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<FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4>Syllabus for EDTECH 597:
Teaching Mathematics in Virtual Worlds</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4><I>This
is the Spring 2010 syllabus. The version for Fall 2010 will be coming
soon at the same address. Ute Frenburg is projected to be the TA in
the Fall class, which will be modified to reflect the experience of
the Spring class. The flyer for the new class is <A HREF="http://math.boisestate.edu/~holmes/EDTECH597.pdf">here</A></I></FONT></FONT>.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><META NAME="Info 1" CONTENT=""><META NAME="Info 2" CONTENT=""><META NAME="Info 3" CONTENT=""><META NAME="Info 4" CONTENT=""><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Title:
EDTECH 597 -- Teaching Mathematics in Virtual Worlds</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Instructor
Name:</B> M. Randall Holmes (Annie Jeffery will be TA)</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Contact
Information/Office Hours:</B></FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Holmes
office MG240A, email <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>,
Holmes's SL avatar Leslie Beaumont -- inworld IMs to Leslie Beaumont
go to email. Office hours will be held in Second Life at
a time to be arranged and on campus if there are on campus
participants. Annie Jeffery (inworld MissAnnie Ducatillon) will be
TA.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Course
Description</B></FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>and
Prerequisites: </B></FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>3
credits. This is an experimental course exploring the
possibility of mathematics instruction in virtual worlds, primarily
in Second Life. Class sessions will be conducted in Second Life
(two hour synchronous sessions each week, provisionally 3-5 SLT
Thursdays, but this may change), with some investigation of other
software options. Both opportunities and difficulties in the
communication of mathematical knowledge in 3D online environments
will be explored.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Familiarity
and comfort with mathematics to the level of high school geometry,
algebra and trigonometry is required; the degree of mathematical
maturity required of a high school mathematics teacher would be
better. Calculus may appear in demonstration lessons (but I
would not say that knowledge of calculus is prerequisite) An
introduction to vectors in three dimensional space (without calculus)
would be useful.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Requirements
include access to a computer capable of running Second Life (this
imposes requirements both on hardware and on one's Internet
connection) and the ability to meet with the class for synchronous
sessions in SL. It will be advisable to have an audio headset
since SL voice may be used.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">Prerequisite Second Life skills (some
of these will be reviewed in class):<BR>• Use of camera
controls<BR>• Ability to fly, walk, and teleport<BR>•
Knowledge of communication tools (IM and chat)<BR>• Basic
building skills (create prims, add textures and content)<BR>•
Basic inventory management (can find items, wear clothing, make a
notecard)<BR>• It is recommended that participants have at least
15-20 hours of prior participation in Second<BR>Life before the
course begins. Please note that an account is free and these
skills can be acquired prior to the start of the class relatively
easily if one is interested in this class and new to virtual worlds.
Feel free to contact the instructor if you seek assistance with
this: the instructor is aware that the SL orientation process
can be a bit annoying, and can help to provide a better experience.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Course
Materials (including hardware/software requirements):
</B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Participants
need a computer and internet connection capable of running Second
Life (and an audio headset if SL voice is used). The easiest
way to test this is to go to www.secondlife.com, set up an account
(this is free) and try running the software. </FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>See</FONT></FONT>
http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">Please note this important
disclaimer: "Second Life'" (with its abbreviation
"SL'") is a trademark of Linden Labs, which operates this
virtual world. Second Life is a general-purpose environment:
students entering this environment may encounter adult content,
commercial solicitations, etc., which they may find annoying or
offensive. Boise State assumes no liability for such
experiences. Linden Labs rates sims on content (PG/Mature/Adult).
There is no reason that a visit to an Adult sim would be relevant to
this class. No student will be required to visit a Mature sim (PG
alternatives will be available), though it should be noted that a
Mature rating does not actually imply the presence of any potentially
offensive content, and if there is any potential for offense in a sim
of which the instructor is aware, students will be specifically
advised. Students, faculty and staff are expected to follow Second
Life Terms of Service.
