The purpose of the certificate program in Online Learning and Teaching is to provide current and potential online educators with a strong foundation in how to design and teach online courses. Specific goals are
- Students will explain the place of online learning in the context of distance education in general.
- Students will choose and use a variety of Internet resources and software and integrate them effectively into education.
- Students will design effective online courses.
- Students will teach online courses effectively using such technologies as learning management systems, many computer mediated communications options, and other technologies.
- Students will describe existing research on online learning and teaching and use it in designing and teaching online courses.
Admission Requirements
Admission requirements include
- A completed application form
- A well-written and coherent statement of the student's goals in the program
- An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
Required Instructional Technology Courses (15 hrs.)
- ITEC 67436 Distance Education 3 hrs.
- ITEC 67438 Instructional Applications of the Internet 3 hrs.
- ITEC 67442 Designing Online Courses 3 hrs.
- ITEC 67444 Teaching Online Courses 3 hrs.
- ITEC 67449 Research in Online Learning and Teaching 3 hrs.
