August 18 - General program features

Meetings August 18 2014 Meeting notes General program features

NOTES M. Ed brainstorming session BL, MH, PN, ID

Try to think beyond standard range of ed-tech masters programs available

• Areas to think about
  • Technology in the classroom
  • Policy and privacy
  • Skills
  • Networked learning-connectivism
  • Theory
  • Issues in Tech enhanced learning
  • Ethical, privacy, health, learning analytics
  • Policy – social and economic context for decision making and planning
  • Current debates in technology in education
  • Technological innovation – industry
  • OEru differentiator, openness – strategic – leadership from Ministry
  • Critical studies, theory,
  • Career – job skills
  • Professional practice and thoughtful practitioner – reflective
  • Case studies
  • Project inquiry based learning

Features

• Fully online

30 credits Core courses

• Research Methods -
• Diversity
• Capstone – publishable article
  • 2 electives
  • 2 required
• 5 EDDL needed
  • Thesis 9, project 6 credits – obviates Capstone

Admission, UG degree, 3.0 Program profile – cross-program features Possibility of double degree? Partnership with Heidelberg Michelle – EDDL Intro to DL – Needs to be broadened Online teaching and learning K-12 teaching and learning – using blogs etc 5111 – participation problems – small groups Students – predominantly Canadian Name

• Broadly focused on contemporary educational practices
• Current distinctions between classroom DE etc breaking down
• "Open" an increasingly deprecated term
• Include Marketing and Partnerships in discussion