Texas A&M University-Commerce

Department of Secondary and Higher Education

ETEC 579 – Administration of
Educational Technology Programs

Tentative Schedule

 

Instructor:  Dr. Jason Lee Davis
Term:  Summer I, 2004       Sections:  01S, 41R, & 43R
Day:  Monday-Thursday     Time:  9:00am – 10:50am

  

Date

Class Activities

Assignments Due/Notes

 

 

 
June 1

Course Introduction
Instructor at sending site, student photos

 Class starts on Tuesday following Memorial Day
June 2

Introduction to Technology Plans
Instructor at receiving site, student photos

 
June 3

Chapter 1 -  Managing Media Services
Chapter 2 -  Philosophical Perspectives

Technology Plan Guidelines

Locate and identify one technology plan and share the major components of the plan with the class.

Begin authoring Technology Plans
June 7

Chapter 3 -  Planning Media Services

Chapter 4 -  Management Basics

 
June 8

Chapter 5 -  Managing Media Materials Services
Chapter 6 -  Managing Media Equipment Services

 
June 9
 Workday for drafting Technology Plan.  No class meeting.

 
June 10
 Chapter 7 -  Managing Media Development Services
Chapter 8 -  Computer and the Media Center

Upload 1st draft of Tech Plan to student folder by 9:00pm.
Retrieve your two assigned plans for evaluation.
June 14

Chapter 9 -  Managing Technological Change

Chapter 10 -  Managing Personnel

Tour of On-line Grant/Proposal Resources

Purpose Statement Format

Peer evaluations of Technology Plans uploaded to student folder by 9:00pm.
Original author retrieve the two evaluations for consideration in revision/finalization.
June 15
 Workday for finalizing Technology Plan.  No class meeting.

Initial Purpose Statement for Grant Proposal to be posted in designated discussion group.
June 16

Grant Writing Basics
 

Upload completed Tech Plan to student folder by 9:00pm.
June 17

Begin Pre-Proposal for Unsolicited Grant
Purpose Statement Exercise - Group Feedback for Clarifying and Focusing Purpose Statement

Bring Purpose statement to class on "Re-imagining the Project" worksheet.
June 21

Purpose Statement Exercise – Class Evaluation and Feedback

 
June 22

Purpose Statement Exercise – Class Evaluation and Feedback continued.

 
June 23

Purpose Statement Exercise – Class Evaluation and Feedback continued.
Instructor at receiving site.

 
June 24

Workday for drafting Technology Pre-proposal.  No class meeting.

Upload 1st draft of Proposal to student folder by 9:00pm.
Retrieve your two assigned proposals for evaluation.
June 28

Case Study Exercise - Individual & Group Activities

Peer evaluations of Proposals uploaded to student folder by 9:00pm.
Original author retrieve the two evaluations for consideration in revision/finalization.

 

Last day to drop/withdraw
June 29

Case Study Exercise continued - Group Activity:  Response Evaluation, Group Response Formulation

 
June 30

Workday for finalizing Proposal.  No class meeting.

Upload completed Proposal to student folder by 9:00pm.
July 1

No class meeting.

Individual Evaluations of Group Case Study Responses uploaded to student folder by noon

 

Rev. 06/21/2004