Courses include basic topics in using and understanding telecommunications, implementing network systems, basic computer programming, and advanced seminars in educational and global issues connected with telecommunications. Students in this concentration will typically do independent study and field work during the school year in learning more about telecommunications, developing related activities for some educational facility, planning for networking, or implementing networking plans. The Teaching and Learning with Technology option is for anyone interested in using technology with students, in learning more about how technology impacts teaching and learning, in developing curriculum that uses technology, or in leading educational programs. We believe that technology has played a key role over the past century in structuring formal education in this country, and that it will continue to play a major part in restructuring it. We focus on using technology throughout the grades for problem solving, communication, collaborative learning, skill building and standard reaching.
Course work includes basic computer programming.
Independent work during the school year may involve learning more about educational technology, planning for their use in educational situations, and researching issues related to this use. Prospective students need not have any background in technology. Technology leaders assume a variety of roles in schools from technical expert to curriculum developer to staff developer, and more. Being prepared for these roles requires ongoing learning and reflection about how best to prepare students and teachers for the technological future. This concentration aims to prepare technology leaders and prospective leaders to play their roles with both expert theoretical and practical background.