Course Title: Trends in Educational Technology
Reading: Januszewski, A., Molenda, M. (Eds.). (2007). Educational Technology: A Definition with commentary (2nd ed.) New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. (Chapter 1, “Definition” (pp.1-14)
1. A minimum of two scholars and/or thought leaders are included in your PLN.
2. A minimum of two practitioners are included in the PLN
3. At least one social media community is included in the PLN.
4. At least two professional organizations are listed where you can connect with other members of your profession.
5. At least two professional conferences are listed where you connect with others in your profession.
6. Two authors you regularly follow professionally or plan to follow are included in your PLN.
7. Live hyperlinks are included for each element of the PLN.
8. A web-based template or tool was used to create the infographic
9. The infographic was one page in length.
10. A balanced use of graphics and text are used in the design.
11. The relevance and importance of each element of the infographic to your professional life is described in one paragraph.
12. [NOTE: A scholarly paragraph is succinctly written with 3–7 sentences.]
13. The main focus is explained for each organization, conference, publication, and social media outlet you selected in one paragraph.
14. Your position on the name of the field of educational technology was well stated and supported. If you preferred a different name, you justified your position in one paragraph.
15. References to the course learning resources used for this assignment are included. References to the professional organizations included in your PLN are included.
16. You pasted your Rubric on the last page of your infographic and Reflection on a PLN assignment.
17. You completed a self-assessment of your infographic and Reflection on a PLN using the rubric for this assignment.
