The Return of the “Special
Issue” Syllabus (January 16,
2025)
FTF Section 30035: Meet in Sch of Ed Room 2101 on Monday nights from
7:00-9:45 PM
Canvas: https://iu.instructure.com/courses/2285511
Online Section 13867: Optional Weekly Meetings Tuesday nights starting at 7:00
pm EST
Canvas: https://iu.instructure.com/courses/2285510
General Course Link to
Canvas: http://canvas.iu.edu/
Instructor: Curtis J. Bonk, Professor,
Instructional Systems Technology Dept.
2025 Syllabus : http://curtbonk.com/R678_online_syllabus_spring_2025.htm
Optional Virtual Sessions in Zoom: https://IU.zoom.us/j/8123222878
Padlet
Introductions from 2024: https://padlet.com/jamrscot/sp24r678
Padlet F2F on Monday: https://padlet.com/zhengxyphd/r678-spring-2025_f2f-vrj1iwy3o2rt68f7
Padlet Online on Tuesday: https://padlet.com/zhengxyphd/r678-spring-2025_online-pvhxycji4yafzrk3
Dropbox for R678
in the Spring 2025
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2enacyloh9xf0c1f9ardt/AMcx3ywdFyqkUJvQikPFUMw?rlkey=wtlt7jyxnoqlmwaxbdz84cauz&st=efg2gkjd&dl=0
Curtis
J. Bonk, Ph.D.
W. W.
Wright Education Bldg.
IST
Dept. School of Education
Indiana
University, Bloomington
Phone:
(mobile # available upon request)
E-mail:
CJBonk@iu.edu
Office Hours: as arranged
Instructional
Assistants:
Hyojung Lee: hk132@iu.edu
Xiaoying Zheng: zheng12@iu.edu
Chen Meng: chmeng@iu.edu
Acknowledgements:
(With special help and
assistance from Zixi Li, Belle Li, and Beau Scott)
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Course Tasks and
Assignments
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Points
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Due dates
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1. Ongoing
Weekly Participation and Reflection:
· FTF
Students: Weekly involvement in class activities
· Online
Students: Weekly reflection in a blog and reflection paper
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100
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FTF students = Each week
Online students = April 19
(+ 7 day grace)
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2. Midterm: Tidbit
and Video Reflection Paper
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60
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February 25 (+7 day grace)
Note: can be paired.
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3. Midterm: ETR&D
or OLJ Special Issue Review and Critique and Interview
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60
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February 25 (+7 day grace)
Note: can be paired.
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4. Final: Report or
Strategic Plan Analysis, Naturalistic Study, or Technology Tool Review*
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60
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April 15 (+7 day grace) Must
have a partner or two.
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5. Final: Video
Creation, Issue/Challenge Analysis, Authentic Product, MOOC (or OER) Review,
Historical Course Topics Analysis, Pressbook, Wikibook Chapter, or Student
Choice*
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60
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April 15 (+7 day grace) Must
have a partner or two.
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Total Points
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340
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*Special Note: Task #4 and #5 must be with a partner or two.
Please write to the instructor for exemptions, exceptions, and exclusions but
not for eliminations, executions, or exterminations.
After
the course, students should be able to do many of the items below (not all):
1.
Explain and demonstrate the
educational benefits of emerging learning technologies such as augmented
reality, synchronous conferencing, online tutorials, podcasts, chatbots and
artificial agents, artificial intelligence and generative AI, virtual worlds,
serious games, OER, simulations, social networking software, open textbooks,
digital books, mobile apps, etc.
2.
Track and report on trends related
to emerging learning technologies.
3.
Frame learning technology trends
and issues from broader psychological, social, cultural, and educational
perspectives.
4.
Critique articles and conference
papers as well as review books and software related to emerging learning
technologies.
5.
Use, recommend, or create online
resources and portals in a variety of educational settings.
6.
Design an innovative research or
evaluation project related to online learning.
7.
Successfully submit research,
grant, and other proposals related to learning technologies, open education
(e.g., open textbooks), AI, learning analytics, MOOCs, e-learning, etc. to
conferences, foundations, summits, agencies, or institutes.
8.
Recognize and potentially contact
many of the key players and scholars in the field of online learning, open
education, MOOCs, and emerging learning technologies.
9.
Consult with organizations to
develop strategic plans or evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning courses,
programs, and events as well as MOOCs, open education, Web 2.0 technologies,
etc.
10.
Make recommendations regarding
online learning initiatives, programs, and strategies as well as various
emerging learning technologies, open educational resources, and innovative and
nontraditional forms of educational delivery.
11.
Obtain a model, guide, or
framework for thinking about new technology tools and resources in education.
Use this framework for strategic planning reports, retreats, consulting, and
other situations where a macro lens on learning technology and educational
reform is needed.
12.
Obtain the skills to train fellow
teachers as well as learners in emerging learning technologies and
pedagogically effective instructional activities and approaches.
Total points will determine
your final grade. I will use the following grading scale:
A+ = 340 high score B- = 272
points
A
= 318 points C+ = 263 points
A-
= 306 points C = 250 points
B+ = 295 points C - = 238
points
B = 284 points F/FN = no
work rec'd or signif. inadequate/impaired
Lateness
Policy: I am experimenting with a 7 day grace period of the original due date
this semester.
Required
Videos (you select)
Required
Journal Articles or Special Issues (you pick from a list)
Nothing required!!! The world of learning should be FREE!
FREE books (it is free in
English and Chinese):
- Free Book: Bonk, C. J., & Khoo, E.
(2014). Adding Some TEC-VARIETY: 100+ Activities for Motivating and
Retaining Learners Online. OpenWorldBooks.com and Amazon CreateSpace.
Note: Free eBook available at: http://tec-variety.com/; Paperback http://www.amazon.com/dp/1496162722/ and Kindle http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KJ1FAC8
November 18, 2021, TEC VARIETY, 10 Explanatory Videos,
Linda Smith
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGodJOq20AHBKkIp7LE7SBJpygxVeHd4K
2. Khoo,
E., & Bonk, C. J. (2022). Motivating and
Supporting Online Learners. Burnaby, BC, Canada: Commonwealth of Learning. Free book available: http://hdl.handle.net/11599/4481 and free course
available: https://colcommons.org/welcome/coursedetails/8;
https://www.colvee.org/; EdTechBooks: https://edtechbooks.org/motivating_and_supporting_online_learners ; DOI 10.59668/699
Some of the books of mine
that I will refer to (don’t buy them):
1.
Bonk, C. J., & King, K. S. (Eds.). (1998). Electronic
collaborators: Learner-centered technologies for literacy, apprenticeship, and
discourse. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum
2.
Bonk, C. J. & Graham, C. R. (Eds.) (2006). Handbook
of blended learning: Global perspectives, local designs. San Francisco, CA:
Pfeiffer Publishing.
3.
Bonk, C. J., & Zhang, K. (2008). Empowering
Online Learning: 100+ Activities for Reading, Reflecting, Displaying, and Doing.
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
- Bonk, C. J.,
Lee, M. M., & Reynolds, T. H. (Eds.) (2009). A Special Passage
through Asia E-Learning. Chesapeake,
VA: AACE. (http://www.editlib.org/p/32264)
- Bonk, C. J. (July 2009). The
World is Open: How Web Technology is Revolutionizing Education. San
Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, a Wiley imprint. See: http://worldisopen.com/
- Bonk, C. J., Lee. M. M.,
Reeves, T. C., & Reynolds, T. H. (Eds). (2015). MOOCs and Open
Education Around the World. NY: Routledge. Book homepage: http://moocsbook.com/
- Lee, M. M., Bonk, C. J., Reynolds, T.
H., & Reeves, T. C. (Eds.) (2015). MOOCs and Open Education. Chesapeake, VA: Association
for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/j/IJEL/v/14/n/3/ and https://www.amazon.com/MOOCs-Open-Education-International-E-Learning/dp/1939797187/
- Zhang,
K., Bonk, C. J., Reeves, T. C., & Reynolds, T. H. (Eds.). (2020). MOOCs
and open education in the Global South: Challenges, successes, and
opportunities. NY: Routledge.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429398919; Book homepage: http://moocsbook.com/
- Bonk, C. J., & Zhu, M.
(Eds.). (2022). Transformative Teaching Around the World: Stories of
Cultural Impact, Technology Integration, and Innovative Pedagogy. NY:
Routledge.
10. Pawan,
F., Daley, S., Kou, X., & Bonk, C. J. (2022). Engaging online language
learners: A practical guide. DC: TESOL. Available: https://bookstore.tesol.org/engaging-online-language-learners--a-practical-guide-products-9781942799931.php
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Week
1. (January 13-14). Systematic Reviews of Research on Emerging Learning
Environments & Tech.
Week
2. (January 19 & 21). Systematic Reviews of Research on Emerging Lrng
Environments & Tech.
Week
3. (January 27-28). Systematic Reviews of Research on Online Learning.
Week
4. (Feb. 3-4). Creative Learning in
Authentic Contexts with Advanced Educational Technologies.
Week
5. (Feb. 10-11). Augmented Reality and Cross Reality (XR):
The Blurring of Reality in HCI.
