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Summer Institute 2008
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview - Music and Multimedia Technology Summer Institute
Educational contract course sponsored by Vermont MIDI Project
Summer 2008
July 22- 25, 2008
EDU 6710 C04 , MUS 5710 C01
Syllabus
The Vermont MIDI Project, Incorporated will sponsor a residential summer institute featuring 4 different courses in music and multimedia technology from July 22nd to July 25th at Castleton State College. This year the focus will be on music composition, audio recording, integration of audio/sound/music with other media, and music technology for learning.
The three specific course strands will be:
1. music composition at a beginning/novice level
2. music composition at an intermediate/advanced level
3. audio recording
An option for creating a Special Project in technology not addressed in the three strands may be arranged with the instructor of record. Institute wide brief sessions will be offered providing strategies for teaching with video and music composition, classroom assessment in music and multimedia, and podcasting. The course number for all courses is Education (EDU 6710 C04) or cross-listed with Music (MUS 5710 C01) for anyone taking Music Composition or an Independent Project with a focus on music curriculum who wished to receive specific music credits.
This Arts and Technology Summer Institute can be taken as either a workshop experience for professional development hours only or as a credit course through Castleton State College. Participants who choose the 3 credit option are required to continue uploading work and critiquing the work of others on the password protected website for the two weeks following the institute.
Course Requirements
Participants who choose the 3 credit option are required to continue uploading their personal project to a password protected website and critiquing the work of others on the password protected website for the two weeks following the institute. It is expected that participants will spend at least fifteen additional hours on course work beyond the residential institute. One reflective paper will be due at the end of the two-week follow up period. All work must be completed by Friday, August 8, 2008.
There are no prerequisites. Music educators and others interested in sound and audio are welcome.
Syllabus
Learning Objectives - Participants will:
• Compose music for professional needs and personal uses OR
• Create and edit audio recording for professional needs and personal uses
• Develop lessons to infuse music composition and/or audio into the curriculum
• Develop assessment strategies for student multimedia or composition projects
• Investigate new technology resources for music and technology
• Gain experience in using online communication to expand and extend their own work
• Reflect on their own learning
• Read, reflect, and discuss three articles connected with music and technology integration
Course Schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
· Instruction and hands-on exploration within the individual courses from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM daily
· Evening sessions daily from 7 to 9:00 PM with a variety of offerings and special topics related to curriculum and technology tools
Friday
Workshop sessions 8:30 – 1:30 pm
Presentations by all 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Assignments:
**Students who elect to take CSC credit should plan on an additional 15 hours of work beyond the institute to be completed by Friday, August 8th**.
· Personal Project - Plan an additional 8 to 10 hours of work beyond the institute on a project in either music composition, music technology or recording that will be uploaded to a password protected website for critique by other students from the course and professional artist mentors. The work will be shared in the beginning stages through to completion of the project, detailing the changes that take place throughout the project.· Responding to the Work of Others - Focused comments and suggestions help participants improve their work throughout the creative process. Course participants will use the password protected website to share discussions about the work posted in the 2 weeks following the institute.
· Journal - Reflection on the creative process and on individual learning will be documented by participants through writing at least one page daily in a personal journal. This will be turned in to the instructor and used to write the final reflective paper.
· Reflective paper -A two to three page paper will be submitted following the completion of the online project work. This paper will synthesize thoughts from the journal and from experiences gained while working on the creative project in the online environment.
· Read, reflect on, and discuss the following articles:
(specific titles of articles to be determined by mid May and will be uploaded to this course website)READINGS and VIDEO LINK-
For Tuesday, everyone view the video and then select one article from A, B or C for Tuesday's afternoon discussion session
- A Vision of K-12 Students Today Video- (about one-half way down the page - 4 minutes long)
- A - Powerpoint Conference Presentation from National Educational Computing Conference 2007, Atlanta Georgia:
Douglas Levin, 21st Century Skills: Convergence with – and Opportunities for - Online LearningWednesday readings - - Read both articles this time – see specific pages listed below for the first article.
- B. Four page article from the Partnership for 21st Century Education - The Case for 21st Century Education –
- C. White paper from Route 21-scroll down the page to 21st Century Skills White Paper download
1. Access, Adequacy, and Equity in Education Technology, NEA, May 2008
*Read pages 18 and 19 Discussion of Technology Training and Effectiveness
*Page 19-22 Technology Usage up to Findings and Perceptions
*And Pages 47-48 #1, 2 and 3 Recommendations
2. ISTE’s Educational Technology Standards for Teachers – NETS for Teachers 2008
Academic Honesty PolicyAs a community of scholars, the administration, faculty and students at Castleton expect all to maintain the highest integrity in scholarly work. All tests, papers, assignments, and projects must be the work of the individual or group assigned. Any work that is not original must be properly credited or it is plagiarized. Any violation of academic honesty will be considered cheating and will be dealt with accordingly by the individual instructor. For more information see:
http://www.castleton.edu/campus/StudentHandbook/pages6to43.pdfGrading Policy
Grades are indicated by letters with a designated “quality point” value assigned to each as follows:
A+ = 4.0
A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 0.0