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ED 424a ~ Technology in Education
University of Portland’s School of Education.
Instructor:  Peter Pappas

This website is supervised by Peter Pappas with contributions from his undergraduate students in ED 424a ~ Computers and Educational Technology.  Peter also teaches undergraduate and graduate Social Studies Methods at UP.

THIS COURSE WAS TAUGHT BY PETER PAPPAS 
FROM 2017-2023

Course Foundations:

  1. Starts with good instructional design that empowers all learners.
  2. Teaches both effectiveness and efficiency in management and workflow.
  3. Fosters student resilience in the face of a dynamic edtech landscape and develops critical evaluation skills for assessing what works.
  4. Leverages a project/problem-based approach.
  5. Assignments and projects scaffold tech skills and produce a portfolio of work for each student.
Download ED 424a Syllabus: Spring 2023 (pdf)
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Peter Pappas, the instructor,  is a University of Portland-based educator, writer and instructional designer exploring frontiers of teaching, jazz, Macs, film, great books, and garlic. He also writes at Copy / Paste and lurks on Mastodon

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Calendar

Spring 2023

  1. Jan 18: Tell a Story with WordPress | WordPress stories 23-A3
  2. Jan 25: Teaching with Images | Image activities 23-A2
  3. Feb 1: Exploring AI in the Classroom | AI Lessons 23-A3
  4. Feb 8: Teaching with Maps: MyMaps vs Proxi | Map lessons 23-A4
  5. Feb 15: Tell Your Digital Story | Where I’m From 23-A5
  6. Feb 22: Teach with Book Creator | Books 23-A6
  7. March 1: Planning Session | no assignment
  8. March 15: Create Interactive Lessons with Google Forms | Forms 23-A7
  9. March 22: Design with Google Sites | Sites 23-A8
  10. March 29: Tools for Creativity and Collaboration  | no assignment
  11. April 5: Lesson Showcase #1 | Lesson 23-A9
    Molly Keegan and Sarah Litterski,
    Iliana Iñiguez and Nicole Pagtakhan,
    Ella Parker and Valerie Garcia
  12. April 12: Looking Ahead | Futures 23-A10
  13. April 19: Lesson Showcase #2 | Lesson 23-A9
    Lydia Wanner and Israel Osorio
    Diarra Brown Jenkins and Haley Vick
    Megan Livingston and Rachel Pettey
  14. April 26: Lesson Showcase #3 / Last Class
    Ashley Eala, Justin Matsuura and Chandler Marelich
    Maddy Lopez and Garrett Esponda
    Molly Cartwright and Sarah Beth Leach
  15. Portfolio Intros 23-A11
Download ED 424a Syllabus: Spring 2023 (pdf)
Archived Class Calendars
Spring Classes ~ 2022
  1. Jan 12: Tell a Story with WordPress | Ed Stories 22-A1
  2. Jan 19: Teaching with Images | Image activities 22-A2
  3. Jan 26: Our Tech Lives | Tech Lives Posts 22-A3
  4. Feb 2: Teaching With Jamboard | Jamboard lessons 22-A4
  5. Feb 9: Teaching with Google Drawings | Google Drawing Lessons 22-A5
  6. Feb 16: Tell Your Digital Story | Stories 22A-6
  7. Feb 23: Matching Technology to Instruction | Tech Matched Lesson 22-A7
  8. Mar 9: Create Interactive Lessons with Google Forms | Forms lesson 22-A8
  9. Mar 16: Video Creation Tools | Video lesson 22-A9
  10. Mar 23: Exploring Place – MyMaps vs Google Earth | Map lesson 22-A10
  11. Mar 30: Teach with Book Creator | Book Lesson 22-A11
  12. April 6: Design with Google Sites | Google sites 22-A12
  13. April 13: Final Projects | Final projects 22-A13
  14. April 20: Final Class | Portfolio intros 22-A14
Spring 2021: Title | Completed work
  1. Jan 27: Publish with WordPress | Embed Stories 21-A1
  2. Feb 3: Working with Public Domain Images | Image Activities 21A-2
  3. Feb 10: Life with Technology | Tech Life 21-A3
  4. Feb 17: Teaching With Jamboard | Jamboard Lesson 21A-4
  5. March 3: Teacher’s Guide: Google Drawings or Jamboard? | Drawing Lesson 21-A5
  6. March 10: Individualize Learning with Google Slides and Forms | Form Lesson 21-A6
