CAE 502: Internet for Educators (3 Cr.)
This introductory course introduces fundamentals of navigating the
Internet and its role in the K-12 classroom. Participants will explore
history of the Internet, Internet services, forms of Internet communication
and retrieval including e-mail, listserv, usenet newsgroups, ftp, web browsers
and Internet search engines. Educational web sites will be examined and
evaluated. Current
issues and controversies concerning Internet access in the K-12 environment
will be discussed and key terms and concepts for navigating the information
highway will be presented.
CAE 503: Internet Resources: Applications for Instruction (3
Credits)
This intermediate course examines Internet resources and communications
tools and how they may be used in the learning environment to build critical
thinking and research skills. Participants will learn to use the
web to locate, examine and evaluate instructional resources to design instructional
activities for education or training. Synchronous and asynchronous forms
of web communication, will be explored along with issues of acceptable
Internet use in the K-12 classroom. Projects and activities focus
on the individual participant’s professional environment and curriculum
needs.
CAE 504: Web Authoring 1: Introduction to Web Page Development
This introductory, project-based course, examines and demonstrates
the elements of World Wide Web page development including design and copyright
issues, HTML editors, resources, and varied tools for web page publication.
Each participant will design and publish a basic WWW page that will supplement
a problem-based learning project..
Prerequisite: Demonstrated ability to use a WWW browser and search
techniques.
CAE 505:Web - Authoring II Beyond Basic WWW Page Development
(3 Credits)
Participants will supplement the WWW page developed in Web Authoring
I, using more advanced authoring techniques such as tables, frames, sound,
video, JavaScript and the creation of transparent/animated WWW graphics.
Participants will examine learning theories and how they can be applied
to web site design.
Prerequisite: Web Authoring I - CAE 504
CAE 507 – Online Video and Multimedia Production for Education* (3
Cr.)
This course introduces elements of video and multimedia production
for classroom and distance delivery. Students will create online
educational multimedia materials for display in Web formats using new technologies
and software . *(CAE 500 or 502 and CAE 504 recommended prior
to registration for this course)
EDU 721 Grantsmanship, Program Planning, and Evaluation (3 Cr.) This
course covers funding sources, proposal writing, and the development
of budgets and evaluation plans for small grants. The focus is on the skills
needed by teachers and building administrators seeking both internal and
external funding for special projects.
Prerequisite: A master's degree in education.
EM 505 Design and Production of Educational Media (3 Cr.)
This survey course introduces the principles of instructional design;
provides experience in the production of audio, video, graphic, and photographic
media; and includes methods of teaching media production.
EM 550 Multimedia Development (3 Cr.) Techniques of multimedia
development (planning, scripting, incorporation of varied media forms)
are examined. Students will produce multimedia projects.
Prerequisite: CSE 501 or equivalent
ETEC 601 Instructional Design (3 Cr.) This course addresses application
of the theory of instructional design and the design process as it applies
in the development of educational media and software. Goal analysis,
objectives, instructional strategy development, and evaluation in the design
process are utilized in the production of an educational product.
ETEC 602 Technology and the School Curriculum (3 Cr.) This course
examines the role of technology in the curriculum and its impact on school
change. Research on the design of computer aided instruction and
computer utilization in the K-12 classroom will be explored. Methods
of educational software evaluation, selection, and acquisition are introduced.
Students will apply
the modern technologies and principles of curriculum development in
producing programs of instruction.
OCI 500 - Introduction to Online Teaching Concepts (3 Credits)
This course is designed for the teaching professional who wants to
become familiar with the elements of online instruction. Focus of this
course is to provide an overview of the online process and to introduce
the participant to the differences between the traditional and online teaching
processes. The course represents "student simulation" with participants
learning the process
from the student perspective for the 6-week course period.
OCI 501 - Online Teaching Models and Curriculum Planning (3 Credits)
This course introduces various instructional models for online delivery.
Participants will examine Internet resources, communications devices and
support systems important to effective Internet instruction as they begin
to outline strategies for course delivery.
OCI 502 - Design and Development of Online Curriculum (3 Credits)
This course provides practical experience in developing curriculum
for online instruction. Using an appropriate model of instructional
design, participants will revise existing curricula or develop a new course
using elements of effective online curriculum planning and delivery.
At the conclusion of this course, participants will have a program of instruction
prepared for online implementation.
Completion of OCI 500, 501, and 502 lead to a certificate
in online teaching and learning. |
