Technology Tools for Enhancing Instruction and Empowering Students
Course Description
Engage Your Students with Technology to Improve Performance
Research shows that effective use of technology in the classroom can lead to increased student engagement and achievement. In this course, you will explore a variety of technology tools and learn strategies for utilizing technology to enhance instructional practices and empower students. You will examine how these technology tools can be used to transform the classroom into a student-centered, technology-rich environment.
This course can be taken individually or as part of either the Remote Teaching and Learning Series or the Learning and Teaching in a K-12 Digital Classroom Series.
Course Details
Number of Units: 2.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours
Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for teachers (Grades K-12), administrators and other educational leaders looking to transform learning.
Course Materials: No textbook requirement
Course Options
| Course | Date | Units | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDU-X783J – 016 | Start now, you have 180 days to complete this course once enrolled | 2 | $317 | |
Technology Tools for Enhancing Instruction and Empowering Students
Online Self-Paced
Rick Selby
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What You Will Learn
- Establish guidelines for the ethical use of technology in the classroom based on key themes of Digital Citizenship
- Analyze the impact of technology integration on student achievement
- Create a teacher website or online classroom workspace to foster collaboration and engage students
- Utilize web-based technology tools to create instructional aids
- Develop a lesson plan that incorporates student use of web-based technology tools to empower students and enhance the learning process
- Explain how specific technology tools can be used to engage and empower students
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Professional development courses offered by the University of San Diego’s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.
Why USD?
The Professional and Continuing Education program nurtures key partnerships on the local, national, and international level. The goal is to better serve working professionals who seek to enhance or build their careers and help achieve their highest value and potential. Contact us today to learn more.
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Online Self-Paced
Our online self-paced courses are similar to online fixed-date courses, but are designed to give you a six-month period from time of enrollment to complete all assignments. Your instructor will provide feedback via written responses on your assignments and exams. Grades are based on completed projects, assignments and exams.
How is the self-paced course structured? Like fixed-date courses, online self-paced courses are asynchronous meaning that you can work on your assignments anytime; the difference being there are no assigned due dates in self-paced courses. The content is divided into learning modules. Each module will cover one or more topics. Within each of the learning modules, you can expect the following components:
- Module introduction that outlines what you can expect to learn in the module.
- Required readings (textbook, articles, journals, websites, etc.) and presentations (audio and/or video).
- Assignments (which may include: written assignments, quizzes, blogs, etc.) based on the readings and presentations.
- Module conclusion to review the topics and what you should have learned.
- Typically, there is a final project, paper, or exam due in the last module that culminates all of the topics covered in each of the learning modules. You’ll find that the design of the learning modules has a rhythm to help you manage your time in the course.
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