Natalie B. Milman - Teaching: Course Syllabi

Below are links to graduate level courses that I have developed and taught. I am most proud of my work in redesigning Introduction to Educational Technology to have a content-specific approach and in developing Electronic Teaching Portfolios, one of the first such courses ever offered at the Curry School.

I believe it is important to model what is considered good teaching by many, such as using a constructivist approach, evaluating performance with portfolios, and providing many opportunities for collaboration and communication through group work, journals, and discussion (face-to-face and electronic).[need to modify descriptions and add links to ETL course descriptions]

Ed. Tech. Lit. Methods | Intro. to Ed. Tech.| Elect.Tchng. Portf. | Int. Comp. Tech. into the Classroom | Coop. and Project-based Learning w/ Tech.

George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Department of Teacher Preparation and Special Education

Educational Technology and Computing Literacy Methods, (2001 -2002)
http://www.gwu.edu/~edtech/fall_2001/home.html
Technology course designed to prepare preservice teachers to use computers and related technologies in educational settings.

Curry School of Education

Introduction to Educational Technology, (1997 - 1998) http://teach.virginia.edu/curry/class/edlf/345/1998
Anchor technology course required for all pre-service teacher education students (four sections per year, over 100 students). Instruction was content-specific, focusing on the technological needs of each content area (secondary math/science, secondary humanities, elementary). Software used in courses included Microsoft Office and ClarisWorks suites, various web editors, and Hyperstudio.

Electronic Teaching Portfolios, (1998, 1999)
http://teach.virginia.edu/curry/class/edlf/589-07
Professional development course that I proposed, developed, and taught to preservice teachers during their last semester at the Curry School. Students developed online teaching portfolios using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe PhotoShop.

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom: Design, Management, and Software Selection (2000 - 2001)
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~nbm5b/scps/spring_2001
This course, required as part of the Advanced Technology Certificate for Educators Program (in-service teachers), combined principles of instructional design with skills for technology integration. Instruction was content-specific, focusing on the technological needs of each content area (secondary math/science, secondary humanities, elementary). Software used in course included the Microsoft Office suite, various web editors and web browsers, as well as Inspiration.

Cooperative and Project-based Learning with Technology, (2000)
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~nbm5b/scps/fall_2000/
This course, also part of the Advanced Technology Certificate for Educators Program, provided K-12 in-service teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary in implementing cooperative and project-based learning strategies through the use of technology.

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