As A Research Tool Old Description New Description Rationale Provides teachers and administrators with strategies for developing and implementing computer-assisted research. Participants use the computer to facilitate research and integrate new knowledge that supports the writing process in their classrooms and schools. Course includes field based work. Field based work refers to course assignments which involve school-age children. Provides teachers and administrators with strategies for developing and implementing computer-assisted research.
Students develop projects that require direct involvement with students in their own classrooms.
When the C.I.T. program was initially developed, distance learning was not a major instructional factor in elementary and secondary schools. Today it is. If the C.I.T. program is to adequately prepare teachers to become instructional technology specialists, then it is imperative that these skills be applied within the context of the C.I.T. course work. This particular course lends itself very well to the development of those skills. As A Research Tool is offered online only.