Week
6. (Feb. 17-18). Generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT) and Self-Directed Learning in Language
Learning
Week
7. (Feb. 24-25). Government and Nonprofit Reports: Part 1 Ed Technology Plans
and Reports
Week
8 (March 3-4). Creating
Computational Thinkers for AI Era—Catalyzing Process thru Ed Tech.
Week 9. (March 10-11). Adoption of Learning Technologies in
Times of Pandemic Crisis.
Week 10. (March 24-25). Online
and Blended Learning in the Age of Generative AI.
Week 11. (March 31-April 1). Integrating
Generative AI in Education
Week 12. (April 7-8). MOOCs, Open Education, and Self-Directed Learning
Week
13. (April 14-15). Governmental and Nonprofit Reports: Part 2 The Future of AI
and Ed Tech
Week
14. (April 21-22). Balancing
Student Privacy and Technology Integration in Higher Education
Week 15. (April 28-29). Emerging Tech in Ed for
Innovative Pedagogy and Competency Development
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Weekly Course Special
Issue Readings: You are to read 3-5 articles from one special issue each week. However, you can substitute a different special issue
that you find at any time. Note that there are 12 different journals
listed in the 15 weeks below: AJET, BJET, CHB, DE, ES, ET&S, ETR&D, ILE, IRRODL, JCAL, Languages, OLJ, and TechTrends; 9 of which noted
in red are top tier SSCI journals.
Weekly Course Special Issue Readings
(Read 3-5 articles each week)
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Week 1 (Jan. 13-14)
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Martin, F., Dennen,
V. P., & Bonk, C, J. (Eds.) (2020). Special Issue: Systematic Reviews of Research on Emerging Learning
Environments and Technology. Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D) 68(4).
Available: https://link.springer.com/journal/11423/volumes-and-issues/68-4
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Week 2 (Jan. 19 & 21)
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Same as Week 1. Keep
Exploring, Keep Reading from same issue…
https://link.springer.com/journal/11423/volumes-and-issues/68-4
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Week 3 (Jan. 27-28)
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Martin, F., Dennen,
V. P., & Bonk, C. J. (Eds.) (2023). Special Issue: Systematic Reviews of Research on Online Learning. Online
Learning, 27(1). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v27i1.3887. Available: https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/issue/view/126. Entire issue with cover: http://www.publicationshare.com/34; EdTechBooks: https://edtechbooks.org/online_learning_journal_27_1
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Week 4 (Feb. 3-4)
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Creative Learning in Authentic Contexts with
Advanced Educational Technologies. Rustam Shadiev, Wu-Yuin Hwang and Gheorghita Ghinea (2022,
April). 25(2).
Educational Technology and Society. Available:
https://www.j-ets.net/collection/published-issues/25_2
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Week 5 (Feb. 10-11)
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Augmented Reality: The blurring of reality in human
computer interaction
Edited by
Dominik Mahr, Ko De Ruyter, & Jonas Heller (April 2023). Computers in
Human Behavior. Available: https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/journal/computers-in-human-behavior/special-issue/1008PM17NVF
Alternative Choice: Interactive Learning Environments Special Issue: Cross Reality (XR)
and Immersive Learning Environments (ILE) in Education. (2020), 28(5), Minjuan
Wang, Jungwoo
Ryoo & Kurt
Winkelmann
Available: https://www-tandfonline-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/toc/nile20/28/5
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Week 6 (Feb. 17-18)
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Generative
AI and Self-Directed Learning in Language Learning
Using
ChatGPT in Language Learning
(2023). Languages, Ju-Seong Lee
& Jieun Kiaer. Available:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages/special_issues/K1Z08ODH6V
Alternative Readings from Curt Bonk and
His Research Groups
Bonk Research Team #1:
1.
(open access…from special
issue above) Li, B., Kou, X., & Bonk, C. J. (2023). Embracing
the disrupted language teaching and learning field: Analyzing YouTube content
creation related to ChatGPT. Languages, 8(3), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8030197
2.
Li, B., Wang, C., Bonk, C. J., & Kou, X. (2024). Exploring
inventions in self-directed language learning with generative AI:
Implementations and perspectives of YouTube content creators. TechTrends,
68(4), 803-819. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00960-3
3. (open access) Li, B., Bonk, C. J., Wang,
C., & Kou, X. (2024). Reconceptualizing the self-directed learning in the
era of generative AI: An exploratory analysis of language learning. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 17,
1515-1529. doi: 10.1109/TLT.2024.3386098
(Purdue e-Pubs: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=edcipubs)
4. (open access) Li, B., Bonk, C. J., &
Kou, X. (2023). Exploring the multilingual applications of ChatGPT:
Uncovering language learning affordances in YouTuber videos. International
Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 13(1), 1-22. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCALLT.326135
Bonk Research Team #2:
5.
(open access) Wang,
C., Li, Z., & Bonk, C. J. (2024). Understanding
self-directed learning in AI-assisted writing: A mixed methods study of
postsecondary learners. Computers &
Education: Artificial Intelligence, 6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100247
6.
(open access) Li, Z., Wang, C., & Bonk, C. J. (2024). Exploring the
utility of ChatGPT for self-directed online language learning. Online
Learning, 28(3), 157-180. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v28i3.4497
7.
Li, Z., Bonk, C. J., & Zhou, C.
(2024). Supporting learner’s self-management for self-directed
language learning: A study within Duolingo. Interactive
Technology and Smart Education, 21(3), 381-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-05-2023-0093
8.
(open access) Li, Z., & Bonk, C. J. (2023, online first). Self-directed language learning with Duolingo in an
out-of-class context. Computer Assisted
Language Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/09588221.2023.2206874
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Week 7 (Feb. 24-25)
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Governmental
and Nonprofit Reports: Part 1 Ed Technology Plans and Reports
1.
January 22, 2024, U.S. Department of Education Releases
2024 National Educational Technology Plan
Press release: https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-2024-national-educational-technology-plan
National Ed Tech Plan: https://tech.ed.gov/netp/
The
2024 National Educational Technology Plan is Out: Here’s What You Need to
Know: https://www.techlearning.com/news/the-2024-national-educational-technology-plan-is-out-heres-what-you-need-to-know
2.
May 13, 2024, EDUCAUSE Horizon Report, EDUCAUSE Publications
https://library.educause.edu/resources/2024/5/2024-educause-horizon-report-teaching-and-learning-edition
Download: https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2024/5/2024hrteachinglearning.pdf
3.
UNESCO (2023). Generative Artificial Intelligence in education: What
are the opportunities and challenges?. Retrieved from https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/generative-artificial-intelligence-education-what-are-opportunities-and-challenges
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000391406
4.
The 2023 GEM Report: Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms. Lights
and shadows in the use of technology in education: https://profuturo.education/en/observatory/trends/the-2023-gem-report-lights-and-shadows-in-the-use-of-technology-in-education/
5.
UNESCO IITE, COL & BNU (2022). Smart Education Strategies for
Teaching and Learning: Critical Analytical Framework and Case Studies.
Moscow: UNESCO IITE. Authors: Shafika Issacs and Sanjaya Mishra. Available: https://iite.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Smart-education-strategies-publication.pdf;
https://oasis.col.org/items/53fc7c8c-5ea4-4b44-9fce-9b829905e89f
6.
Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and
Equitable AI Integration, October 2024; https://www.k12dive.com/news/education-department-ai-guidance-school-leaders/731038/;
https://tech.ed.gov/files/2024/10/ED-OET-EdLeaders-AI-Toolkit-10.24.24.pdf
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Week 8 (March 3-4)
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Creating Computational Thinkers for the Artificial Intelligence
Era—Catalyzing the Process through Educational Technology. Educational Technology and Society. (2023,
April). 26(2). Ahmed Tlili, Daniel Burgos and Chee-Kit Looi. Available: https://www.j-ets.net/collection/published-issues/26_2
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Week 9 (Mar. 10-11)
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcal.12626
https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/toc/13652729/2021/37/6
https://doi-org.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/10.1111/jcal.12613
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Week 10 (Mar. 24-25)
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Online and Blended
Learning in the Age of Generative AI, OLJ Special Issue from Haesol Bae and Aras Bozkurt (2024)
28(3)
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Week 11 (Mar. 31-April 1)
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Integrating Generative AI in Education. TechTrends (2024, July), 68(4).
special section https://link.springer.com/journal/11528/volumes-and-issues/68-4
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Week 12 (Apr. 7-8)
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MOOCs, Open Education, and
Self-Directed Learning
From Open Access to Open Science—Open
Education in Transition.
Distance Education (2023), 44(4), Som Naidu. Available: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdie20/44/4?nav=tocList
Alternative: Bozkurt, A.,…Bonk, C. J., et al. (2023). Openness in education as a praxis: From
individual testimonials to collective voices. Open Praxis, 15(2),
pp. 76–112. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.15.2.574
Alternative Readings from Curt Bonk and
His Research Groups
Bonk Research Team #1:
1.
(open access) Li, Z., Zheng, X., Bonk, C. J., & Zhu, M. (2024). Designing MOOCs in South America towards open and
equitable education. Distance Education, 45(4), 365-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2024.2338708
2.
