Spring 2012 Professional Development Catalog (PDF File, 1.8MB)
Fully online! Three course certificate program for licensed educators who are looking to enhance their skills beyond just understanding how to use new tools and technology.
Instructional Design for Online Activities
Date: March 12 ~ May 6, 2012
This course explores two components of instructional design theory. It explores instructional methods and the instructional situations in which a method should or should not be used based on the:
- Type of learning to be accomplished or supported
- Nature of the learner
- Environment where the learning occurs
- Design constraints
Additionally, the course will explore models of the instructional design process. Models explored will include Community of Inquiry model, the Pebble-in-the-Pond model, the backwards design model, and Jonassen’s model for designing constructivist learning environments. Approaches that teachers can use online to promote critical thinking in their students will be evaluated. The course will investigate the shift in teacher/student roles in the online environment as well
as how to facilitate the promotion of learning communities. Finally, the course will explore how teachers can use online activities as a means of gathering formative evaluation information as a basis for continuous improvement.
Using Social Media to Enhance Instruction
Date: June 4 ~ July 29, 2012
The course will explore the challenge of effectively using social media to engage students in reflection, gain knowledge from “experts”, improve their writing skills through publishing, and collaborate to construct new knowledge. Some of the tools investigated will include the use of blogs, blog responses, wikis, social bookmarking, social networking, collaborative presentation tools, and collaborative educational game sites. This course focuses on best practices for interacting with students in an online learning environment. Guidelines for maintaining an effective teaching presence such as determining when and at what level teacher-student interaction should occur will be discussed. We will construct solutions to safety, ethical, and technical concerns. Additionally, we will explore discipline-specific sites where your students can contribute to the global field of knowledge.
Educational Technology and the Law
Date: June 4 ~ July 29, 2012
Technology is revolutionizing the way in which our students are learning. While there are numerous benefits to the use of technology in the learning environment there are also a number of ways in which technology can be used to harm others.
The law is continually evolving and struggling to keep pace with these rapid changes. This online course will provide participants with an understanding of educational technology and the law. Such topics will include cybercitizenship, internet safety, sexting, cyberbullying, freedom of speech, privacy, plagiarism, and copyright, and as they relate to the use of technology in and out of school.
Cost: $515 per course
To register or for more information contact
Kris Jensen at KJensen@ndc.edu | 216.373.5219
