EDU 5304 Educational Website Design, Video Integration, Distance Learning, Blended and Virtual Schools
This course offers teachers and teacher candidates an opportunity to evaluate aspects of the Internet for website design, video integration and distance learning to promote educational technology in their classroom and prepare for the 21st century learner. This course provides an in-depth look at the Internet as a source of learning and learning environments such as blended learning and virtual schools to promote successful teaching and the integration of technology in the classroom. Students will engage in exploratory projects and present findings to the class in digital and web-based formats. Emphasis is given to applying the knowledge and skills necessary to create a web-based, student-centered lesson/unit that provides diverse learners with opportunities for formal and informal learning. There is an emphasis on the design and development of instructional materials such as online content, web authoring tools and applications to facilitate learning among students in K-12 settings that employ web-based instructional options, such as video integration and digital age tools. Evaluation of different learning environments will help prepare teachers and teacher candidates to become educators of the 21st century learner. This course also helps to prepare teacher candidates for the edTPA Assessments by analyzing and applying the task of Planning for Instruction and Assessment.
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Education