Welcome to Education 6812!

Welcome,

My name is Mary Jo Swiger and I will be your instructor for EDUC 6812.  I'm looking forward to collaborating and sharing our individual experiences and expertise in the areas of technology, leadership and education.

I have been a public school educator for twenty-two years and the majority of my teaching experience occurred in Marion County, WV.  My affiliation with Fairmont State University stems from working as a Professional Development Coordinator at Fairview Middle School and serving in a one-year Professional Development Coordinator position at FSU.  While at FSU, I taught an Introduction to Instructional Technology course and completed my M.Ed. with a concentration in Digital Media, New Literacies and Learning.  My various leadership roles and professional development accomplishments permitted collaborative opportunities between public school classrooms and higher education. I am currently enrolled in an online Education Specialist Program, and will finish the program with an Ed.S in Instructional Technology.

A new phase in my life began in June of 2013 when my husband, son and I relocated to Saint Simons Island, Georgia.  I spent the 2013-2014 school year as an Early Intervention instructor and computer lab instructor at a local elementary school.  After spending the 2013-2014 school year in the classroom, I decided to interview for a leadership position for the school district.  I am currently an Instructional Coach for Glynn County Schools. The Instructional Coach position allows me to design and deliver professional development and inspire teachers to write grants and implement quality instructional practices.

In regards to EDUC 6812, we will be using Google Sites and Blogger for our assignments and discussion posts.  Blackboard will be used for recording grades and TaskStream for the final project submission.  To access course assignments use the following:  https://sites.google.com/site/technologyleadershipandchange/

A major requirement of the course is to participate in the course blog - hosted in Google. To access our course blog use the following: http://technologyleadershipandchangefall2015.blogspot.com/

To participate fully you must have a Gmail account - if you do not currently have an active Gmail account you will need to create one ASAP.  

Please click on the following link and insert your Gmail address in the document ( I need your Gmail to add you as an author to the course blog):  Add Gmail Address to Form

Course Requirements

Required  Readings:

In addition to the required text for the course:  Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times by Eric Sheninger, other required readings are available in the course modules You are responsible for completing assigned readings prior to posting to the class Google blog as indicated in the course schedule.

You may choose to purchase the digital or hard-copy version of the required course text.

Please use my Gmail account address for all correspondence (mjswiger@gmail.com).

Looking forward to a successful semester,

Mary Jo Swiger