Practicum Syllabus
Assignment policy: Prompt submission of assignments for assessment allows the instructor to provide guidance and timely feedback. Due dates for each module are published on the course calendar at the start of the class. Work turned in by midnight on the due date will be considered on time and will receive full credit.
Excused Makeup Work - If a late submission has been requested and approved in advance of the due date, there will be no deduction of points from the assignment grade. If you think you will miss your deadline send an e-mail to the instructor requesting an extension and to discuss an alternate due date.
Unexcused Makeup Work - If a request for an extension has not been submitted prior to the assignment due date, the late assignment will be considered unexcused. Discussions and postings not submitted on time will result in a 10% deduction per day. Assignments or postings not completed within a week will result in no credit with a score of zero entered as the assignment or discussion grade.
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Discussion Etiquette Resource Page
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Evaluation
Your final grade will be based on:
- 700 points weekly discussions
- 300 points weekly reflections
- 750 points performance-evaluation document
- 750 points e-portfolio final evaluation
- 100 points e-textbook reading
Grading Scale:
- 100-94% = A
- 93-91% = A-
- 90-88% = B+
- 87-84% = B
- 84-81% = B-
- 80%-78% = C+
- 77-74% = C
- 73% or below is failing
GPA of 3.0 or higher in each of the five required e-learning courses (15 credits) required for certification.
*Please notice that the Graduate School does not have a grade lower than a C before failure.
Introduction
Overview of the practicum process and expectationsInternship options:
- UW-Stout online classes
- Other online teaching venues
Online Internship
- Internship: professional roles and responsibilities
- Flexibility and responsiveness
- Clear and accurate professional communications
- Ethical conduct and student confidentiality
- Problem resolution procedures
- Role of practicum coordinator
- The practicum coordinator is responsible for managing the practicum course, arranging placement with cooperating online instructors, and assessing the intern's total performance.
- Role of the cooperating online instructor
- The cooperating online instructor accepts the candidate into their online class as an intern.
- Clinical observation
- Conferences
- Performance assessment criteria
- Discussion facilitation: questioning techniques
- Discussion Facilitation: diversity awareness
- Assessing student learning: formative feedback
Performance Evaluation Document
The duties and responsibilities for each internship is described in the all encompassing performance-evaluation document. This is a formal agreement negotiated between the practicum candidate and the cooperating teacher. The document is tailored to the specific needs of the cooperating teacher and the intern.
Course Management System (CMS) Proficiency
- Technical proficiency manipulating CMS
- Management of online environment
- Presenting a coherent sequence of instruction
- Knowledge of learning resources
- Online assessment methods
- Multimedia applications
Portfolio Publication
- Rubric based portfolio self-assessment
- Selection and revision of learning artifacts
- Publication of electronic portfolio
- Peer and Final reviews
Learning Outcomes
At completion of the course, students will:
- Develop a web-based learning environment using a learning management system to create and revise an accessible sequence of instruction that includes knowledge delivery, student response, and summative evaluation. (WI DPI 4, 5, 6) (NETS-T I, II, III)
- Apply multiple technology enabled measures to accurately evaluate online student performance. (WI DPI 8) (NETS-T I, IV)
- Demonstrate
knowledge, skills and dispositions related to diversity and engage all
online students with exceptionalities through e-learning conversations.
(WI DPI 3) (ISTE NETS-T: V, VI) - Facilitate threaded discussions by synthesizing themes and applying questioning skills. (WI DPI 5, 6) (NETS-T I, III,V,)
- Use multiple technologies to communicate in a timely, clear, and professional manner with students and colleagues. (WI DPI 10) (NETS-T I,V)
- Create an articulate and detailed professional development plan setting goals based on lessons learned during the practicum. (WI DPI 9) (NETS-T V)
- Publish
a technically proficient electronic portfolio of learning artifacts
created during the practicum and other classes of the E-Learning and
Online Teaching Certificate Program. (WI DPI 9) (NETS-T I, V)
Alignment with State Standards
Participants in this class will gain experience that will help them meet the following Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI): # 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10
International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers, (NETS-T)
Evaluation
Each student's participation and performance will be evaluated on the basis of rubrics designed to assess products such as:
- Reflections on all aspects of the internship experience.
- Peer Reviews
- An electronic portfolio including an articulated instructional sequence, examples of discussion facilitation, examples of professional communications, multiple measures of evaluation, learning reflections and other learning artifacts created during the E-Learning Certificate Program
- Practicum coordinator's evaluation of the student's online teaching performance.
- Cooperating online instructor's evaluation of the student's online teaching performance
Students in the E-Learning Graduate Certificate Program are expected to contribute artifacts to their electronic portfolio that represent the best practices of online instruction aligned to the ISTE/NETS for Teachers. An evaluation of each portfolio will based on the technical functionality of the artifacts, and usability and accessibility of the portfolio.
Library Services
The UW-Stout Library offers many resources to assist you. NOTE: All of these links will open in a new window. Close the window to return to this page.
Ann Vogl, Stout's distance learning librarian, will be happy to answer any library-related questions you might have. Ann's contact info is: https://www.uwstout.edu/directory/voglan
Technology Requirements and Assistance
- Specifications recommended for students using personal laptops for online coursework
- Technology Help Desk
For any problems with a username or password, logging in to Access Stout to view the course content, email, or viewing final grades you may:- submit a Help Desk Ticket using the navigation on the Tech Help site, shown below.
or - Call 715-232-5000
or - Email techdesk@my.uwstout.edu .
- submit a Help Desk Ticket using the navigation on the Tech Help site, shown below.
- Hours for the Help Desk