Course Description
Principles of designing and offering professional development experiences to enable and enhance the use of instructional technologies in P-16.
Athena Title
Design Prof Develop thru Tech
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDIT 9200
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will: -- define and describe self-regulated learning for adult learners, particularly with regard to the use of current and emerging technologies for learning; -- explore F2F and online resources for professional development (e.g., school-based learning communities, PLU courses, MOOCs; social media); -- develop their own personal professional learning plan for the next three years integrating a variety of the resources explored above; -- participate in at least one ongoing professional learning community to deepen content and/or pedagogical knowledge with a focus on technology integration and reflect on their experience therein; -- design a potentially effective professional learning experience (F2F, online, or blended) for a specific context, purpose, and group of learners using technology-enhanced learning; -- offer at least part of this learning experience to actual educators; -- evaluate, reflect upon, and revise the design of this learning experience based on analyzed feedback and results.
Topical Outline
1. Current emphases in instructional technology and technology integration with specific reference to K-16 education 2. Professional learning for adult learners - definitions and strategies 3. Technologies that can facilitate professional learning 4. Professional learning options in local contexts 5. Professional learning options using online technologies 6. Participating in/facilitating professional learning communities locally and online 7. Designing professional learning experiences 8. Evaluating professional learning experiences
Syllabus
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