MISSION

Participants will develop skills in using the tools of telecommunications to communicate and collaborate with others, access information, and apply their expertise in schools, classrooms and graduate studies. Participants will learn to use telecommunications responsibly and become articulate spokespersons on issues related to educational telecommunications and the changing role and nature of information.

OBJECTIVES

• To connect to the global communications network.
• To compose, send, receive email, attach and receive files and documents.
• To read and post information using discussion groups such as listservs or newsgroups and participate in on-line chats.
• To use on-line research tools to locate, select and acquire information.
• To evaluate on-line information.
• To adapt and incorporate telecommunications into an educational setting.
• To author documents for electronic publications.
• To be exposed to components needed for implementing use of telecommunications in the schools
• To examine a variety of commercial and public telecommunications systems and study how each type of system can be used to enhance student communication and problem solving skills.
• To become familiar with other advanced technologies that may be used to complement telecommunications and understand the potential impact and changes that these technologies may create in delivery of education.
• To articulate issues concerning ethics, security, privacy, copyright and acceptable use.

Lesley College Policy Statement on Disabilities

Lesley College is committed to ensuring the full participation of all students in its programs.  Accordingly, if a student has a documented disability, and, as a result, needs a reasonable accommodation to attend, participate or complete course requirements, then he or she should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course.  For further information about services through Lesley College for students with disabilities, please contact the following Student Affairs offices: 

Manju Banerjee, Coordinator of Disability Services, at (617) 349-8194 or (617) 349-8530 (message), or e-mail: banerjee@mail.lesley.edu  Revised 9/23/98 

LESLEY COLLEGE- SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ATTENDANCE POLICY - GRADUATE PROGRAMS

1. The academic integrity of our programs and our institutional accreditation depend on students attending all scheduled class meetings.



2. Students should discuss with faculty, in advance, any portion of a class meeting they cannot attend.



3. Faculty reserve the right to set specific attendance requirements for their course. This applies to all models of delivery including Institutes, Residencies, Workshops, etc. The faculty establish expectations regarding emergency and "milestone" circumstances that may necessitate student absence from class as part of their syllabus. Absence from class may have an adverse effect on a student's grade.

In setting these requirements faculty will be guided by the following standards:
Weekend Model:

• missing up to the equivalent of one full day over the two weekends:



• students are responsible for contacting the professor to discuss the nature of the emergency and "milestone" circumstance, whether the course attendance expectations will permit make-up work and/or whether there may be an adverse effect on the final grade.



• missing more than the equivalent of one full day over the two weekends will result in a grade of technical fail (TF) on the student's transcript. The class needs to be retaken and tuition repaid.

Serious family emergency and significant "milestone" circumstances may warrant exception to these requirements and will be considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the Program Director.

The faculty have full discretion regarding make-up expectations. Make up of assignments missed including those completed in and out of class, as well as a specific course content (i.e. videos, reflection, discussion, readings, etc.), may be required.

School of Education Approved November 3, 1998

Created by Bill Arrigoni