Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
Special Notes
Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the field of instructional design and technology and its impact on education and training. Current trends and issues in the application of instructional design and technology will be explored.
The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of distance education foundations (design and development), application and implementation (interactivity and interactions), and management issues (policy and evaluation).
Investigate research and best practices related to the development of instructional activities and materials for online instruction. Develop materials to work within a learning management system environment.
Explore theoretical perspectives of the changing ways society communicates in digital and live contexts. Create and apply multimodal communication in our evolving social contexts.
Explore opportunities for creating, designing, tinkering and making in learning contexts. Develop an understanding of theory and practice for creating environments for learners to design using available resources and modes.
Investigate options for implementing alternative methodologies in the classroom. This course will explore Flipped Learning/Flipped Classrooms, Gamification, Blended Learning, BYOD, 1:1 environments and other emerging instructional strategies.
Develop foundational knowledge about trans-disciplinary approaches to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world problem-based and performance-based lessons. Engage in and develop integrated STEM learning activities across disciplines.
Explore innovative practices in learning and explore processes for transforming ideas into practical applications. Critically consider how social contexts share educational experiences through reviewing research and practices.
Individual field experience in educational technology. Field experience and summative report format must be approved by advisor. S/U graded.
Supervised professional activity requiring a minimum of 10 hours per week. Develop project, product or technological device unique to the field. An approved end of semester project report is required. S/U graded.
Scheduled on irregular basis. Explore special topics in Educational Technology. An appropriate subtitle will explain each course.