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SEMINAR: TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCES
GEOG 407/507, Winter 2000
Monday 1800-2100, 106 Condon
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Instructor: G.H. Searl (Joe) | Material and Readings |
| 107H Condon, 346-4559 | Access to Computer (PC or MAC) |
| ghsearl@darkwing.uoregon.edu |
with CD-ROM and Internet Connection |
| web site under construction | Numerous web-based readings & handouts |
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Years ago, technology for teaching meant bulletin boards, an opaque
projector, film strips and a
16 mm movie projector. We then embraced the overhead and video. Now we
witness changes in
technology with every blink of the eye. We watch the development of
software and observe products
appear and disappear. The arrival of affordable high-powered computers
and internet connections
brings a mind-choking collection of on-line sources. Learning how to
use technology can consume
so much of our time that we may neglect the subject of our inquiry.
This course will therefore
emphasize the content and perspectives of social sciences derived from
internet and CD-ROM
sources. We will explore sources for instructional preparation as well
as interactive sites suitable
for students at all levels.
SCHEDULE OF TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTENT ON THE INTERNET
Places and place representation
Events, past and current
Local, regional & global economics and governmental systems
CD-ROM Sources
TOOLS FOR CREATING YOUR OWN
Video images
Slides and prints
Internet sources
GIS
On-line data sources
CONNECTING WITH OTHERS
Building web sites
Virtual reality
CONTINUOUS CONCERNS
Linkage of technology, content, social science perspectives,
national and state standards of "old" with "new" technologies
Current learning theories
EVALUATION
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Attendance | 30%-special arrangements for making up unavoidable absences |
| Assignments | 40% |
| Project | 30% |
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