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Capstone Project: Teaching Impacts of Technology

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Course Summary

Learn about the impact of technology on education and society, and create a capstone project to apply what you've learned.

Key Learning Points

Explore the positive and negative impacts of technology on education and society
Develop critical thinking skills to analyze the impact of technology
Create a capstone project that applies what you've learned

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the impact of technology on education and society
Develop critical thinking skills to evaluate the role of technology in education
Create a capstone project to apply what you've learned

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of technology
Familiarity with education systems

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Self-paced
Online
Capstone Project

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Description

In this project-based course you’ll review the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course and exam description guide to prepare for the “Explore Task”, where students must research a recent computing innovation and and analyze its impacts on the world. You’ll also review the description of this task from the student perspective and complete the task yourself. Then you’ll assess sample secondary student work by following the APCSP scoring guidelines as well as provide feedback to a fellow learner on their submitted task and receive the same from fellow learners.

This course is part of a larger Specialization, in which the first five courses focus on teaching impacts of computing concepts and the technology and computing concepts that make them possible, preparing you to teach pre-college learners to be both savvy and effective participants in their digital worlds. While this course and project can be completed without taking the other courses, the bulk of new knowledge is taught there. Additionally, throughout the courses you’ll reflect on your learning experience from both the perspective of the student and the educator, helping you become a more reflective teacher and develop an understanding of how instruction and activities can be designed to support learning. Note, if your goal is to receive graduate credit from the University of California, San Diego, you need to to make that decision before you complete this course. Please see the FAQ “Will I earn university credit for completing this course?” for details on how to receive that credit. In terms of CSTA K-12 computer science standards, throughout the Specialization we primarily cover learning objectives within the “impacts of computing” concept, while also including some within the “networks and the Internet” concepts and the “data and analysis” concept. Practices we cover include “fostering and inclusive computing culture”, “recognizing and defining computational problems”, and “communicating about computing”.

Outline

Exploring the Impacts of Computing
Welcome to the capstone!
Why Should I Know About Advanced Placement CS Principles
AP CS Principles Assessments: Impacts of Computing
Explore Task: Challenges for Students
Preparing for the Explore Task
Find a computing innovation

Evaluating Student Work
Scoring student work & providing feedback
Compare scores with your colleagues...
A first experience -- applying the scoring guidelines

Computational Artifact & Feedback
Student Instructions & Computational Artifact
Complete your computational artifact

Final Project
Project Complete!
Complete your explore task

Review and Reflect
Congratulations!

Summary of User Reviews

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users found the course content to be engaging and practical

Pros from User Reviews

The course provides practical examples and applications of technology in education
The course content is up-to-date and relevant
The course instructors are knowledgeable and helpful

Cons from User Reviews

The course can be challenging at times
The workload can be heavy for some users
Some users found the course to be too focused on the education sector

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Capstone Project: Teaching Impacts of Technology

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