also raises questions about how we plan and evaluate. If learning and reference and community move on demand and online, doesn't that have enormous ramifications for how we measure?And don't forget that there is lots of room for improvement -- A recent ASTD Benchmarking Forum study looked at course evaluations by Kirkpatrick level. While 94 percent of courses are examined for Level 1 and 34 percent are checked for knowledge, just 13 percent of courses are examined for Level 3, transfer behavior. What about Level 4? What percent of courses are held to questions about influence in the field? Only 3 percent are.I published an article in Training and Development this February. Take a look. What do YOU think?"
More About: Technology , Learning

Congratulations Grads!
2007-05-23 14:55:00
SDSU's EDTEC Department celebrated the graduation for the Class of 2007 on Sunday May 20 with five new doctoral grads and 34 in the Master's program. Dean Lionel Meno and Department Chair Marcie Bober addressed the new grads and their families in festivities held after commencement at Scripps Cottage. Karl Richter was honored as the Outstanding Student in his class and Bernie Dodge was this year's Most Influential Faculty member. Sandy Quesada from Wachovia gave the keynote address which was followed by the traditional Faculty vs. New Grads game and recognition of the grads. This year's theme was simply "iGrad" and featured a cake in the shape of an iPod including a menu of new options for this year's grads! Well done!
More About: Congratulations

CSU Systemwide Survey of Teacher Preparation Shows Top Tech Prep from SDSU
2007-05-19 17:12:00
SDSU's College of Education, (in cooperation with the Office of the Chancellor and the other CSU campuses with teacher prep programs) participates in an annual evaluation of teacher education, drawing not only on feedback from graduates but also on assessment of graduate readiness and performance by their K-12 supervisors. The EDTEC program provides nearly all of the technology training for SDSU's preservice educators through EDTEC 470 (see: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC470/). The latest results suggest that SDSU graduates are better prepared for teaching with and using technology than their counterparts systemwide. On all of the technology-oriented questions, the percentage of SDSU's respondents choosing Well or adequately prepared far exceeded the reported systemwide percentage. Just a few examples (all focused on multiple subjects candidates) follow:As a new teacher, I am able to use computer-based technology to help students learn subjects of the curriculum (SDSU/87.5%; ...
More About: Tech , Survey , Teacher , Preparation , Prep

EDTEC's pivotal role in the SDSU Course Design Institute
2007-05-19 17:10:00
EDTEC is one of four campus entities (Center for Teaching and Learning; people, Information & Communication Technology; and Instructional Technology Services) sponsoring a major campus-wide event on May 21: Blending Learning and Hybrid Courses--synergizing classroom and online learning. Well over 100 faculty---representing both undergraduate and graduate programs as well as a variety of disciplines and class types---attended interactive sessions that focused on ways to reshape courses for delivery online; engage students who may be reticent about participating in web-based chats, forums, and discussion groups; help students work productivity with virtual teams and groups; ensure students take full advantage of online resources--whether instructor provided or accessed at the library; assess how well their hybrid courses are going--and make changes based on the data; and much, much more.
More About: Design , Role , Institute

Learning and Development at Wachovia
2007-05-19 16:52:00
90 minutes with Sandy Quesada: Special funding allowed the EDTEC Dept. to offer an exciting symposium on May 21 featuring Sandy Quesada, Wachovia Corporations, Senior Vice President for Learning and Development /General Banking Group. In a interactive format that allowed plenty of time for questions and discussion, Sandy described what Wachovia is doing to develop its people (and how technology factors into that effort), how Wachovia's learning programs are assessed (and success measured), and much more! The Dept. plans additional events of this kind this Fall.

What We Can Learn from Infomercials: Dr. Rossett's IPSI Speech Highlights
2007-05-17 02:43:00
Allison Rossett gave the closing presentation at the ISPI conference in San Francisco earlier this month and has shared a few highlights for those of us who could not attend..."If I am susceptible to infomercials, and oh my goodness, I am, then I imagine you might be too. Are you? How about your clients? I am thinking that they too might be vulnerable to messages inspired by infomercials.How does the infomercial do what it does? How does the infomercial work? My sources…. A not-scholarly journal called the Ridiculous Infomercial Review (not kidding) and a podcast interview about infomercials from the NY Times with somebody who calls himself the business shrink, Peter Morris. Then you might also want to include all those late night visits to infomercials. Sort of "learning by doing—or watching."What is it that makes infomercials successful?Infomercials target our problems. They are designed to touch us, know us. When they show they know our pain, they succeed... Balder than you w...
More About: Highlights , Learn , Speech

EDTEC Saturday Seminars for Teaching with Technology Go Online for Summer S
2007-05-02 19:04:00
SDSU's popular Saturday Seminar series will debut online this summer. These 1-unit workshop-style programs incorporate two synchronous class meetings (either on campus or online*) along with online discussions, readings, and project-based assignments in between the meetings.This summer’s seminar topics include:Blogs, Wikis, and Collaborative LearningAdvanced Digital VideoDesigning and Managing Learning for the Global Audience3D Multi-User Learning Environments (*online only)For more information on meeting dates and times (and other course information), check out: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec700/su m07.htm
More About: Technology , Summer , Seminars , Teaching , Online