(open access) Li, Z., Zhu, M., Zheng, X., & Bonk, C. J.
(provisional acceptance for 2025). Designing MOOCs
to support self-directed learning (SDL): Instructors’ perspectives in South
America. Turkish Online Journal of
Distance Education.
3.
(open access) Li, Z., Bonk, C. J., & Zhu, M. (2024). Community
in the open: Supports, challenges, and impacts of local learning communities
of K-12 adolescent MOOC learners from Nepal. Online Learning, 28(3),
497-523. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v28i3.3463
4.
Li, Z., Zhu, M., Kadirova, D.,
& Bonk, C. J. (2023). Towards
self-directed learning: How do Nepali adolescents learn with MOOCs? Distance
Education, 655-674, 44(4). DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2023.2267460
Bonk Research Team #2:
1.
Bonk, C. J., &
Zhu, M. (2024). On the trail of
self-directed online learners. ECNU Review of Education, 7(2),
406-419. https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311231169795
2.
Doo, M. Y., Zhu, M., & Bonk,
C. J. (2023). Influences of self-directed learning on learning
outcomes in MOOCs: A meta-analysis. Distance Education, 44(1),
86-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2022.2155618
3.
Zhu, M., &
Bonk, C. J. (2022, online first). Guidelines
and strategies for fostering and enhancing self-directed online learning. Open
Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2022.2141105
4.
Zhu, M., Bonk, C. J., & Berri, S.
(2022). Fostering self-directed learning in MOOCs: Motivation, learning
strategies, and instruction. Online
Learning, 26(1), 153-173.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v26i1.2629
5.
Doo, M. Y., Tang, Y., Bonk, C. J., & Zhu, M. (2020). MOOC
instructor motivation and career development. Distance Education, 41(1),
26-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2020.1724770
6. Sari, A. R., Bonk, C. J.,
& Zhu, M. (2020). MOOC instructor designs and challenges: What can be learned from existing MOOCs in Indonesia
and Malaysia? Asia Pacific Education Review, 21(1),
143-166. DOI 10.1007/s12564-019-09618-9
7. Zhu, M., & Bonk, C. J. (2019). Designing MOOCs to facilitate participant
self-monitoring for self-directed learning. Online Learning, 23(4),
106-134. doi:10.24059/olj.v23i4.2037
Bonk Research Team #3 (Ask.SMILE):
1.
Kim, P., Wang, W., & Bonk, C. J.
(online first, in press for 2025). Generative AI as a coach to help
students enhance proficiency in question formulation.
Journal of Educational Computing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331251314222
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Week 13 (Apr. 14-15)
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Governmental
and Nonprofit Reports: Part 1 The Future of AI and Ed Tech
1.
National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Artificial Intelligence and the Future of
Work. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 152 pages. DOI
10.17226/2764. https://doi.org/10.17226/27644; PDF is available at http://nap.nationalacademies.org/27644
AI will have a major impact on
labor markets. Here’s how the US can prepare, December 30, 2024: https://fedscoop.com/ai-will-have-a-major-impact-on-labor-markets-heres-how-the-us-can-prepare/
2.
World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2023 Published
https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs_2023.pdf
3.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology,
Artificial Intelligence and Future of Teaching and Learning: Insights and
Recommendations, Washington, DC, 2023. This report is available at https://tech.ed.gov; https://tech.ed.gov/files/2023/05/ai-future-of-teaching-and-learning-report.pdf
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Week 14 (Apr. 21-22)
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Balancing
student Privacy and Technology Integration in Higher Education: Engagement,
Encroachment and Interstitial Spaces. British Journal of Educational Technology
(BJET). (2023, November). 54(6). Stephanie J. Blackmon & Claire H. Major.
Available: https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678535/2023/54/6
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Week 15 (Apr. 28-29)
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AJET Special Issue: Emerging Tech in Ed
for Innovative Pedagogy and Competency Development (2021), 37(5), Asad Abbas, Samira Hosseini, José Luis
Martín Núñez, Susana Sastre-Merino, Available:
https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/issue/view/151
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Special Journal Issue Alternatives and Possible
Substitutes:
1. CHB
Special Issue: Advancing Self-Regulated learning (SRL) Research with AI,
Computers
in Human Behavior; https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/10SK32DXC3C
2. AJET
Special Issue: Smart Learning Environments (2021),
37(2), Simon K. S. Cheung, Fu Lee Wang, Lam For Kwok, Available: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/issue/view/148
3. BJET Special Issue: Technology Integration in Higher Education in Africa: Philosophical,
Theoretical and Policy-Practice Perspectives. Samuel Amponsah & Teklu Abate Bekele (2023, November).
54(6). Available: https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678535/2023/54/6
4.
Interactive Learning
Environments Special Issue: Cross Reality (XR) and Immersive
Learning Environments (ILE) in Education. (2020), 28(5), Minjuan
Wang, Jungwoo
Ryoo & Kurt
Winkelmann. Available: https://www-tandfonline-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/toc/nile20/28/5
5.
IRRODL Special
Issue: Outcomes of Openness: Empirical Reports on the Implementation of OER.
International Review of the Research on Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL).
(2017), 18(4). John Hilton. Available: https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/85
6.
Ed Sciences Special Issue: New Technology Challenges in Education for New
Learning Ecosystem, Education Sciences (2023). Lourdes Villalustre & Marisol Cueli. Available: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/education/special_issues/AC800P307T
7.
ETS Special Issue: From Conventional AI to Modern AI in
education- Re-examining AI and Analytics Techniques for Teaching and Learning. Educational
Technology and Society. (2021), 24(3). Haoran Xie, Gwo-Jen Hwang and
Tak-Lam Wong. Available: https://www.j-ets.net/collection/published-issues/24_3
8. ETS
Special Issue: Precision Education – A New Challenge for AI in
Education, Educational Technology and
Society. (2021). Stephen J. H. Yang. Available: https://www.j-ets.net/collection/published-issues/24_1
9. BJET
Special Issue: Emerging technologies for diverse
and inclusive education from a sociocultural perspective. British Journal of
Educational Technology (BJET). (2022, November). 53(6). Sdenka Zobeida Salas-Pilco, Yuqin
Yang, &
Jan van Aalst. Available: https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14678535/2022/53/6
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10. IRRODL Special Issue: AI E-Learning and Online
Curriculum (2022), 23(1), Ting-Chia Hsu, Hal Abelson, Natalie Lao. Available: https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/109
11. IRRODL Special Issue: Open Universities: Past,
Present, and Future (2019), 20(4), Ross Paul & Alan Tait. Available: https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/issue/view/98
12. AJET Special Issue: Emerging Technologies in
Education for Innovative Pedagogies and Competency Development (2021),
37(5), Asad Abbas, Samira Hosseini, José Luis Martín Núñez, Susana
Sastre-Merino, Available: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/issue/view/151
13. TechTrends Special Issue: Mobile Learning in Teacher
Education. (2019), 63(6), Tony Hall & Cornelia Connolly. Available: https://link-springer-com.proxyiub.uits.iu.edu/journal/11528/volumes-and-issues/63-6
14. Distance Education Special Issue: Inclusive Online and
Distance Education for Learners with Dis/abilities (2022), 43(4), Mary F.
Rice & Michael Dunn. Available: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdie20/43/4?nav=tocList
List of AI Technology and Possible Uses
Categories of
Artificial Intelligence Applications
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AI Tools and Platforms
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1. Visual Creation
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Bing DALL-E, Gencraft,
Canva ai, MidJourney, etc.
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2. Video creation
|
Runway, Canva ai Heygen, Midjourney,
Synthesia, Wearelearning, DeepBrain AI, Descript, Sora, etc.
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3. Creating podcasts
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NotebookLM, Podcast ai,
SpeakUp ai, Jellypod, Podwise, PodStash, Podnotes, Podfy ai, Scribbler, etc.
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4. Create music
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Udio, Sona, etc.
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5. Spell checking
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Grammarly, Poe, Quillbot,
PaperPal, EasyGrader, Notion, etc.
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6. Developing a lesson
plan, preparing a worksheet, preparing a text, preparing questions from the
text, preparing a CV, summarizing, preparing content, preparing a lesson
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MagicSchool, Teach
anything, ChatGPT, ChatPDF, Gemini, Pop ai, Copy ai, Smartwriter, Teacherbot,
Claude 2, etc.
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7. Writing a research
report, preparing an article
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Pop ai, Perplexity ai,
Smartwriter, ChatGPT, ChatPDF, Google Gemini, Claude 2, Consensus, Elicit,
ResearchRabbit, Connected Papers, Scite, Paper Digest, R Discovery, Semantic
Scholar, etc.
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8. Writing a story
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StoryBee, Tale AI,
StoryAI, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude 2, etc.
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9. Preparing a mindmap,
concept map
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Xmind ai, Pop ai,
etc.
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10. Character, avatar
creation and chat, dialog
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Character ai,
ChatGPT, CBot ai, ChatPDF, Google Gemini, Claude 2, etc.
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11. Preparing a
presentation
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Gamma, Tome, Pop ai,
Slideai, Lumen5, Steve ai, Wave.video, MagicSlides, Typecast, FlexClip,
Pitch, Kroma.ai, etc.
