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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide in-service educators (K-12) who have had little or no computer experience with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to use microcomputers as instructional tools in their classrooms. While acquiring computer skills, students will explore, use, and demonstrate competence in each of the following areas: word processing, databases, spreadsheets, graphics, multimedia, instructional design, telecommunications, and major issues associated with the use of technology in education. This course will provide in-service teachers with the knowledge base to make appropriate decisions regarding the use of technology in their respective classrooms. Not available to students who have taken ED 217 since summer 1994.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces K-12 Educators and/or Technology Specialist Certificate candidates to the potentials of the Internet and assist them in using this multi-faceted resource as an effective teaching tool within the classroom. Participants will be introduced to the history, structure, and overall capabilities of the Internet, including Electronic Mail, Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), World Wide Web, and web-based distance education. Within this framework, participants will create their own web pages, design on-line instructional lessons appropriate to their discipline, and demonstrate the integration of Internet/Technology information throughout the K-12 curriculum. Prerequisite: None. Annually.
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3.00 Credits
A web-based course that introduces K-12 Professionals and/or Masters of Education Degree candidates to the potentials of mobile devices and applications, and assist them in using these multi-faceted resources as effective teaching and professional development tools. Participants will be introduced to mobile educational technology related to communications, productivity, learning, presentations and integration. Within this framework, participants will create their own personal learning networks, mobile technology resources, online presentations and design instructional lessons appropriate to their discipline demonstrating the integration of mobile educational technology throughout the K-12 setting.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the basic information you need to become a knowledgeable distance education educator. The course will cover theory and research that influences distance learning, the practical skills and knowledge needed to function in a distance learning environment, and will explore management and administrative issues that arise in distance education learning environments. Prerequisite: Admission to MED Program or Ed Certification Program. Offered each fall.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds upon the fundamental concepts and structures of online teaching and learning. This course addresses the advanced teaching and learning applications of a Learning Management System. The course will explore and implement techniques for online instructions such as using a variety of online tools, technologies, and web 2.0 tools, to help instructors transfer knowledge most effectively in the online environment. Prerequisite: ED 500, ED 507, ED 540. Offered spring, annually.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Candidates are required to complete a 6-week online internship in a virtual learning environment aligned with their professional goals. Students seeking the Pennsylvania Online Instruction Program Endorsement must complete their internship in a K-12 learning environment.
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3.00 Credits
The five domains of teaching English language learners are explored: culture, language, planning instruction, assessment and professionalism. Emphasis is placed on the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) teaching standards and ESL K-12 standards. Teachers will examine research-based practices in relation to the five domains and identify their role as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. Field experience may be required per Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL program specialist requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Second Language Learners of any age undergo certain processes to be able to learn a new language. In this course, candidates will be exposed to these processes. They will learn and conduct research on the structure and nature of language with a view to assisting their students to adjust to the challenges of learning a new language. They will also learn the theories of second language acquisition, styles and strategies in language learning as well as the socio-cultural and cross-linguistic influences of language learning. Field experience may be required for this course per Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL program specialist requirements.
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3.00 Credits
Most second language learners are from another country. They come in with anxieties and go through phases of cultural adjustments. Without the necessary support, it might be hard for them to transition smoothly and thus be able to learn English well and fast. This course is geared toward equipping ESL teachers with the necessary tools to give ESL students the support they need while they undergo the challenges of transition. Issues that may arise concerning the support of students in the classroom, school and the community will be addressed. Field experience may be required for this course per Pennsylvania Department of Education ESL program specialist requirements.
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