Students explore learning theories and how learning is achieved when instruction is presented from a computer-based paradigm. Emphasis is given to alternative educational approaches, methods, strategies, and technologies that increase instructional effectiveness. This course provides background knowledge of basic educational technologies with particular emphasis on the applications of instructional technology in K-12 curriculum. Students explore the history and direction of instructional technologies, the ethical and social issues, the importance of media literacy, as well as new forms of assignments and assessments with the new technologies. This course provides knowledge of distance learning technologies in use today and anticipated for tomorrow.
Students learn to enhance the distance learning instruction by using various AV tools.
Each student will design an instructional project as part of this class. This course introduces teachers and other educators to methods for finding and using educational resources on the Internet. Basic tools of the Internet are used to develop educational activities such as problem-solving, collaborative projects, and interpersonal and global exchanges. The course emphasizes curriculum applications and gives an introduction to creating a web page. Each student will design an instructional project as part of this class.