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12. Various: Lesson planning,
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AI Tutor Pro, AI Teaching
Pro
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13. Question evaluation using Bloom’s taxonomy
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Ask.SMILE
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14. Ask questions about PDF documents
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ChatPDF, Humata
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15. Other: Translating, Brainstorming, Coding,
Analyzing Data and Images, Summarizing, Writing, Performing Q&A, Perform
as debate partner
|
ChatGPT, Google
Gemini, Claude 2
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2024 Zoom Recordings in R678 Emerging
Learning Technologies
R678 Spring 2024 Guest Playlist and Curt Bonk
Presentations
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHcReRoW2lxNzAm3dRwe1dvYMGS8DXgFM
Weel 1 Part 1
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Curt Bonk Course
Orientation (1 hour)
https://youtu.be/snSz_IZkG7c
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Week 1 Part 2
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Curt Bonk It's Time to Wake
Up Part #1 (52 minutes)
https://youtu.be/i7ikpv3Cw6s
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Week 2
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Special Issue on Systematic
Reviews of Research on Emerging Learning Tech (4 guests: 2:52:42)
https://youtu.be/hTTUNA3na_s
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Week 3 Part 1
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Systematic Reviews of
Research on Online Learning (3 guests: 2:11:20)
https://youtu.be/cBPpjF985CY
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Week 3 Part 2
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Curt Bonk, It's Time to
Wake Up Part #2 (33:49)
https://youtu.be/RQ3mU3KAObU
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Week 4 Part 1
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Creativity and Authentic
Learning with Technology (2:03:08)
https://youtu.be/NEn8RJx1Hq0
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Week 4 Part 2
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Guest Chad Lane, Univ. of
Illinois, Research on Minecraft (1:19:44)
https://youtu.be/o07YXLdOMgU
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Week 5 Part 1
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Virtual Worlds with Merve
Basdogan, TTU (20:03)
https://youtu.be/xSxRAzEwpEI
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Week 5 Part 2
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Curt Bonk discusses and
shows AR and VR (1:00:16)
https://youtu.be/xB5aIJz2A1A
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Week 5 Part 3
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Chat with Bob Kozma, Tom
Reeves, & Ron Owston (1:28:57)
https://youtu.be/NqtdT8sIw9o
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Week 5 Part 2 and 3
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VR, AR, & a Chat with
Bob Kozma + Others (2:29:13)
https://youtu.be/pp50lGCFORw
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Week 6
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Use of ChatGPT for Language
Learning with Curt Bonk and Belle Li (2:07:18)
https://youtu.be/QFjs8FHEWqQ
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Week 7 Part 1
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Part 1 Hypothesis for
Social Annotation with Christie DeCarolis (58:39)
https://youtu.be/svcdxwJ_nG4
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Week 7 Part 2
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Overview of Articles for
Week on Precision Education (1:17:58)
https://youtu.be/IRkppVgU4s8
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Week 8 Part 1
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Tom Ball Microsoft Microcode (1:15:22)
https://iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_tfzl82np
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Week 8 Part 2
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Curt Bonk Articles on
Computational Thinking (1:17:57)
https://youtu.be/ATzJa76NnyI
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Week 9 Part 1
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Mary Burns on Teacher
Technology Prep (1:33:52)
https://youtu.be/f3_CCk2eK04
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Week 9 Part 2
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Curt Bonk Review of 16
Articles in JCAL Special Issue (1:13:01)
https://youtu.be/Fq7zVMv9FvM
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Week 10 Part 1
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Curt Bonk History of
Digital Books (1:05:06)
https://youtu.be/3NhI6cwzt5s
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Week 10 Part 2
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Kui Xie from Michigan State Conversation (1:17:00)
https://youtu.be/8tZokVOuCmk
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Week 11 Part 1
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Curt Bonk and Students
Discussion of Week 10 Articles (50:45)
https://youtu.be/L1LDQhy_Xf0
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Week 11 Part 2
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Self-Directed Learning
studies Curt Bonk, Meina Zhu, & Zixi Li (1:28:55)
https://youtu.be/HndQiMTWv8g
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Week 12 Part 1
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Som Naidu on Open, Online,
Distance, and Flexible Learning/Education 1:48:11
https://youtu.be/0A0h4eWhQ6A
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Week 12 Part 2
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Ramesh Sharma Open, Online,
& Distance in India & Malaysia (1:14:24)
https://youtu.be/8FIMsppgl0U
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Week 13
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Tech Tool Demos with Belle
Li, Merve Basdogan, and Beau Scott (1:41:04)
https://youtu.be/RBhtRy-KNLI
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Week 14
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Special Issue of BJET
Online Privacy with 4 guests (2:42:03)
https://iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_jr79xtr9
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Week 15 Part 1
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Student sharing of final
projects (2:28:48)
https://youtu.be/kwbQaLZeSYc
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Week 15 Part 2
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David Cutler and AI Tools
for K-12 (1:17:00)
https://youtu.be/qLtXSiHzcC4
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AI Use and Plagiarism Policy
In
this course, we will actively use AI tools to support research and learning.
These tools, including ChatGPT, ChatPDF, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Claude,
Gemini, and others, can enhance your research process by assisting with tasks
such as brainstorming, summarizing, and refining ideas. Given that this is a
course on emerging learning technologies, you are encouraged to do so. However,
it is crucial to use these tools responsibly and ethically. Below are the
guidelines for AI usage in this course:
Permitted Uses of AI Tools
·
Generating ideas or outlines for research topics and questions.
·
Summarizing or synthesizing academic articles or other resources.
·
Refining survey questions, interview protocols, or research
methods.
·
Exploring connections between research studies or generating
bibliographies.
·
Improving the clarity or structure in your drafts (e.g., sentence
rephrasing, grammar checks, and similar activities).
·
Providing appropriate APA citations for AI use as a research
tool, multimedia generator, text generator, or something else.
·
Experimentation, Experimentation, and Experimentation.
·
Brave people options as explained in the syllabus.
·
Collaborating with an AI tool or platform and noting it.
·
When in pursuit of something new, unique, or potentially impactful
to help the human race.
Prohibited Uses of AI Tools
·
Submitting AI-generated content as your own work without proper
attribution.
·
Using AI to generate complete assignments, proposals, or
reflections.
·
Plagiarizing or misrepresenting information generated by AI tools
as factual.
·
Employing AI to bypass critical thinking or original
contributions to discussions.
·
Asking one or more friends in the field of computer science,
engineering, information systems, etc. how to use generative AI tools or systems
to complete their course activities for them.
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R678 Course
Task Options and Descriptions
Task #1. Activities, Interaction, Reflection, and Discussion
(AI-RD) (100 points: each week)
Face-to-Face Students (100
points): You will get involved in
weekly tasks in class as group leaders and team members. Face-to-face students
will also create posters of key articles, select and bring in quotes from these
articles, or offer questions for panel discussions and role play activities for
these 100 points. The weekly activities will be assigned at the start or end of
class each week for the following week. These 100 points are for weekly tasks
like bringing questions or posters or article summaries to class. In effect,
these 100 points are for artifact creation, class involvement, leadership, reflection,
discussion, and engagement. The 100 points will be automatically given to each
person who engaging in these activities each week (there are exceptions for
those who are sick or traveling and miss a class or two or three).
Online Students: Blog Posts and Reflections—Due
April 19 plus 7-day grace period (100 Points): Instead of a large class discussion forum in Canvas, you will
create a Weblog (i.e., a blog) to reflect on your personal article readings and
ideas related to class. We will have
around 6 groups and around 4 people in each blog group. What concepts and ideas resonate with you? What do you disagree with?
What do find intriguing? And so on. Send me your blog URL after you set
it up.
A minimum of 13
posts or around 1 blog reflection per week and feedback to your teammates each
week—posting in Week 15 is optional and you can skip any other week (50
points). I want you to reflect
and blog post each week on at least three of the assigned articles for the week
(or one long article if it a technical report, white paper, or educational
technology plan). The length of each post will vary. Let’s
go with a 200 word minimum blog post for now (this could change). I also want
you to give feedback each week to at least two members of your team. Peer
feedback can be short or long. Send me your blog URL after you set it up. You might create a blog using WordPress or some other
blogging tool. Please share the URL of your blog with me. Chen Meng and
Xiaoying Zheng, and I will be giving feedback on these blog postings. You will
also give feedback to two of your peers each week; I will assign you all into
six teams of four people to give feedback to. Please give your groupmates
feedback by the end of each week (by Saturday night or Sunday). Peer
feedback should be at least five sentences per post.
This is a weekly task.
At the end of the semester, I want you to draft a 2 (maybe 3) page single-spaced reflection paper on your
blog postings plus any appendices (i.e., a super summary of what you learned
this semester) (50 points). What issues and controversaries does the
field of IST/educational technology face? What has the field contributed thus
far? Where is it headed? Based on your readings, what scholars in the field of
IST have you resonated with and why? What or who has really opened your eyes?
This task is the last one due on April 19th. Please post it to Canvas.
