Learning Unit 1 : Objectives
After completing this learning unit you will be able to:
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Identify two specific log-in requirements that must be met to access some UF library online resources.
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Define "Online Access Tools" as the term is used in this course.
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Identify, describe the attributes of, and access at least three online access tools that are available through the UF Library.
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Define "Specific Reference Sources" as the term is used in this course.
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Identify, describe the attributes of, and access at least four specific reference sources that are available through the UF Library.
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Utilize the appropriate combination of online access tools and specific reference sources to find the answers to typical research questions in the field of Instructional Technology.
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Learning Unit 2 : Objectives
Upon completion of this learning unit, you will be able to:
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Locate and create Web browser bookmarks for at least two sites that provide lists of resources for research in Instructional Technology.
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Locate and create Web browser bookmarks for at least three sites that help you search for research information in Instructional Technology.
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Locate and create Web browser bookmarks for at least three sites that provide specific information of value to your search for research information in Instructional Technology.
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Learning Unit 3 : Objectives
Upon completion of this learning unit, you will be able to:
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Discuss and write about research in the field of Instructional Technology, while using appropriate terminology as required.
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Comment upon the statistical techniques used in research reports that you review, while using appropriate terminology as required.
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Learning Unit 4 : Objectives
This learning unit reviews key concepts you should have learned in earlier courses. For example:
- Technology is not a cure-all for the ills of instruction.
- Instructional technology does offer some routes to improve instruction and learning.
- Instructional technology can be defined.
- The ultimate role of a theory is to serve as a predictor of events.
- The scientific method is an organized way to test new ideas.
- The "systems approach" is a derivation of systems theory that has instructional applications.
- Communication can be described as a well-ordered system.
- Behaviorism is a basic, but still useful theory of learning.
- Cognitivism looks into the mental processes of learning.
- Constructivism puts the learner in control of learning.
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* Some of these examples are drawn from EME 6062, Research in Instructional Technology, a fully Web-based course that is taught through the University of Central Florida by Dr. Gary Orwig.
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