EDTEC Alum Arrequin Discusses MUVE in New ITSE Article
2007-05-02 18:13:00
Report from the Field: EDTEC program alumna Cathy Arrequin teamed up with Dr. Ross A. Perkins of Virginia Tech to provide insights on the latest educational applications for multi-user virtual environments (MUVE) - such as Second Life - in the cover story for the May 2007 issue of ISTE Learning & Leading with Technology. Find out about innovative curriculum ideas along with all of the latest acronyms in this interesting overview. As an added bonus, Cathy will be teaching an online Saturday Seminar this summer about 3-D Multiuser Learning Environments for those who are interested in the new possibilities available through teaching in a virtual environment.
More About: Article

Announcing COMET: New K-12 Cohort Program Starting Fall '07
2007-04-17 05:58:00
COMET: Cohort Online Masters in Educational Technology -- May 1 DeadlineThe popularity of SDSU's internationally recognized Educational Technology Masters program with K-12 teachers has enabled the Department to offer an exclusive online cohort opportunity for California teachers with specially discounted in-state tuition not normally available for online programs. The Cohort Online Masters in Educational Technology (COMET) program is slated to begin this Fall .Interested K-12 teachers must apply to the University by May 1, 2007Students will find that the courses are challenging, interesting, and practical. With a project-based curriculum where participants will create tools they can use in the classroom, students will learn how to:design a solid course, unit or lessonintegrate podcasts, GPS, blogs, wikis, WebQuests and multimedia into your teachingcreate games and simulations that are both fun and instructionally effectivedesign web pages to deliver information to your students and...
More About: Program , Comet

SAGE to Sponsor May 5 Workshop: Adobe(R) Captivate(TM)
2007-04-16 17:41:00
Captivate lets you create engaging simulations, software demonstrations, and scenario-based training without programming knowledge or multimedia skills (see: http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/) . Learn more about it at a half-day SAGE-sponsored workshop to be offered on May 5, 2007; we'll start promptly at 8:30 am!The session facilitator is Rick Zanotti, president of RELATE Corporation, a leading developer of e-learning and corporate video content for large business and government entities (see: http://relate.com). Rick has 30+ years of business experience and training development knowledge.Seating is limited -- so you must RSVP to SAGE (sage@rohan.sdsu.edu) no later than Monday, April 20. After that, we open the session to alums!
More About: Adobe , Workshop , Sponsor , Sage

Summer 2007: Internships Available to Qualified Students (EDTEC 775)
2007-04-13 17:34:00
Interested in an internship in Summer 2007?If so, it's time to arrange one! Point your browser to our EDTEC 775 (Directed Internship) web site (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec775/i ndex.htm), and learn more about the client organizations and the areas on which interns might focus.At the home page, choose the ink named "Click here!" to review your many options, including: San Diego Unified School District, OneCoach International, ResMed, Mission Federal Credit Union, Jack in the Box, Plato Learning, Vistage International, and Miramar College.Begin with a careful review of the Overview section that precedes the client descriptions. It covers who qualifies for a directed internship---and how to get the process going. You'll also want to browse the Client and Student areas of the EDTEC 775 website, and review the Internship Contract---which details the work you'll undertake. [A reminder that Summer Session begins May 24!]
More About: Students , Internships

EDTEC Announces New Alliance with eLearning Guild
2007-04-13 17:24:00
The eLearning Guild (see: http://elearningguild.com) is a community of practice for e-Learning design, development, and management professionals. An Advisory Board and Advisory Committees provide insight and guidance into ways to serve Guild members; our own Allison Rossett serves on the Board.Guild member benefits include high-quality learning opportunities, networking services, resources, and publications. Members represent a diverse group of managers, directors, and executives focused on training and learning services, as well as e-Learning instructional designers, content developers, web developers, project managers, contractors, and consultants. Guild members work in a variety of settings including corporate, government, and academic organizations. They share a common interest in e-Learning design, development, and management. Membership is scaled or leveled. Some member benefits are offered free of charge; others, of course, are not.Beginning Summer 2007, dues-paying members w...
More About: Alliance

Mission Federal Credit Union Offers Stipends for Students to Attend Confere
2007-04-13 00:27:00
Thanks to a generous endowment from Mission Federal Credit Union , the EDTEC Dept. can offer stipends to offset some of the costs associated with upcoming conferences in our field. We'll soon list upcoming events (Fall 2007) that might interest you. If you already know of one you'd like to attend, contact Dept Chair Marcie Bober at bober@mail.sdsu.edu.
More About: Students , Offers

EDTEC Welcomes Frank Nguyen!
2007-04-12 17:15:00
Our EDTEC Dept. welcomes new faculty member Frank Nguyen . Frank, a recent graduate of Arizona State University/Educational Technology (see: http://coe.asu.edu/psyched/edtech/index.h tml) will join us in Spring 2008. He brings a corporate focus, having worked for nearly a decade at Intel Corporation (where he designed, built, and employed tools/strategies to improve workplace learning and performance). To welcome Frank yourself, email him at: frank@frankn.net.