Brave
Blogger Option: You might
ask ChatGPT, ChatPDF, or some other
generative AI tool to create starter text for your blog posts. You might rely
on Generative AI tools for wording or a comment, quote, critique, comparison,
or other means that you deem relevant. Or you might create two weekly blogs,
one is yours and one for what a generative AI tool creates. Or you might
alternative between your blog reflections and a generative AI post and your
reflections on it. Or you might be really brave and have a generative AI tool
blog each week and you add to it or modify it as his/her writing partner. The
purpose is to experiment and see what happens.
Your blog posts might do
the following:
1.
State reactions, questions, and
suggestions for the weekly readings.
2.
Recommend, critique, discuss,
share, and potentially demonstrate specific emerging technology tools,
platforms, and resources.
3.
Post author pictures, quotes,
figures, tables, etc., from the articles for the current week.
4.
Recap or briefly summarize key
parts of the assigned articles for the week.
5. Spark
discussion by pointing out controversial points in the field.
6.
Offer feedback to peers on their
posts. Or post AI feeback on your blog posts.
7. Add
resources and links to resources to peer blog posts or your posts.
8. Connect
discussion to experts in the field.
9. Connect
or synthesize comments within the week.
10.
Point to counter points and
inaccuracies in the blog postings of other students that week.
11. Be creative or offer
creative insights when needed.
12.
Point out the relationship of
upcoming week topic or articles to past lectures or readings.
13.
Reflect on the blog posts from
past weeks; repost prior quotes from others.
14.
Discuss the position of a
researcher or pioneer in the field (or perhaps even write to him/her and list
his/her comments if he/she responds or ask his/her to chat with our class).
15.
Discuss a recent speech or
colloquium you attended related to the week or a visit to a technology center
or exhibit.
16.
At the end of the week, you might
react and reflect on the class discussion that transpired as well as the
questions and concerns raised. You might also link to the next week’s readings.
Blog Postings and
Reflection Paper considerations:
- Diversity (some variety in
ideas posted, and some breadth to exploration).
- Perspective taking (values
other perspectives, ideas, cultures, etc.).
- Creativity (original,
unique, and novel ideas).
- Insightful (makes
interesting, astute, and sagacious observations).
- Relevancy (topics selected
are connected to course content).
- Learning Depth/Growth
(shows some depth to thinking and elaboration of ideas).
Tidbits
and Videos (60 points): Besides reading 3-5 assigned articles each week, during
the semester, I want you to read 50-100 total short news items or technology
articles from e-newsletters, magazines, newspapers, applied journals, and
similar sources or what I call “tidbits” that you find or see my former
syllabus from 2022 (HTML) for a list
of tidbit readings or about 5 or 6 per week. Typically, these are very short
online news or magazine articles—see tidbits in the monster syllabus or find
your own. I also want you to watch at least 5 short videos that you find on
emerging learning technology for education (you can find many in the old
syllabus). On February 25, you will turn in a list of your top 40-50 tidbits read so far (best ones at the top) and top 3 videos watched. You might also note a
few tidbits that you did not enjoy. After those lists, I want you to reflect
for 1-2 single spaced pages on what you learned
from those tidbits. I am not asking you to summarize each article or
video; instead reflect on your learning in general. What themes, trends, or
concepts were clarified for you? What new insights did you gain? What
inspirations did you feel? You might include brief comments at the beginning or
end of the paper on why you ranked the tidbits and videos the way you did.
There are task examples in Dropbox.
Please be creative.
Brave People Option: You can use ChatGPT to generate starter text or 2-3 comments
or quotes, but be sure to cite such work properly. For example, citations in
text: (ChatGPT, personal communication) or (OpenAI, 2023). OpenAI (2023). ChatGPT
(March 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/
Task #3. ETR&D Review and Critique and Interview ((60
points: Due February
25 (+7 day grace))
During the first two weeks of
the semester, we will read from the special issue on Systematic Reviews of
Research on Emerging Learning Environments and Technology that Vanessa Dennen,
Florence Martin, and I edited that was published in the summer of 2020. The
next week (Week 3) you will read an article from our special issue of Systematic
Reviews of Research on Online Learning that was
published in the Online
Learning Journal in March 2023. I
want you to review and critique at least four articles from one of these
special issues (2-3 pages single spaced). Those who are brave might interview
one of the contributors (i.e., the authors) to either of these special issues.
I have all their email addresses so just ask if you need them; first try to
look them up online or see their article bio for their email addresses. I am
also happy to make introductions. Perhaps you might ask them questions like the
following: What were they attempting to accomplish with the research in their
article? What do they see as the strengths and weaknesses of that article? What
is their current research targeting and why? Where is their research headed in
the future? (1-2 or so pages). Total of 3-4 single spaced pages not counting
references and pictures of your grandmother (which might add a bonus point).
Another option is to review
and critique a different special issue, a special conference symposium or
summit, or edited book related to any week of this course. What are the
strengths and weaknesses of it? Why or why not would you recommend that others
read or explore it? How does the content of it relate to R678 content? If you
choose this option, please run the special issue, symposium, summit, or book
that you selected by the instructor. This critique will be a 3-4 page single
spaced report
You can work with a partner
on this. Feel
free to utilize generative AI tools like ChatGPT or ChatPDF to generate starter
text and up to three quotes in your paper as long as they are marked or you
have reworded them and cited them properly. If you utilized ChatGPT or
some other generative AI platform, please cite it appropriately.
Or
perhaps put the articles or the entire special issue into ChatPDF, ChatGPT, or
other generative AI tool or platform and have it do a critique or a book
review. If you choose this route, you are to write a 2-3 page single-spaced
reflection paper, review, or critique of what generative AI produced.
Martin, F., Dennen, V. P., & Bonk, C, J. (Eds.) (2020). Special
Issue: Systematic Reviews of Research on
Emerging Learning Environments and Technology. Educational Technology Research and Development
(ETR&D) 68(4). https://link.springer.com/journal/11423/volumes-and-issues/68-4
Martin, F., Dennen, V. P., & Bonk, C. J.
(Eds.) (2023). Special Issue: Systematic
Reviews of Research on Online Learning. Online Learning Journal, 27(1). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v27i1.3887. Available:
https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/issue/view/126. Entire
issue with cover: http://www.publicationshare.com/34; EdTechBooks: https://edtechbooks.org/online_learning_journal_27_1
Brave People Option: Put
a PDF of the chosen book or books into ChatPDF, ChatGPT, or other generative AI
tool or platform and have it compose a critique of the special issue. Next,
write a reflection paper, review, or critique of what generative AI produced.
What do you agree and disagree with and why? Or you might compare special issue
reviews or two more generative AI tools.
Task #4 Options (Due April
15, with a 7-day grace period): (Note: students are asked to work in
teams of 2-3 people…exceptions are granted in writing)
Task
4a Option. Report or Strategic Plan Analysis and Evaluation (60 pts—Due
April 15; students are asked to work in teams of 2-3 people…exceptions are
granted in writing)
Find and evaluate a summary
report, technical report, or a strategic plan of a company, university,
non-profit organization, school, state, province, country, or region related to
e-learning, blended learning, mobile learning, or emerging learning technologies
of some type and critique it. For instance, you might pick the state or country
where you were born or perhaps where you plan to live after graduation. You
might find the strategic plan online or request a hardcopy version. I want you
to not simply read and critique the report but to also interview someone who
created it or is/was affected by that report. You might discuss and critique
the online learning technologies highlighted, proposed pedagogical plans,
intended training methods, targeted skills or competencies, or evaluation
methods detailed. You might visit the organization or write someone an email.
What might this organization do differently in planning for e-learning, open
education, MOOCs, or using some emerging learning technology? Has there been an
update? For example, you might read the following report from the Commonwealth
of Learning:
Report:
Authors: Shafika Issacs and Sanjaya Mishra
Cite
as: UNESCO IITE, COL & BNU (2022). Smart Education Strategies for
Teaching and Learning: Critical Analytical Framework and Case Studies.
Moscow: UNESCO IITE. Available:
https://iite.unesco.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Smart-education-strategies-publication.pdf; https://oasis.col.org/items/53fc7c8c-5ea4-4b44-9fce-9b829905e89f
January
22, 2024
U.S. Department of Education Releases 2024 National Educational Technology Plan
https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-2024-national-educational-technology-plan
https://tech.ed.gov/netp/
You are encouraged to work in
teams on the report. When done, it would be great if you presented an overview
of the report to the class. Testimonials, graphs, and trends of indicated growth,
comparisons, and other data or handouts are welcome. You are also encouraged to
directly contact the organization that developed the report or plan and receive
additional product information (e.g., DVDs, brochures, white papers, technical
reports, product comparison sheets, videotapes, company annual report, customer
testimonies, data sheets, Web site information, etc.). Your evaluation,
critique, and extension paper should be 4-5 single-spaced pages (excluding
references and appendices; those working in teams are expected to have 6-8
single spaced page papers, not counting references and appendices). Please post
it to Canvas. If late please also send to me via email.
Brave People Option: Or perhaps put the articles or the entire
strategic plan report into ChatPDF, ChatGPT, or other generative AI tool or
platform and have it do a critique or review of these report or strategic plan.
If you choose this route, you are to write a 2-3 page single-spaced reflection
paper, review, or critique of what generative AI produced. Or you might compare the critiques or reviews of this report or
strategic plan generated by two or more AI tools.