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in">Course documents, assignments and
asynchronous communication between the instructor and students and
between students will be hosted on the Ed Tech department's Moodle
site (this is a change, the syllabus originally said Blackboard
here). The EdTech Moodle site is at <A HREF="http://edtech.mrooms.org/">http://edtech.mrooms.org</A>
: if you go to Moodle tutorials there is a section for students. You
should actually have an account already if you are in this class, as
the tutorial explains, but you can also create one. I will send you
the enrollment key for this class in email.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Course
Objectives:</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Students
will explore literature on teaching in virtual worlds in general and
what resources there are on the teaching of mathematics and related
subjects in particular. Students will be assigned an active
role in looking for literature related to the course topic.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Students
will explore resources related to mathematics which are found in
Second Life and other relevant online resources. Again,
students will be assigned an active role in looking for such
resources</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Students
will prepare and deliver instruction in mathematics at different
levels in Second Life: this is intended to include the
elementary (K-6) level and the higher level of high school or early
undergraduate instruction. This will include preparation of
lessons and design of instructional objects in the Second Life
environment. Students will take the student role in instruction
designed by other students and assess its effectiveness.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>There
will be some discussion of the mathematical underpinning of Second
Life itself (and of 3D online worlds in general), and of the
opportunities that the mathematical nature of the environment might
(or might not) give in teaching mathematics in the environment.
Note in this connection that the mathematical prerequisites for the
course (stated above) are limited, though a student with better
mathematics background might be able to use this knowledge in an
individual project.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Students
will discover opportunities and difficulties associated with teaching
in this environment in general and specific opportunities and
difficulties related to the teaching of mathematics or related
subjects.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Major
Assignments and Schedule:</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>The
class will meet once a week for two hours in Second Life.
Attendance and participation in each class session is a significant
component of your grade. Students will maintain a journal
describing and reflecting on their class experience, visible to
their peers (which will be assessed)</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>There
will be a class activity in which students will find literature on
topics related to the course theme (mathematics instruction in
virtual worlds). Of course, there may not be much on this
exact topic, so related topics which may prove applicable are
appropriate (e.g., online mathematics instruction, instruction in
virtual worlds in general). There will be a similar
activity in which students will find mathematics-related resources
in Second Life itself. The class as a whole will develop a
directory of resources uncovered in these activities to be put on
the EdTech wiki.</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Each
student will prepare one visual exhibit (slide show or poster
display) on mathematics content or mathematics instruction in SL.
Of course this assignment will naturally be supported by the work
done in the previous one.</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Each
student will construct an instructional object suitable for use in a
later lesson.</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Each
student will prepare and deliver at least 2 lessons, one at an
elementary level and one at a higher level. A written lesson
plan for each lesson is an essential part of this assignment.
Students will have the option of working in pairs or working
individually; if the class is very large larger groups may be used.</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Each
student will prepare an individual project or paper on their
individual interests, whose nature is to be negotiated with the
instructor. The topic and nature of this assignment should be
finalized between the instructor and the student by the half-way
point in the course.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>There
may be additional assignments. Material modifications of the
structure described here may occur, though certainly with
substantial advance notice.</FONT></FONT></P>
</UL>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Grading
Policy and Grading Scale:</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-left: 0.06in; margin-right: 0.06in; margin-top: 0.06in; margin-bottom: 0.06in">
<FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><SPAN STYLE="font-weight: normal">The
following components make up your grade:</SPAN></FONT></FONT>
</P>
<UL>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>attendance
and participation </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3>200 points -- this
will include mere attendance, active participation in class
activities, and maintaining a journal on one's class experience
visible to one's peers.</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>search
for literature and resources</B> 100 points</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>visual
exhibit </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3>100 points</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>instructional
object </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=3>50 points -- this can be
increased in value by making something more ambitious or making more
objects.</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>lessons
delivered </B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>200
points each</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>additional
assignments</B> not to exceed another 200 points</FONT></FONT></P>
<LI><P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>final
project </B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>250
points</FONT></FONT>
</P>
</UL>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>The
structure shown above is subject to change in its details. A =
90-100 percent of available points, B = 80-89 percent, C = 70-79
percent, D = 60-69 percent, F = < 60 percent.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Plus/minus
grades will be awarded only under exceptional circumstances: no
point score in itself earns a plus/minus grade.</FONT></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Course
Policies</B></FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Procedures</B></FONT></FONT>
<FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>-</B></FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Communication</B></FONT></FONT>
