Texas A&M University-Commerce

Department of Educational Leadership

ETEC 579 – Administration of
Educational Technology Programs

Tentative Schedule

 

Term:  Summer II, 2006       Section:  01W          
Day:  variable throughout term    Time:  variable throughout term
Instructor:  Dr. Jason Lee Davis

 

 

Date

Class Activities

Assignments Due/Deadlines

 

 

 

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1		 Mon.
July 10

Initial Face-to-Face Orientation...
  1:00pm  Education South 123/125  Commerce Campus

Class Photos.  On-line introductions.  Bring blank CD to orientation meeting.
Identify organizational scope for your Technology Plan.
If you are using the electronic, on-line version of the textbook, be sure to "browse" the book rather than use the "check-out" feature.
Tue.
July 11

Begin draft of Technology Plan per guidelines
review Chapter 1 - Managing Media Services

Begin authoring Technology Plans
 
Wed.
July 12

Tech Plan project continues...
review Chapter 2 - Philosophical Perspectives

Complete Quiz Activity #1 by 6:00pm.
 
Thur.
July 13

Tech Plan project continues...

Complete Quiz Activity #2 by 6:00pm, Friday.

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2		 Mon.
July 17

review Chapter 3 - Planning Media Service Programs

  
Tue.
July 18

First draft of Technology Plan submitted for peer evaluation and editing.
Peer Evaluations of Technology Plan
 

Upload 1st draft of Tech Plan to designated location by 6:00pm.
Retrieve your two assigned plans for evaluation.
Tech Plan Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Wednesday @ noon.

Complete Quiz Activity #3 by 6:00pm.
Wed.
July 19

Tech Plan project continues...
review Chapter 4 - Management Basics

  
Thur.
July 20

Tech Plan project continues...

Upload evaluated Tech Plans to designated location by 6:00pm.
 Complete Quiz Activity #4 by 6:00pm, Friday.

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3		 Mon.
July 24
 Tech Plan project continues...
 review Chapter 5 - Managing Media Materials Services		  
Tue. July 25 Finalize Technology Plan
 - Make appropriate revisions to Technology Plan based on peer feedback.

Upload completed Tech Plan to designated location by 6:00pm.

Tech Plans MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Wednesday @ noon.

Complete Quiz Activity #5 by 6:00pm.
Wed. July 26

Begin Purpose Statement activity.
 Begin draft of Pre-proposal for Unsolicited Technology Grant per guidelines.
 review Chapter 6 - Managing Media Equipment Services

 Post first draft of purpose statement to specified location by 6:00pm.
Begin authoring Technology Grant Proposals
Thur. July 27 Purpose Statement activities continue – Class Feedback for Clarifying and Focusing Purpose Statement.
 Proposal project continues...		 Initial feedback to Purpose Statements due by 6:00pm.
Complete Quiz Activity #6 by 6:00pm, Friday.

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4		 Mon. July 31 Purpose Statement activities continue...
Proposal project continues...
review Chapter 7 - Managing Media Development Services

Ongoing review/revision of Purpose Statements.
Tue. Aug 1

Complete Purpose Statement activity.
 Proposal project continues...

Post finalized purpose statement to designated location by 6:00pm.
Complete Quiz Activity #7 by 6:00pm.
Wed. Aug 2

First draft of Technology Grant Proposal.
review Chapter 8 -Computers and the Media Center

Upload 1st draft of Proposal to designated location by 6:00pm.
Retrieve your two assigned proposals for evaluation.

Proposal Drafts MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ noon.
Thur. Aug 3

Peer evaluations of Proposal

 Last day to drop/withdraw.

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5		 Mon. Aug 7

Peer evaluations of Proposals continue...
 review Chapter 9 - Managing Technological Change 
  (for more on the topic of Technological Change, take ETEC 588)

Upload evaluated Proposals to designated location by 6:00pm.
Retrieve your evaluated Proposals from your two evaluators.

 
Tue. Aug 8

Proposal project continues...
Wed. Aug 9

Finalize Technology Grant Proposal
 - Make appropriate revisions to Technology Plan based on peer feedback.

Upload completed Proposal by 6:00pm.
 Proposals MAY BE REJECTED if posted after Thursday @ noon.
Everything else not previously due is due before 6:00pm.
Thur. Aug 10 THE END Enjoy the remaining days of summer!
   
Aug 12

COMMENCEMENT - Graduate Ceremony @ 2:00pm, Ferguson Auditorium

Congratulations Graduates!!!  Meet me in front of the auditorium after the ceremony for pictures.

Note:  All times indicated are local time in the Central Time Zone.
 

Blue - Major Project activities (Tech Plan & Grant Proposal).

Maroon - Purpose Statement activity

Purple - Chapter Activities (quizzes, Q&A's, etc)
 

Rev. August 03, 2006