Summary
Report/Strategic Plan Grading (10 pts for each of the following dimensions)
1.
Review of Plan or Document (clarity, related to class, organized, facts, data,
relevant, style).
2.
Relevant Resources and Digging (citations/refs, linkages to class concepts,
extensive).
3.
Soundness of Critique (depth, clear, complete, practical, detailed, important,
coherence).
4.
Creativity and Richness of Ideas (richness of information, elaboration,
originality, unique).
5.
Knowledge of Topic (learning breadth & depth, growth, displays
understanding of topic).
6.
Overall Quality Review and Critique (would make an excellent consultant, cogent
advice) and Recommendations, Insights, and Implications (contains relevant
recommendations, guides).
Task 4b Option. Naturalistic Study
You have various midterm options. For
instance, you might perform a case study or pilot observation of workers,
students, etc. using tools or instructors interacting with employees, students,
other instructors, etc. while they use a Web-based learning tool, resources,
project, or curriculum application. Perhaps you might look at how different
people are utilizing ChatGPT for their learning. For instance, you might decide
to complete a case study of a child, young person, or adult using a particular
learning tool for the first time. Such naturalistic studies should include at
least five careful observations and commentary of the person and tutor/teacher.
The commentary should reflect your learning and provide insights as to how to
make this tool more educationally meaningful. If you are looking at
student-teacher-tool interaction patterns, teacher guidance, or simply tool
use, you will need to design coding schemes and observation log sheets to help
interpret tool functionality in this environment.
When done with your brief study, you might interview an instructor, learner,
instructional designer, or some other person in that environment about the
phenomenon that you observed. Interviewees might come from corporate, K-12,
military, government, or higher education settings. These optional interviews
can be live (face-to-face), via videoconferencing, phone- or Skype-based, or
conducted through email.
Your naturalistic study report should be 5-6
single-spaced pages (excluding references and appendices; those working in
teams are expected to have 7-10 page papers, not counting references and
appendices). In your report, I want you to reflect on
what you learned about e-learning from this assignment. How has it opened your
eyes? What might you have done differently next time in your study? What
recommendations do you have and what implications do you see? How might you put
your new ideas to use in training programs or in your own future teaching? Please post it to Canvas. If late, please also send to me
via email.
Note: You can use ChatGPT to generate
starter text or 2-3 comments or quotes but be sure to cite such work properly.
Or perhaps have ChatGPT write your study report.
If you choose this route, you are to write a 2-3 page single-spaced reflection
paper, review, or critique of what generative AI produced.
Sample Format Naturalistic/Research Activities:
I. Title Page (Name, affiliation, topic title,
acknowledgements)
II. Topic Literature and Method
1. Res topic & materials;
2. Brief stmt of problem and why impt
3. Brief review of the relevant
literature
4. Methods:
a. Subjects & design (i.e., who/how
selected);
b. Materials/setting (i.e.,
hard/software, text)
c. Procedure (i.e., how data was
obtained)
d. Coding Schemes & Dep. meas/instr
(i.e., how segment/code data);
e. Analyses or comparisons
III. Results and Discussion 1. Preliminary Results;
2. Discussion of results
IV. References (APA style: see syllabus for
example)
V. Appendices (e.g.,
pictures, charts, figures, models, tests, scoring criteria, coding procedures)
Sample
Grading of Major Project (60 Total Points or 10 pts each dimension):
1. Review of the Problem/Lit/Purpose (interesting,
relevant, current, organized, thorough, grounded) and are the Hypotheses/Research
Questions/Intentions (clear, related to class and theory, current, extend
field)
2. Method/Procedures (subjects/age groups approp,
materials relevant, timeline sufficient, controls)
3. Research Activity/Design/Topic/Tool (clear,
doable/practical, detailed, important)
4. Overall Richness of Ideas (richness of
information, elaboration, originality, unique)
5. Overall Coherence and Completeness (unity,
organization, logical sequence, synthesis, style, accurate)
6.
Overall Quality Project and Research (would make an excellent researcher,
cogent advice)
Task 4c Option. Software or Technology Tool or Platform
Review
In the fourth option, you are
to review at least 3 emerging technologies for learning. What are the key
features? How could they each impact on education? What skills do they
potentially enhance? What audience do they each serve? Who are the
stakeholders? List at least 5 pedagogical ways in which each of these tools or
applications can be used in education or training? For each emerging
technology, please identify at least 3 features you like best and explain why
and how these features can foster or enhance teaching and learning. Please also
list at least 3 features you think need improvement and detail why and what can
be done to add, modify, change, or delete different features. You should also
detail how you would redesign these technology tools or products to improve them
for educational use if you were the educational product designer. This review will be a 4-5 page single spaced report
(excluding references and appendices; those working in teams are expected to
have 7-8 single spaced page papers).
If you utilized ChatGPT or
some other generative AI platform for any aspect of this assignment, please
cite it appropriately. Perhaps you might put the articles or reviews on a technology tool into ChatPDF, ChatGPT,
or other generative AI tool or platform and have it do a critique or a book
review. If you choose this route, you are to write a 2-3 page single-spaced
reflection paper, review, or critique of what generative AI produced.
Brave People Option: Put
a PDF of the chosen book or books into ChatPDF, ChatGPT, or other generative AI
tool or platform and have it compose a critique of the special issue. Next,
write a reflection paper, review, or critique of what generative AI produced.
What do you agree and disagree with and why?
Technology Tools (you
might try out):
1.
Animaker: https://www.animaker.com/
2.
Flip: https://info.flipgrid.com/
3.
GoAnimate: https://goanimate.com/
4.
Kahoot!: https://getkahoot.com/
5.
Jing: https://www.techsmith.com/jing-tool.html
6.
PhET Interactive
Simulations: https://phet.colorado.edu/
7.
Screencastify: https://www.screencastify.com/
8.
Sli.do: https://www.sli.do/
9.
Vialogues: https://vialogues.com/
10.
WeVideo: https://www.wevideo.com/
Language Learning Tools and Platforms:
1.
About.com (from the New York
Times)
a.
ESL: http://esl.about.com/
b.
French: http://french.about.com/
c.
German: http://german.about.com/
d.
Italian: http://italian.about.com/
e.
Japanese: http://japanese.about.com/
f.
Mandarin: http://mandarin.about.com/
g.
Spanish: http://spanish.about.com/
2.
Babbel: https://www.babbel.com/
3.
BBC Learning English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
4.
Chatterbox (learn languages with
refugees): https://www.chatterbox.io/
5.
ChinesePod: http://chinesepod.com/
6.
Coffee Break Spanish: http://radiolingua.com/shows/spanish/coffee-break-spanish/
7.
Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/
8.
English Central: http://www.englishcentral.com/
9.
German Online: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,2547,00.html
10.
iTalkie: http://www.italki.com/
11.
Japanese Online http://japanese-online.com/
12.
Japanese: https://www.nihongomaster.com/
13.
Korean Online http://learn-korean.net/
14.
LanguageBoost: https://languageboost.biz/
15.
LoMasTV (online Spanish immersion
TV): https://spanish.yabla.com/
16.
Mango Languages: http://www.mangolanguages.com/
17.
The Mixxer (uses Skype): http://www.language-exchanges.org/
18.
SpanishPod: https://www.spanishpod.com/
Task #4d Option. Other (requires instructor approval)
Other options to the midterm
might be grant proposals, research interventions (as opposed to observations),
technology tool design proposals, curriculum integration plans, or conference
research papers. If one of these appeals to you, please write to the instructor
for additional information and guidance. Ethical use of generative AI for any
parts is encouraged but must be documented.
Task #5 Options (60
points: Due April 15 (with 7-day grace)): (Note: students are asked to work in teams of 2-3 people…exceptions
are granted in writing)
So you want to be cool? You
want to be creative? In this option, you are to create a shared online video
(e.g., YouTube) related to this class. You cannot be the only person in it.
What do different topics in this course mean to you? Alternatively, you can design
a YouTube video for someone else. You should post this video of at least 5
minutes in length.
You are encouraged to use
ChatGPT or some other generative AI tool or platform in the development of your
script and other associated work. You will turn in a 2 page single-spaced
summary reflection of your design (3-4 pages if with a partner) along with a
link to your video or a way to download it. If you utilized an AI tool or
platform to support your efforts, please use appropriate citations. Your video
and paper will be graded according to the dimensions listed below. Some video creation tools are
below in addition to YouTube or Canvas.
Other Free video creation tools include:
1. CapCut
(free): https://www.capcut.com/
2. VideoScribe
(free trial): https://www.videoscribe.co/
3. Canva
Video Editor (free online editor): https://www.canva.com/video-editor/
4. Adobe
Lightworks is free for IU students and staff (free trial). https://lwks.com/
5. IU
also provides free license for Powtoon. Follow these steps to request a
license: https://kb.iu.edu/d/bggr.
