By Popular Demand -- The GEDI Assignments Overview

GEDI Assignments Matrix
Click image to enlarge or visit Scholar to download.

As we inch ever nearer to the end of the term and deadlines begin to loom on the not too distant horizon, many of you have sent emails seeking confirmation of course requirements and suggesting a comprehensive overview of assignments and deadlines. Definitely a timely and wise request. Although each individual assignment description includes due dates, this requires a somewhat laborious navigational effort -- the digital exploration of the Resources section of Scholar to locate appropriate folders (and often subfolders). And without a doubt, clarifying due dates, submission methods, and assignment expectations is a critical pedagogical endeavor. In fact, this is something Shelli and I have discussed at length -- how to best create a flexible, yet clear and comprehensive course calendar, without becoming opaquely complex. We're exploring different options and incorporating a lot of your recent feedback to develop a better method for next semester. While it might be a bit late in the term (but not really since 2 May 2011 is a big GEDI due date), we now present the 2011 GEDI Assignments Matrix! You can review the matrix by clicking on the image above or download a copy in the new "Assignments" section of the GRAD 5114 Scholar site (see image below for navigational assistance).

Thanks for the constructive and useful feedback. Please keep the suggestions coming!

The GEDI Assignments Matrix can now be found in the
"Assignments" section of Scholar. Click image to enlarge.

For Seminar this evening, March 2

Hi, GEDIs --

If you can, please bring your laptop to seminar this evening....

Also, there is a syllabus assignment posted in this week's folder. It is not due until March 30, but we'll discuss it in seminar this evening.

See you then,
Shelli

For GEDI Seminar Feb. 2 --Hot Off the RSS Feeds

Please make sure that you also read the Wired Campus story, "Video Uses Student Voices to Explore New Directions in Education," on Michael Wesch's new video project before seminar on Wednesday.

Gmail Homework

As we discussed during class, one of GEDI's main functions is the exploration of the pedagogical utility and academic application of different pieces of (emerging) technology. In all likelihood, each of us routinely googles topics, phrases, questions, and/or concepts. But Google is so much more than an amazing web-crawling search engine.

While Google is by no means a new technological development, it is constantly adding tools and functionality to its already robust repertoire. Throughout the semester we will model some of the ways you might integrate various Google Tools into your teaching and research endeavors. We all have varying levels of technological comfort as well as a diverse range of experience teaching with technology (remember, things like chalk, markers, pencils, PowerPoint, DyKnow, HTML, etc. are all technologies). Aware of the fact that technology is not everyone's preferred cup of pedagogical tea, we hope to engage in a long critical discussion about the "when," "how," and "why" of using technology to achieve learning objectives. But more on this nebulous topic later.