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Using Technology to Enhance Content-Area Learning†
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Graduate Credit: 3 semester hours
Formats: Online
Level: Grades K–12
Tuition: $495/ group rate $465
Registration Deadline: March 16, 2012
Complete by: June 30, 2012
Course #: EDUC-6943T
| Grades: |
10 weeks after receipt of coursework |
Learn how to integrate technology in more meaningful and appropriate ways in the classroom in order to increase your students’ engagement and deepen their understanding of your content area concepts and skills. This graduate-level course begins by evaluating your own proficiency with technology based on the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers. Then you’ll discover how to design technology-infused projects that motivate your students and foster their creativity and independence as learners. Examine developmentally appropriate ways of using multimedia and Internet technologies to bring concepts to life and create interdisciplinary connections that enhance learning across the curriculum.
Teaching Tangibles
- Reconstruct a lesson plan integrating technology to enrich the learning experience.
- Determine the relationships among self-directed learning, creative thinking, technology integration, and content standards.
- Develop learning activities for using computers as tutor, mind tool, and conversation support.
- Understand the benefits and challenges of using social networking and online collaboration tools.
- Learn how to use digital storytelling to support student content learning.
- Learn how to select and implement various assessment formats using technology.
†Credits for up to four of these courses may be applied toward a Walden University M.S. in Education program. Please call 1-866-492-5336 and speak to an Enrollment Advisor for more details.
More Information
Download a course fact sheet to share with your supervisor, principal, and other teaching colleagues who may be interested in learning more about Canter graduate courses. The overview includes a description of the course as well as information on:
- Course topics and outcomes
- Course assessment criteria
- Course format and materials
- System requirements (online format)
- Featured education experts
- Accredited partner universities
Kathy Cennamo, Ph.D.
Dr. Cennamo has more than 20 years of experience in the design and development of instructional materials in the corporate, educational, and nonprofit sectors. For the past 12 years, she has been teaching educational technology courses in higher education settings, first as a professor at Purdue University and subsequently at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In addition to publishing more than 20 articles, Dr. Cennamo is the lead author of Real World Instructional Design. She has a Ph.D. in instructional technology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Peggy Ertmer, Ph.D.
Dr. Ertmer is professor of educational technology at Purdue University. Her work focuses on the impact that student-centered instructional approaches and strategies have on learning. Activities that support this focus include research on the impact of case-based instruction on higher-order thinking skills; the effectiveness of a student-centered, problem-based learning approach to technology integration; and strategies for facilitating higher-order thinking and self-regulated learning in online learning environments. She earned a Ph.D. in curriculum & instruction from Purdue University, an M.A. in special education-learning disabilities from Cardinal Stritch University, and a B.A. in elementary education from the University of Denver.
John Ross, Ph.D.
Dr. Ross is a senior R&D specialist at Edvantia, an education research and development not-for-profit corporation. As an instructional designer and multimedia developer, he designs products and services to help educators better understand how technology integration enhances school improvement planning and data-based decision making. Dr. Ross has worked with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to design and develop the free Web-based Data-Based Decision Making Tool: A Resource for Teachers and he is a frequent presenter in the field of educational technology. Dr. Ross was a classroom teacher for 10 years prior to joining Edvantia. He holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction and instructional technology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
John Ross has also authored books available through Canter’s partner, Corwin press.
The following course materials are included in the cost of tuition and will be delivered directly to you:
- Textbook: Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach
by K. Cennamo, J. Ross, and P. Ertmer - DVD: Using Technology to Enhance Learning
(provided as backup to streaming video online)
Articles, other reading materials, academic policies, and other course information will be provided in your online classroom.
Prerequisite
This is a graduate-level course; therefore, you must have a bachelor's degree or above to enroll and receive credit.
Earning Graduate Credit
Total coursework for this course is equivalent to a 45 contact-hour course. Graduate credit will be issued when you successfully complete the following course requirements:
- Collaborate with study partner(s) (Print & DVD format only).
- Collaborate with colleagues through discussion boards (Online format only).
- View video segments.
- Complete required text/journal readings, assignments, and the final paper.
Course Completion Deadline
Print & DVD format: coursework must be postmarked on or before June 30, 2012
Online format: coursework must be submitted online on or before June 30, 2012
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