Blog Post # 3 Comparing Standards, My Preparation and EDU 590

I really cannot compare my undergraduate preparation with the professional standards for teaching as my undergraduate work is in organizational management or maybe it is because it have been 7 years since I got my undergrad. The one topic taught was effective internet searches. But even now I feel I need an upgrade in that area.

My work is what I can really compare to the standards and course objectives. My employer has been preparing to use technology for educational purposes for a long while. Last year the organization I work for held it first ever on line conference where all sessions were accessed through Adobe Connect classrooms. Our program director has been blogging for communicating with employees. Many online professional development opportunities are being offered now. I still see resistance to using technology especially for meetings. People still want to be with people too. The non-verbal communication is a valuable resource that can not be detected on internet meetings.

The EDU 590 instructor is addressing some of the Professional Standard for Michigan Teachers especially the competencies related to technology. It would be extremely tough to address all the standards in a eight week course. Most of the course objectives relate to technology. I am thankful there are guidelines for what teachers teach otherwise who knows what kind of education students would get.

                        COMPARISON CHART

7th Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers to....	UNDER-       GRADUATE      PREPARATION	Objectives of      Educational      Technology      EDU 590
SUBJECT MATTER KNOWLEDGE	Does not compare	The instructor is competent in this knowledge area
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT	I have taken other online classes before	This is an online instructional class and student will assess other students work in this class
CURRICULAR AND PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE	Does not compare
EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS	Is similar	We will learn in a variety of learning environments, on- line, book, internet
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO THE SCHOOL, CLASSROOM, AND STUDENT	Can not compare	This class is teaching us the importance of using technology with students and employees
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS TO COMMUNITY	Does not compare	Students and employees are members of our communities, in the class we will complete a group project, emphasis on plagiarism knowledge
TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS	My undergraduate did not teach any of these subjects, I have been self taught.	The course requires use of blogs, internet classroom, You Tube, effective internet searches

Bibliography:

The Professional Standards for Michigan Teachers; accessed on 1-24-2011 at

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SBE_approved_PSMT_May_13_2008+coverpg_258601_7.doc

EDU 590 Course Objectives; found at https://blackboard.cmich.edu