In the following sections of the course syllabus you'll find what we hope is very useful information about the class schedule, grading & evaluation practices, and related course requirements and instructional materials. You are encouraged to regularly visit all the following links to become fully familiar with the content topics and the mode of instruction that will characterize the online delivery of this course.

By regularly reviewing these sections, you will have a greater probability of course mastery plus meeting your own expectations and those of the instructional staff for successfully completing this course.

     Instructors:

Dr. Henry Ingle, Professor of Communication, and
Associate Vice President for
Technology Planning and Distance Learning
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Undergraduate Learning Center, Suite #316
El Paso, TX 79968
Office Hours: Thursdays 1 to 5 p.m., (MST) and by appointment by calling
(915) 747-8901, sending email to
hingle@utep.edu or faxing information to
(915) 747-8610

Claudia Dominguez, Coordinator, Instructional Technology Support Services,
Office of Technology Planning and Distance Learning, UTEP
Undergraduate Learning Center, Suite #302
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968
Office Hours: By Appointment
(915) 747-8720
claudia@utep.edu

     Course Purpose and Objectives:

Specifically, the focus of the course is on the acquisition of professional knowledge and state-of-the-art information resources related to:

#1.) the evolution of educational telecommunication networks and information technologies in both formal classroom instruction, corporate training settings and distance education delivery;

#2.) the planning and use of information technology, networking and telecommunications media for K-12 and post-secondary instruction tied to the use of computer-based systems, the WWW and the Internet, and interactive instructional videoconferencing services; and

#3.) frameworks for working with new information media and technology and the changing population demographics of learners and learning needs at all levels of K-12 and post-secondary education, as well as corporate and business training sectors.

     Course Evaluation and Student Final Grade:

Each student's final grade will be determined on the basis of the following elements:

• Active participation in all online course activities in terms of frequency, relevance and quality of online posting and electronic exchange of commentaries and ideas (25%);
  
• Comprehensiveness and quality of technology case study and template materials developed and presented. Each student will be required to develop case study exemplars detailing "best practices" in key educational technology areas of interest (25%);
  
• Performance as a team member in collaborative online project assignments and web-based project presentations (25%); and
  
• Demonstrated levels of proficiency in mastering understanding of the course content and focus, as determined by grades on periodic quizzes and course exams (25%).

     Useful Background Texts and Reading Materials which will be referenced in the course. Available online on the WWW or through Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com
Student experiencing difficulties locating and gaining access to these materials may contact the on-line course development team at UTEP and we will work with you to make them available:

Texts:

Required:

*Baase, Sara. A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues in Computing. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997.

*Bates, A.W. Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers 2000.

*Berge, Zane L.(editor) Sustaining Distance Training: Integrating Learning Technologies into the Fabric of the Enterprise. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000. ISBN #0787953318.

*Clements, Richard Barrett. IS Manager's Guide To Implementing and Managing Internet Technology. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999.

*Glavac, Marjan. The Busy Educator's Guide to the World Wide Web. NIMA Systems 2nd edition, 2000. ISBN #0968331017.

*Pallof, Rena M. and Pratt, Keith. Building Learning Communities In Cyberspace: Effective Strategies For the On-Line Classroom. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers (Series in Higher and Adult Education), 1999.

*Conference Report (1998) Networks For People Conference: Society and Information Technology Infrastructure For The Next Generation. Washington, D.C.:TIIAP, National Telecommunications and Information Administration Agency (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce, March 1999. Available on the WWW at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/tiiap/conference/conference98a.htm

*Safeguarding Your Technology. A Report from the Center for Education Statistics. Please visit the site at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98297

*Technology @ Your Fingertips. A Report from the Center for Education Statistics. Please visit the site at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=98293

*Website for AN-MSI, Campus Network Architecture Guidelines Design Document. To be found at http://www.anmsi.org Instructor to provide copy to each student if requested.

*Berners-Lee, Tim. Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web by Its Inventor. San Francisco, CA: Harper Collins Books, 1999.

*Dunning, Becky S.; Van Kekerix, Marvin J., and Zaborowski, L. Reaching Learners Through Telecommunications. San Francisco, CA.:Jossey-Bass, 1993.