6. Vyond
(formerly Go Animate; free trial): https://www.vyond.com/
7. Moovly
(free trial): https://www.moovly.com/
8. Wideo
(free trial): https://wideo.co/
9. Make
Web Video (free trial): https://www.makewebvideo.com/en/pricing
Fun and Relevant Cool Video Examples from the past:
- Troy Cockrum, April 2016,
The Making of an Adventurer (video), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew6e7Chd9I8
- Kimberly Farnsworth, April
28, 2017, Student-Directed Learning, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fZYT5rGCfY&feature=youtu.be
- Sarah Williams, Rachel
Herman, and Deb Patterson, May 2019, Why personalize our learning?, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FijK30wIjrikWCWOPRD9TnLDTF4_fwy4/view
- Qi Li (Oppa Gagnam Style:
What’s Your Learning Style), December 3, 2012,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q429lqxZaU&feature=youtu.be
- Valerie Cross (Mobile
Thanksgiving), December 5, 2012, Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/55011832
- Verily Tan, Recollections
from R685, Fall 2011; http://vimeo.com/33090590/
- Miguel Lara (Web 2.0
FREEDOM): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cmCFWi9lW8
- Julie Rust (Participatory
Learning): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHx_SbRWV0M
Video Grading (60 Total Points
or 10 pts each dimension):
1.
Insightfulness,
creativity, and originality.
2.
Design and visual effects.
3.
Coherence and logical
sequence.
4.
Completeness.
5.
Relevance and accuracy
of the content.
6.
Overall quality of assignment.
Task
5b Option. Analysis of Issues/Challenges in the Field of Learning Tech:
In this option, you will identify and briefly outline 10-20
key issues in the field (e.g., institutional supports for nontraditional
learners, corporate recognition of microcredentials and nanodegrees, faculty
awareness of open textbooks and OER, cost effectiveness and consumer utility of
virtual and augmented reality, teacher training for online and blended forms of
learning; instructional design challenges for MOOC instructors and the
instructional support team, etc.). What are the issues that you have noticed
when doing the readings for this class, watching the videos, talking to your
peers, and attending the lectures? What are some open research questions? To
create an historical context for your paper, you might indicate in a timeline
when each of these issues arose or potentially make become more salient in the
future. You will turn in a 4-6 single spaced paper if working alone and 7-8
page paper if with a partner (plus any references, charts, graphs, appendices,
etc.) on the issues and challenges in the field of emerging learning
technologies. I want to know if you have a grasp of the key issues. We also
want to know what your role might be in resolving these challenges or issues
after graduation. Among these issues and challenges, choose one or two that you
are highly interested in or want to address most and describe your possible
plan on addressing them or map out some possible future research. Finally,
please do not limit your references to our assigned course readings. You are
encouraged to add at least half of your references from articles, books, and
other resources that are not listed in our class readings. A minimum of 15
references should be used. Please follow APA guidelines when writing your
paper. (Note: It will use a similar grading rubric to those above.)
Task
#5c Option. Usable Class Product and Authentic Learning (60 points: Due April 15 (with 7 day grace))
Students choosing this option
might design their own final project or combine ideas together into something
truly unique (i.e., a mash-up). As part of this effort, they might create or
perform a meaningful activity for the class. For example, you might summarize
the learning principles embedded in different articles or readings for each
week of the course. Or, they might create a unique categorization scheme of the
technology tools and resources studied during the semester. The more ambitious
of you might create an interactive multimedia glossary or comprehensive Website
for the course as an individual or as part of a team. Still others might create
an online database of articles from two or more open access journals related to
emerging learning technologies including links to the major themes and trends
in those journals over a significant period of time (e.g., 3-5 years).
There are still more options.
Among them, you might create a mobile application, an educational activity in a
virtual world, an interesting global collaboration activity or partnership, or
a mobile book. Others might organize a class mini-conference or real conference
symposium or demonstrate a set of e-learning tools to your school, company, or
organization and then reflect on it. Such tools might have relevance in K-12,
military, corporate, or higher education settings or perhaps in more informal
settings such as a museum, zoo, or computer club.
You might also engage in a
major problem-based learning project
related to this class with a school, company, organization, or institution. In
this option, you make the contact and find out what needs to be resolved and
then get it approved by the instructor. The final product might be a distance
learning evaluation project. It might involve the design of e-learning tools and
resources. It might entail the creation of a strategic plan, white paper, or
vision statement. Whatever the problem or task, it must be authentic. Anyone
selecting this option should include a 2-4 page single-spaced reflection paper
on what your learned; slightly longer with a partner (not counting references
and appendices). Note: any final project report to an organization or
institution can substitute for that final reflection paper. The grading scheme
will be project specific.
Task 5d Option. MOOC (or OCW/OER) Review Option (60
points: Due April 15 (with 7-day grace))
Recently, there
has been a huge explosion of open educational contents. Among these new
learning resources are open educational resources (OER), OpenCourseWare (OCW),
and massive open online courses (MOOCs). OCW and OER typically are freely
available contents without direct contact with instructors. MOOCs are
instructor-driven courses which are usually free and open to the world
community, thereby involving large enrollments. An optional assignment idea for
this class is to explore or enroll in one or two massive open online courses
(MOOCs) related to learning, cognition, and instruction. Even if you do not
select this task, you might explore a few of these MOOCs and observe how they are
conducted. And then reflect, reflect, reflect!
You could
replace the midterm or final by enrolling in one or more MOOCs and writing a
2-4 page single spaced reflection paper (4-6 pages with a partner) on what you
learned as it relates to various topics from this course (not counting
references and appendices). Note: you might include a recap table or chart at
the end summarizing key concepts or ideas mentioned in your paper. You would
NOT have to complete the course; just sit in and lurk if you want. Your MOOC review paper should include your insights
about the learning environment and learning theories relied upon as well as a
few specific examples of instructional tasks and ideas from the course. It will be graded for: (1) connections to course content;
(2) coherence and organization; and (3) overall insights and conceptual
understandings.
If you complete
the course or get a certificate (Coursera calls these “Signature” courses), you
can replace your final assignment. Even if you do you not complete a MOOC, you
could replace your final assignment if you write a longer reflection paper or
extend the assignment in some way (e.g., interview the MOOC instructor(s) about
their instructional approaches and beliefs about learning; interviewing other
participants/students taking this course about their learning experiences;
etc.). As part of these efforts, you might also explore some of the open
educational portals and contents listed in your syllabus or that you find
online.
Some questions
you might ask before writing your paper:
- What is
the overall feel of this learning environment? Is there any particular
learning approach or philosophy that you feel or experience?
- What
aspects of learning and instruction are addressed in this MOOC or by this
open educational resource? Stated another way, what theory of learning and
instruction does the instructor or the course design tend to rely upon?
- What
learning theory or perspective might be used to improve the course? How
might you improve this course if asked?
- Are
there any specific learning concepts and principles embedded in any module
or in multiple modules of the course?
- How
does the MOOC utilize existing OER content? How might it better take
advantage of such resources?
- Which
tasks or activities seem most effective and why? What are the most
creative?
- What is
the least effective aspect of this course and why?
- What
aspects of learning and instruction or theoretical perspective do you
understand better now? And why?
Portals to
MOOC courses:
MOOC Provider
Companies and Organizations:
- Canvas:
https://www.canvas.net/
2.
Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/;
Coursera list of courses: https://www.coursera.org/courses
- edX
courses: https://www.edx.org/; https://www.edx.org/search
- FutureLearn:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/upcoming
- iversity:
https://iversity.org/
- Khan
Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
7.
LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/
8. MasterClass,
https://www.masterclass.com/ (fee
based)
- NovoEd:
https://novoed.com/
- Open2Study:
http://open2study.online/
- Peer
to Peer University (P2PU): https://www.p2pu.org/en/
12.
Pluralsight: https://www.pluralsight.com/product/skills
13.
Skillshare: https://join.skillshare.com/learn-adobe/
- Udemy:
https://www.udemy.com/
- Udacity:
https://www.udacity.com/
16.
Wondrium: https://www.wondrium.com/
MOOC Lists:
- Class
Central: https://www.class-central.com/subject/education
- The
MOOC List: http://www.mooc-list.com/
- CourseBuffet:
https://www.coursebuffet.com/about.html
- Open
Culture: http://www.openculture.com/free_certificate_courses
- TechnoDuet:
http://www.technoduet.com/a-comprehensive-list-of-mooc-massive-open-online-courses-providers/
MOOC
Review Grading Criteria if a Final Project (60 Points; 10 points each):
- Insightful/Originality/Interesting: innovative ideas, insightful relationships drawn
about MOOCs and open education, helps the reader form new understandings
about MOOCs. Engaging writing, unique perspective on MOOCs and open
education.
- Completeness: thorough, detailed, dig deep, effort, fulfills
spirit of the assignment.
- Relevance: concepts and ideas from MOOC experience
appropriate and related to class, perhaps includes a recap list or summary
table of what learned.
- Content: learning displayed, made several key connections
to class from MOOC experience, highly informative reflection (helps the
reader form new understandings).
- Exploratory
and Reflective: pushing out,
metacognitive, reflecting on oneself as a learner or on how fellow
learners benefit from MOOCs, shows that one was reflecting on the
experience both as a learner as well as in light of the content of this
class.