– <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>I read my email
constantly and respond promptly: my email is
[email protected] or [email protected]. You
can IM Leslie Beaumont inworld; if I am not on, your IMs will go to
e-mail. I can be reached by telephone at (208)426-3011 (my
office) or at home (208)345-2899 -- please do not call before 9 am
MST or after 11 pm MST. If you contact me, you should expect a
response within a few hours at most.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Expectations
of Conduct </B></FONT></FONT>– <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Students
will be expected to behave respectfully toward one another, the
instructor, and guests of or visitors to the class. This includes but
is not restricted to recognizing the rights of class participants to
represent themselves as they wish in SL, staying on topic (especially
when called to order by the instructor or a teaching assistant), and
not interrupting (especially with irrelevant content) when someone
else has the virtual “floor”. SL is a fun environment and
can be distracting; we are not planning to be grimly intent but we do
intend to stay on track.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Posting
of Assignments</B></FONT></FONT> – <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Major
assignments will be posted at least one week in advance of the
assignment due date.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Assignment
Submissions</B></FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#009999"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000">
</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>--
Most assignments in this class are delivered "live" in
Second Life or other computer environments. Where this is not
the case (as for example with a paper), electronic submissions to my
e-mail are appropriate. See below for a discussion of timely
assignment submission.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Feedback/grades</B></FONT></FONT>
– <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Assignments will
be graded promptly (well within the department mandated interval of
one week). A student's current standing in the course will
always be available on request from the instructor, and will be
supplied privately to each student from time to time.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Late
assignments</B></FONT></FONT> – <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>The
instructor disclaims any consistent policy on late delivery of
assignments, other than that no assignment will be accepted after the
end of the course. The instructor may accept a late assignment
as if turned in on time (this is more likely the first time or in the
presence of an excellent reason for lateness). The instructor
may penalize an assignment for lateness or refuse to accept it at
all, at his entire discretion. It is best to turn in your
assignments on time. If you are aware in advance that you will
have to turn an assignment in late, please communicate with me:
this increases the likelihood of an accommodation. Please note
that attendance at the synchronous sessions is an essential part of
the course and missing class is as serious in its effects as turning
assignments in late.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Technical
Difficulties</B></FONT></FONT> – <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>on
occasion, you may experience problems with accessing Moodle or class
files located within Moodle, with your Internet service, and/or other
computer related problems. Do make the instructor aware if a
technical problem prevents you from completing coursework. </FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>BroncoMail
</B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>-</FONT></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><U>
</U></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><U>http://helpdesk.boisestate.edu/email/broncomail/</U></FONT></FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Academic
Honesty </B></FONT></FONT>– <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>all
students are required to abide by Boise State University's Student
Code of Conduct on </FONT></FONT><A HREF="http://registrar.boisestate.edu/Catalogs/03-04UndergradCatalog/Chapter2.pdf"><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><U>academic
dishonesty</U></FONT></FONT></FONT></A><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>.
Assignments completed must be your original work and cannot be used
in other courses in the EdTech program.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Reasonable
Accommodations </B></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>-
Any student who feels s/he may need accommodations based on the
impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your
specific needs. You will also need to contact the </FONT></FONT><A HREF="http://drc.boisestate.edu/faculty/index.cfm?subsection_id=29"><FONT COLOR="#0000ff"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><U>Disability
Resource Center </U></FONT></FONT></FONT></A><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>at
208-426-1583 located in the Administration Building, room 114 to meet
with a specialist and coordinate reasonable accommodations for any
documented disability.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Conceptual
Framework</B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>College
of Education - The Professional Educator</B></FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Boise
State University strives to develop knowledgeable educators who
integrate complex roles and dispositions in the service of diverse
communities of learners. Believing that all children, adolescents,
and adults can learn, educators dedicate themselves to supporting
that learning.</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Using
effective approaches that promote high levels of student achievement,
educators create environments that prepare learners to be citizens
who contribute to a complex world.</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>Educators
serve learners as reflective practitioners, scholars and artists,
problem solvers, and partners.</FONT></FONT>
</P>
<P STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.2in"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3><B>Department
of Educational Technology Mission </B></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>The
Department of Educational Technology supports the study and practice
of facilitating and improving learning of a diverse population</FONT></FONT> <FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE=3>by
creating, using, managing, and evaluating appropriate technological
processes and resources. Believing technology is a tool that enhances
and expands the educational environment, we promote the use of
current and emergent technologies for teaching and learning in a
dynamic global society. Educational technologists are leaders and
innovators, serving in institutions of higher education, public or
private school settings, federal, state, or local educational
agencies, and educational organizations in the private sector. </FONT></FONT>
</P>
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