About Me

I am at Florida State College Jacksonville in the Office of Learning Services. I lead the custom learning solutions for our new small business unit Global Education Learning Solutions GLS. I enjoy presenting at various conferences on my work and research interests. Currently I am very interested in mobile e-books, immersive exploratory learning objects, offline synchronizing LMS technologies, and situated cognition. Additionally, I am experimenting with ways immersive virtual environments such as Second Life may be used to support teaching and learning. One fascinating book I recommend for those interested in virtual worlds is Synthetic Worlds by Edward Castronova. Last year I completed a multiple case study exploring student learning experiences with mobile e-books, with a particular focus on situated learning and am interested in the learning applications of social media.....

Monday, March 5, 2012


Welcome to class students,

Class begins today for Spring2012-EEX4231-Asses Chd W/sp Needs-360972, login to bb.fscj.edu to get started.  The course is organized in the syllabus by modules.  For each week you will completed the corresponding modules as outlines in the syllabus weekly calendar.  For week one we will be completing both module one and two [please see the weekly calendar below for when assignments are due].

I will be using my instructional blog to send out periodic updates, so please follow me @jeffkiss on twitter.   Looking forward to seeing your posts in the discussions this week.   Thank you, and lets have a great learning experience this semester.  This is a short 8 week long class, so please do not get behind, and email me with any question you may have.

Welcome to class!  Dr. Kissinger












Weekly calendar:


Modules
Topic(s) and Reading
Assignments and Activities
Due by
Module 1
Chapter 1: Foundations of Early Childhood Special Education

Read Chapter 1

Review the Chapter 1 Lecture Summary
1)    View the Course Welcome.
2)    View the online Syllabus and Navigating the Course orientations.
3)    Familiarize yourself with the Blackboard classroom.
4)    Review, download and print the course syllabus
5)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
6)    Participate in the Introduce Yourself! discussion forum
7)    Complete Assignment 1
End of Week 1, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 2
Chapter 2: The Context of Early Childhood Special Education
Read Chapter 2
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 1
3)    Begin Assignment 2
End of Week 1, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 3
Chapter 3: Family-Based Early Childhood Services
Read Chapter 3
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 2
3)    Complete Exam 1
4)    Submit Assignment 2
5)    Begin Assignment 3
End of Week 2, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 4
Chapter 4: Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs
Read Chapter 4
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 3
3)    Submit Assignment 3
4)    Begin Assignment 4
End of Week 2, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 5
Chapter 5: Delivering Services to Young Children with Special Needs
Read Chapter 5
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 4
3)    Submit Assignment 4
4)    Begin Assignment 5
End of Week 3, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 6
Chapter 6: Curriculum for Young Children with Special Needs
Read Chapter 6
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 5
3)    Complete Exam 2
4)    Submit Assignment 5
5)    Form Groups for Group Project
End of Week 4, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 7
Chapter 7: Designing Learning Environments for Young Children with Special Needs
Read Chapter 7
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 6
End of Week 5, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 8
Chapter 8: Adapting the Learning Environment for Young Children with Special Needs
Read Chapter 8

Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Complete Exam 3
3)    Submit Group Project
4)    Begin Assignment 6
End of Week 5, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 9
Chapter 9: Strategies for Teaching Young Children
Read Chapter 9

Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 7
3)    Submit Assignment 6: Field Experience Reflection Paper
End of Week 6, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 10
Chapter 10: Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Early Childhood Special Education
Read Chapter 10
Review the Chapter Lecture Summary & Outline
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Participate in Discussion Forum 8 8
End of Week 7, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 11

1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Submit all Field Experience documentation
3)    Complete Exam 4
End of Week 8, Sunday 12 midnight EST
Module 12
Course Review
1)    Ask questions and review answers in the Questions for the Professor forum
2)    Complete Final Exam
3)    Complete Course Evaluation
End of Week 8, Sunday 12 midnight EST

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