- Coherent,
Logical Flow, and Well Organized:
easily read, transitions, conclusions, logical flow to the critique or
review of MOOCs or MOOC experience, well organized review, sequence of
ideas makes sense.
I
will also look for: breadth/depth of
thought, knowledge growth displays, understands theories, concepts, and
principles in relation to the MOOC experience. And I will want to see some
critical thinking displayed including sound analysis and evaluation of
instructional approach taken in MOOC, logical, backs up claims.
Grading Note
#1: I will use a rubric
for the above. Write me an email if you would like to see that rubric.
Grading Note
#2: Extra consideration
(and the potential for bonus points) given for those who cite references on
MOOCs or open education, create a summary or recap table of terms or concepts
mentioned in their reflection paper, participate in more than one MOOC, and
those who actually complete the course. Summary or recap tables are especially
welcome.
Task #5e Option. R685/R678 Course Topics Historical
Evaluation (60 points: Due April 15
(with 7-day grace))
Perhaps, like me, you like history. The first
version of R678 was first co-taught at West Virginia University by Dr. W.
Michael Reed and me back in the fall of 1990. Since that time, this course has
evolved into many formats. Below are links to two dozen syllabi from the course
including the present one. Unfortunately, I have yet to locate the original
version of the course but did find an outline of the topics addressed. If you
select this option, I want you to track the history of this course over time. For
instance, you might explore the topics, people, concepts, etc., that were
popular in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and today. You will turn in a 4-5 page
single spaced paper on what you discovered (6 to 8 pages with a partner); not
counting references and appendices. Additional pages may be attached such as
reference lists, visuals depictions mapping out trends over time,
correspondences with researchers about their articles from previous versions of
the course, and interviews with scholars about their perceptions of changes in
the field over time. You might, in fact, gather oral histories or accounts from
experts as well as former students about how the field has changed.
Many questions can be asked.
Among them, are there any educational technology topics and trends that remain
popular over the past two decades? How did the focus of this course change over
time? Is this course more or less important today than it was back in the
1990s? Is the total number of pages any indicator of how the field has changed?
If so, in what ways? Please compare the tasks from 1995 to those in 2001 or
2002 as well as 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2024. Please look at the books,
journals, new sources, online resources, etc. that now comprise this course and
note how they have changed over time. Is there anything from the 1990s that
remains important today and should be added back to the current syllabus? Are
there any tasks, activities, or articles that you found interesting and want to
know more about? Is there anything that remains missing despite the fact that
the current syllabus is long? What do see about the field of education or
educational technology from browsing through these syllabi and resources?
You should end your paper with a personal
reflection of your learning in this course. Included in that summary should be
an account of what inspired or mattered to you. In addition, you might reflect
on the areas wherein you learned or grew the most during the semester.
Sample Prior
P600/R685/R678 Syllabi:
- Spring
2025: http://curtbonk.com/R678_online_syllabus_spring_2025.htm
- Spring
2024: http://curtbonk.com/R678_online_syllabus_spring_2024.htm
- Spring 2022: http://curtbonk.com/R678_online_syllabus_spring_2022.htm
- Spring 2022 (Alt): https://curtbonk.com/R678_alt_online_syllabus_spring_2022.htm
- Spring 2020: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R678_Spring_of_2020.htm
- Spring 2019: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R678_Spring_of_2019.htm
- Spring
2018: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R678_Spring_of_2018.htm
- Spring
2017: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R678_Spring_of_2017.htm
- Spring
2016: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R678_Spring_of_2016.htm
- Spring
2015: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R678_Spring_of_2015.htm
- Spring
2013: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Spring_of_2013.htm
- Fall
2012: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2012.htm
- Spring
2012: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Spring_of_2012.htm
- Fall
2011: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2011.htm
- Fall
2010: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2010.htm
- Fall
2009: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2009.htm
- Fall
2008: http://curtbonk.com/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2008.htm
- Fall
2007: https://curtbonk.com/R685-Fall-2007.htm
- Fall
2005: https://curtbonk.com/syllabus_p600_and_r685_fall_of_2005.htm
- Fall
2003: https://curtbonk.com/p600syl2.htm
- Fall
2002: https://curtbonk.com/Syllabus--2002.html
- Fall 2001: https://curtbonk.com/P600-R685-2001.htm
- Fall 1999: https://curtbonk.com/P600-R685-1999.htm
- Fall 1997: https://curtbonk.com/P600-R685-1997.htm
- Spring 1995: https://curtbonk.com/P600-R685-1995.htm
- Fall 1990: http://travelinedman.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-evolution-of-monster-22-years-of.html
History Evaluation Grading (60
Total Points or 10 pts each dimension):
1.
Insightfulness,
creativity, and originality.
2.
Learning growth displayed.
3.
Coherence and logical
sequence.
4.
Completeness and
fulfills spirit of the assignment.
5.
Relevance and accuracy
of the content.
6.
Shared and discussed in Canvas and
in class.
7.
Overall quality of assignment.
Task #5f Option. Pressbook (60 points: Due April 15
(with 7-day grace))
Do you want to be an author?
Or work with a team of writers? Do you want to be famous? In this assignment,
you will create an open textbook related to emerging technologies using
Pressbook. If the textbook can also be related to your current job or research
interest it would be perfect. You can share this textbook with your colleagues,
students, classmates, or families. You can also put your Pressbook link in your
resume. Maybe your opentext book can be used as next years’ assignment
examples! For this assignment, you can have at least two chapters. In total, it
should be a minimum of 3,000 words. If you work in a team, each of you should
contribute at least 2,000 words. A one-page single-spaced reflection paper from
each student on what you learned from this Pressbook activity needs to be
included (not counting references and appendices). Describe what you learned
from the task including specific course concepts and ideas mentioned in your
chapter as well as ideas related to open educational resources. If you work in
a team, attached to your reflection paper will be documentation of what you
contributed to the Pressbook. Your paper and chapter will be graded according
to the dimensions listed below.
Example (note: you do not
have to include as much content as this example):
Pressbook Grading (60 Total
Points or 10 pts each dimension):
1.
Chapter and reflection paper
relevance: Contribution is meaningful to class, we learn from it.
2.
Chapter and reflection paper
coherence: flow, well organized, good layout, enjoyable to read.
3.
Chapter and reflection paper completeness:
Sufficient coverage of info, extends topic & class.
4.
Overall chapter creativity:
Original ideas, insightful points, something unique in it such as a figure,
model, graph, timeline, comparison chart, acronym, quote or set of quotes, etc.
5.
Overall reflection paper
insightfulness, depth of thought, flow, informational content, etc.
6.
Effort, digging, extensiveness of
the project, etc.
Task #5g Option. Wikibook Online Work (WOW) (60
points: Due April 15 (with 7-day grace))
In this option, you help with a Wikibook related to
emerging technologies. About 17 years ago, students from five universities
(including the University of Houston, Beijing Normal University, Indiana State
University, the Open University of Malaysia, and National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan) designed a wikibook on “The Web
2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies” (The WELT); see http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies. If you write a unique chapter
for the WELT, it should be a minimum of 2,000 words. A 2 page reflection paper
(3-4 pages if with a partner) on what you learned from this wikibook activity
needs to be included (not counting references and appendices). Describe what
you learned from the task including specific course concepts and ideas
mentioned in your chapter as well as ideas related to the social construction
of knowledge. Attached to your reflection paper will be documentation of what you
contributed to the wikibook, including your chapter (with highlights or special
notations of your contribution), highlights to the chapters worked on, and
perhaps even print outs of the wikibook chapter editing history. Your paper and
chapter will be graded according to the dimensions listed below.
Wikibook Chapter Examples:
Robert Halford, Spring 2015,
Wikibook Chapter on Professional Development: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies/Professional_Development#Technology_as_a_tool_for_learning
Greg Snow, Korea, Spring 2016,
Wikibook Chapter on Virtual Reality, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Virtual_Reality
Luci Mello, April 26, 2017,
Mobile Learning,
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Mobile_Learning
Wikibook Chapter Grading (70 Total Points or 10 pts each
dimension):
1.
Chapter and reflection paper relevance: Contribution is meaningful to class, we
learn from it
2.
Chapter and reflection paper coherence: flow, well organized, good layout,
enjoyable to read
3.
Chapter and reflection paper completeness: Sufficient coverage of info, extends
topic and class
4.
Overall chapter creativity: Original and distinctive ideas, insightful points,
something unique in it such as a figure, model, graph, timeline, comparison
chart, acronym, quote or set of quotes, etc.
5.
Overall reflection paper insightfulness, depth of thought, flow, informational
content, etc.
6.
Overall quality of assignment
Task #5h Option. Student Determined Project (60 points: Due
April 15, with a 7 day grace)
You have total control over
your final task in this course. If you do not find any of the options above to
be to your liking, you can decide on the project based on your needs,
interests, and passions. Please include a 2-3 page single spaced reflection
paper with any of these project options. In this reflection, including pictures
of your dogs, cats, or fish or other family pets or that of your roommate or
best friend’s pets (for a potential bonus point...please include their name(s).
Class Sharing of Final
Projects: If possible, I would like
you to post your final projects to Canvas. In addition, online people “might”
briefly share their final projects in the final optional synchronous session
and FTF people might share them in class.