*Keegan, Desmond. Foundations of Distance Education (3rd Ed.). New York: Routledge Studies in Distance Education, 1996.

*Mirabito, Michael M.A. The New Communication Technologies (Second Edition). Newton, Mass: Focal Press, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1994.

*Powell, Carol Clark. A Student's Guide to the Internet (2nd Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Publishers, 1998.

*Quiñones, Sherrie and Kirshstein, Rita. An Educator's Guide To Evaluating The Use of Technology In Schools and Classrooms. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1998.

     Important Informational Web Sites:

AN-MSI Draft: Campus Network Architecture Design Guidelines

UTEP's link to the course

UT TeleCampus

UT System Digital Library

UTEP Home Page

UTEP/NASA Page

UTEP Office of Technology Planning and Distance Learning

The Borderlands Encyclopedia Project

The Borderlands Encyclopedia Vol. II

The Pegagogy of Electronic Instruction

Undergraduate Learning Center (UGLC), University of Texas at El Paso

Evaluation of the Use of Technology in the Illinois Public Schools

University of Phoenix

Institute for Distance Education, University System of Maryland

Distance Education and Open Learning: Books, Papers, Articles and Bibliographic Reference

Regional Accreditating Commissions. Guidelines For Electronically Developed Education Programs

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

National Telecommunications and Information Administration Agency (NTIA) and Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP).

U.S. Department of Commerce. Falling Through The Net: Defining The Digital Divide. A Report on The Telecommunications and Information Technology Gap in America. Washington, D.C.: National Telecommunications and Information Administration Agency (NTIA), July, 1999.

U.S. Department of Commerce. Case Study Report, The University of Texas at El Paso: The Trans-Border Information Technology Collaborative (Report #48-60-94056). Washington, D.C. NTIA (TIIAP), 1999.

"External Web sites are provided strictly as a reference guide for inquiry. Content and links are not endorsed by UT El Paso, The University of Texas System Administration, or the UT TeleCampus."

     Required Course Materials and Supplies:

1. E-mail account, computer with Internet access capability and computer printer.
2. One 3-ring 2" notebook binder for storing course materials (with clear plastic cover for inserting a cover page).
3. Set of 5 notebook dividers with tabs for 3-ring binder to divide into:
        #1) Course Instructional Materials
        #2) Assignments, Projects & Activities
        #3) Readings and Background Texts
        #4) Course Syllabus & Schedule;
        #5) Class Roster and Contact Information:
             Addresses, Emails, phone plus fax numbers.
4. Installation on computer of Netscape/Explorer Browsers and/or other Internet/WWW search engine software for locating "online" materials and websites.
5. Access to suggested reading materials and textbooks as outlined in the syllabus, as well as multimedia lab facilities on your campus, school, workplace or home to digitize, scan and electronically send working materials to the instructional staff and/or other students in the class as requested.

     Other Requirements:

Students enrolled in this Web/Internet delivered course are required to contact the instructor at the designated email address or via telephone by no later than the third day (Thursday, January 18, 2001) of the start of the Spring 2001 semester for scheduling a "one-on-one" getting acquainted telephone discussion. Failure to do this may result in your being dropped from the class. The Spring 2001 semester begins on Tuesday January 16, 2001.

The first online lesson is scheduled to be deployed for accessing by students on Thursday January 18th, 2001 and the last class session is scheduled for Thursday May 3, 2001.

The mid-term and final exams are scheduled, respectively, for Thursday March 15, 2001 and Thursday May 10th, 2001.

     Calendar Spring Semester 2001: January 18 - May 10:

Tentative schedule of classes, calendar of events, with a listing of topical instructional areas for every seminar session follows:

• Lesson 1 (By January 25th).- Syllabus, Policies & Procedures.
• Lesson 2 (By January 25th).- Class and Course Web Site Orientation. Overview of Online Teaching and Learning course procedures to be followed.
  Brief overview of the course, expectations and requirements.
  Homework Assignments: #1) Student Photo for class Web site, with brief biographical statement for mailing electronically to instructor. #2) Self-Assessment on "Student Readiness for Distance Learning" Exercise, and emailing to instructor. #3 Begin reading: 1.- AN-MSI/Educause Campus Networking Design Document, and 2.- Online report Falling Through The Net (U.S. Department of Commerce). Be prepared to join first UT TeleCampus "chat room" class discussion session on Thursday, January 25, 2001 in the evening (6 to 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time).
• Lesson 3 (By February 6th).- Discussion of major themes, topics and learning activities for the Course.
  Introduction to Reading/Text Materials and Relevant Internet Resources. General "get acquainted" session and introduction to use of UT TeleCampus Chat Room Protocols/ "Chat Room" session scheduled fo Tuesday, February 6 (6 to 7 p.m. MST).
• Lesson 4 (Beginning February 12th).-
  Content Topic: Overview of the Field of Educational Telecommunications and Distance Delivery Communication Technologies. UT TeleCampus Chat Room Discussion on Falling Through The Net Report (U.S. Department of Commerce Report). And AN-MSI Networking Design DOcument: http://www.anmsi.org. Chat Room session scheduled for February 15th, 6-7 p.m. MST.
• Lesson 5 (By February 22nd).-
  Content Topic: Developing A Plan: Network Design and Effective Use of Telecommunications for Electronic Teaching & Learning.
  Homework Assignment: Develop Tentative Campus Plan for Telecommunications Technology in the Organization Where You Are Working.
• Lesson 6 (By March 1st).-
  Content Topic: Moving the "Networking and Telecommunications Plan" off the drawing board and into practice: A Review of the Relevant Theory, Practice and Research.
• Lesson 7 (By March 8th).-
  Content Topic: Technology Design Considerations for Working With a Diverse Student Demography.
  Assignment of Student Group Project Activity #1.
  UT TeleCampus Chat Room Discussion (March 8th, 6 to 7 p.m. MST) to Review lessons 4, 5 and to Prepare for Mid-Term Exam (March 15th).
• Lesson 8.- Mid-Term Exam. To be completed and returned by no later than Monday March 19th.Exam will be available online by end-of-day on Thursday, March 15, 2001.
• Lesson 9 (By March 29th).-
  Content Topic: Providing a Justification: Technology as an Instructional Investment.
  Review and Discussion of Student Group Project Activity #1 (online chat room discussion, March 29, 6 to 7 p.m. MST).
• Lesson 10 (By April 5th).-
  Content Topic: Perspectives for Working with the Issues of Cost-Benefit Analysis for Instructional Technology.
  Assignment of Student Group Project Activity #2.
• Lesson 11 (By April 12th).-
  Content Topic: Evaluating The Effects and Impact of Technology Programs. UT TeleCampus "Chat Room" Discussion & Review of Mid-Term Exam Results (Thursday, April 12, 6 to 7 p.m., MST).
• Lesson 12 (By April 19th).-
  Content Topic: The Development of Regional and Statewide Telecommunications Networking Consortia for Teaching & Learning.
• Lesson 13 (By April 26th).-
  Content Topic: Using the Internet and Web-Based Delivery Technologies: Best Practices and Future Directions.
  Review and Discussion of Student Group Project Activity #2. Chat Room Discussion (scheduled for Thursday, April 26, 6 to 7 p.m., MST).
• Lesson 14 (By May 3rd).-
  Content Topic: Accreditation Criteria & Guidelines for Distance Learning and Telecommunications-Based Instructional Programs.
• Lesson 15 (By May 8th).-
  Content Topic: Copyright and Intellectual Property Concerns in Distance Learning.
• Lesson 16 (May 8th).-
  Content Topic: Networks Security and Sensitive Information Concerns.
• Lesson 17 (By May 8th)
  Content Topic: Diffusion and Adoption of Technological Change.
  
  UT TeleCampus Chat Group Discussion and Review of Lessons 14, 15 & 16. Also to include Preparation & Review for Final Exam (Scheduled for Wed. May 9th, 6 to 7 p.m., MST).

• Lesson 18.- Final Exam/Student Projects. To be completed and returned by no later than Monday, May 14th, 2001 at 12 noon.Exam availiable on-line as of Thursday May 10th, 2001.

Final Exams Results, Course Grade, and Perfoemance Feedback Will be sent via email to you By No Later Than May 18th, 2001.