  7. March 17: Exploring Place – MyMaps vs Google Earth | Map Lessons 21-A7
  8. March 24: Design with Google Sites | Google Site 21-A8
  9. March 31: Teach with Screencasts | Screencast 21-A9
  10. April 7: Teach with Book Creator |  Book Design 21-A10
  11. April 14: Tools for Digital Storytelling | No Assignment
  12. April 28: Final Class and Portfolio Intro | Portfolio Intro 21-A11
Spring 2020: Title | Completed work
  1. Jan 15: Tech-Savvy Teacher’s Meme | Memes 20-A1
  2. Jan 22: Teaching in the Digital Era | Visual lessons 20-A2
  3. Jan 29: Create Interactive Lessons with Google Slides | Slides 20-A3
  4. Feb 5: Explore Place with Digital Maps | Maps 20-A4
  5. Feb 12: Create Interactive Lessons with Google Docs and Forms | Forms 20-A5
  6. Feb 19: Design Learning with Google Sites | Sites 20-A6
  7. Feb 26: Where I’m From: Telling Digital Stories | Stories 20-A7
  8. March 11: Tell Stories with Video | Videos 20-A8
  9. March 18: Explain with Screencasts and Sketches | Screencasts 20-A9
  10. March 24: Promote Active Viewing | EdPuzzles 20-A10
  11. April 1: Curate and Brainstorm with Mind Maps | MindMaps 20-A11
  12. April 8: Teaching with Book Creator | Books 20-A12
  13. April 15: Final Projects – (20-A13) Chloe Mar, Anna Wanner, Clare Nelson, Nicole Baer, Emma Cromwell, Liz Frick
  14. April 22: Final Projects – (20-A13) Lex Henderson, Kali Tagomori-Lai, Jessica Wehber, Allie Haakenson, Ellie Cordova, Braelyn Higdon, Josie Matz
  15. April 29: Final post – Portfolio Showcase 20-A14
Spring 2019: Title | Completed work 
  1. Jan 16: Meme Smackdown | Meme Gallery | Posts 19-A1
  2. Jan 23: Teaching in the Digital Era | Posts 19-A2
  3. Jan 30: Interactive Lessons with Google Slides | Posts 19-A3
  4. Feb 6: Explore Place with MyMaps | Posts 19-A4
  5. Feb 13: Showcase Learning with Google Sites | Posts 19-A5
  6. Feb 20: Curate and Brainstorm with Mind Maps | Posts 19-A6
  7. Feb 27: Tell Stories with Video  | Posts 19-A7
  8. March 13: Where I’m From – My Digital Story | Posts 19-A8
  9. March 20: Sway vs Adobe Spark Page | 19-A9
  10. March 27: Design, Explore and Teach with Interactive Images | 19-A10
  11. April 3: Teaching with Screencasts | 19-A11
  12. April 10: Promote Active Viewing | 19-A12
  13. April 17 and 24: Final Project | 19-A13
  14. May 1: Final Reflection | 19-A14
Spring 2018 : Title | Completed work
  1. Jan 16: Your first blog post  | See all Memes here
  2. Jan 24: Public domain search / WP Gallery  | See student work here
  3. Jan 31: Screencasting | See student work here
  4. Feb 7: Google Slide Activity | See student work here
  5. Feb 14: Design a MyMap | See student work here
  6. Feb 21: Digital Storytelling | See student work here
  7. Feb 28: Working with Padlet | See student work here
  8. March 7: The Future of Education | See student work here
  9. March 21: Movie Making with iMovie | See student work here
  10. March 28: Video App Smackdown | See student work here
  11. April 4: Turn Videos into Lessons | See student work here
  12. April 11: Get Started with iBooks Author | See student work here
  13. April 18: Reflections on EdTech | See student work here
  14. April 25: Continue work on iBook (no post assigned)
  15. May 2: Conclude publishing project (no post assigned)
Pilot semester: Spring 2017
  1. Jan 19: What do you want to learn about edtech?
  2. Jan 26: Digital literacy
  3. Feb 2: Fake News
  4. Feb 9: Elevator Pitch and Design
  5. Feb 16: VoiceThread and iMovie
  6. Feb 23: Screencasting Techniques
  7. Mar 2: Create and Share Content
  8. Mar 9: Flip content means more time for student interaction
  9. Mar 16: No class – spring break
  10. Mar 23: Teaching with Data Visualizations
  11. Mar 30: Class cancelled by instructor
  12. April 6: Google Hackathon
  13. April 13: No class – Easter break
  14. April 20: Working with iBooks Author
  15. April 27: Finishing our iBook