W3: Sept 13 Sync Online

		Will Media Influence Learning
	Base Group Check-in	Q1 and Q2 in Base Groups Base Group Check-in Check-in Question: How do you want to spend your time this year? What matters to you? This question was taken from “How to Live Wisely” an article in the New York Times written by an education professor. You do not have permission to view this form.
	Readings	Clark, R. E. (1983). Reconsidering research on learning from media. Review of Educational Research, 53(4), 445-459. Kozma, R. B. (1994). Will media influence learning? Reframing the debate. Educational Technology Research and Development, 42(2), 7-19. Clark, R. E. (1994). Media will never influence learning. Educational Technology Research and Development, 42(2), 21-29.
	Setting Discussion Ground Rules	Discussion Ground Rules Source: Brookfield & Preskill (2005) Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms. Think of the BEST group discussions you’ve ever been in, what happened to make these conversations so satisfying? (2 min to jot down ideas. Prepare to share) Think of the WORST group discussions you’ve ever been in, what made these conversations so deadly? (2 min to jot down ideas. Prepare to share) How do we make the BEST happen while minimizing the WORST?
	Discussion Forum	Synthesis of Clark & Kozma debate Ideas or controversies you want us to address New questions or burning issues How these readings connect to your research interests or goals for this course Discussion Synthesis W2 – Instructor
	15 min	Take a break!
	Article for Publication	Share your interest statement Cover letter assignment Pitching to an editor Example: Scott’s Cover letter Scott’s final published article Outline assignment
	Social Media Activity	Choose a social media to explore as a learner, teacher, and scholar Set up a profile and start using the social media during our next asynchronous week – share what you’ve done at our next class meeting Example of Social Media Activity Reflection questions
	Looking Ahead to Next Asynch Week: Assignments	Social Media Activity – be ready to share what you’ve done & link to your site on Monday, Sept 27 Post initial responses to discussion forum questions by Thursday, September 23 at midnight EST. Post responses to at least 2 peers (per question) by Saturday, September 25 at midnight EST. Base Group 1 Discussion Synthesis of Week 4 online discussion due in the forum by noon on Monday, September 27. See directions here Cover letter for publishable article due before class on Monday, September 27 — Submit to Dropbox in D2L Outline for publishable article due before class on Monday, October 11
	Base Group Checkout	Q3 and Q4 in Base Groups Base Group Check-out Δ