Educational Technology Certificate (18 credits)
The goal of the new Educational Technology Certificate is to support professional educators with technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise and learning experiences that empower and inspire them to provide more effective learning for all learners.
Effective teaching in the 21st century requires innovation, problem solving, creativity, continuous improvement, research, diagnostic use of data, and flexible and personalized approaches to meeting students' diverse needs and strengths. Just as leveraging technology can help us improve learning and assessment, technology can help us build our capacity as educators by enabling a shift to a model of connected teaching.
Integrating Educational Technology for Effective Teaching & Learning (EDT 500)
This online foundation course for educational professionals is focused on the effective use of modern
learning technologies in the classroom. Importantly, in this class participants will be teaching and learning
with technology rather than learning about technology.
FORMAT: Online
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Instructional Design with Emerging Technology (EDT 510)
In this course, students will apply their understanding of educational
technology to curriculum design process. Students will be asked to
follow content area and pedagogical best practices in the design
process. Special attention will be given to national standards, emerging
technologies, and professional development. In addition, students will be
required to research current methods and techniques in the application of
educational emerging technologies.
PREREQUISITE: EDT 500
FORMAT: Online
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Technology & Universal Designs for Learning (EDT 517)
This course provides an introduction to the principals of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and strategies for its inclusion in diverse instructional settings. The basic premise of UDL is that a curriculum should include flexible alternatives to make it accessible and applicable to students, teachers, and parents with different backgrounds, learning styles, abilities, and disabilities in widely varied learning contexts.
FORMAT: Online
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Digital Media Production and Storytelling (EDT 530)
This course offers an introduction to methods and strategies for the design and production of digital media and digital stories. Participants get hands-on experience with multimedia tools, produce their own new media and digital stories, learn to integrate digital stories in a school setting; and develop lessons that involve students in creating and sharing digital stories. Course topics include digital storytelling as an educational tool, assessing digital stories, the art and practice of storytelling, the media production process, copyright and fair use in education.
PREREQUISITE: EDT 500
FORMAT: Online
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Teaching and Learning Online (EDT 540)
This is a course about teaching and engaging the online learner. The overarching goal of this class is for teachers, and teacher candidates, to develop strategies to help learners be successful in an online environment.
To accomplish this goal, the primary objectives for participants in this course are to: understand the emerging field of teaching K-12 students online and the essential differences from traditional face-to-face teaching; perceive the affordances and challenges offered by online resources, technologies, and online teaching; integrate various web 2.0 tools to enhance online teaching and learning; develop strategies to foster student collaboration and communication within an online environment; comprehend the broad concept of digital citizenship and its implications including ethical and legal issues.
PREREQUISITE: EDT 500
FORMAT: Online
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Educational Technology Certificate (18 credits)
The goal of the new Educational Technology Certificate is to support professional educators with technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise and learning experiences that empower and inspire them to provide more effective learning for all learners.
Effective teaching in the 21st century requires innovation, problem solving, creativity, continuous improvement, research, diagnostic use of data, and flexible and personalized approaches to meeting students' diverse needs and strengths. Just as leveraging technology can help us improve learning and assessment, technology can help us build our capacity as educators by enabling a shift to a model of connected teaching.
EDS 599 – 43 Google for Educators 3 credits August 13-17, 2012
Students, teachers and staff can get things done more effectively and share ideas more quickly when they use Google applications and services. With Google applications there's no hardware or software to install or buy. Everything is delivered through a standard web browser -- anytime, from anyplace. This workshop is appropriate for all K-12 teachers and will cover Google Advanced Search, Google Earth, iGoogle, Google Talk, Google Notebook, Google Docs, Google Groups and Google Sites.
EDS 599 iPad and Mobile Pedagogy 3 credits August 6-10, 2012
The Apple iPad is changing the educational landscape. Students can make movies, music and photographs. Teachers can put together professional-looking documents, presentations, and spreadsheets no matter where they are. And that’s just the beginning. This hands-on workshop is designed for an existing iPad user who wants to get beyond basic applications. Participants will become aware of the potential impact iPad can have on teaching and learning.
