Summary - Effective Use of Technology in the Classroom V26.4387. Online registration by Cvent

Technology integration doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it should be easy! Regardless of your skill level, this course will walk you through innovative technology that will inspire your creativity and elevate the way you share information and ideas. Students will learn how to select and evaluate technology tools to align to current curriculum. You will gain knowledge and skill to effectively pursue professional growth in educational technology. Through discovery, reflection, and analysis you will realize practical applications of interactive digital tools. You will have the opportunity to explore easy to learn internet-based multimedia that can be integrated inside and outside of the classroom. This course will also provide pathways for you to improve your practice through self-reflection. You will leave with a toolbox of strategies and ideas to transform everyday content into extraordinary products.

After you have completed your studies in the chapters on educational technology in the classroom, you will be presented with various classroom scenarios in which you will be able to practice and hone your skills for creating a digital culture, integrating practical strategies based on standards, and implementing educational technology in your classroom.

Expected Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize the importance of technology in today’s classroom.

2. Identify key concepts and important components of educational technology.

3. Review the history of educational technology as it relates to current theory and practice.

4. Evaluate your awareness and level technology integration.

5. Discuss the benefits of integrating technology in and out of a classroom.

6. Examine best practices and recognize how technology, pedagogy, and content can enhance learning outcomes.

7. Use self-reflection to propose professional goals to improve your practice in technology integration.

8. Explain the ways in which digital culture is supported and influenced by ethics.

9. Describe the Digital Age and the teacher’s role in it.

10. Recognize concepts and important components of digital literacy.

11. Adapt ethical guidelines and examples that you can apply to your teaching.

12. Recall the ISTE standards and how they are significant to technology integration.

13. Identify types, tools, and strategies that can be used to create innovative products.

14. Acquire educational technology strategies that if used correctly, can increase student communication, motivation, engagement achievement.

15. Apply your learning by creating a lesson plan utilizing a selected technology tool or strategy.

16. Successfully evaluate educational technology tools to enhance teaching and learning.

17. Identify practical ways to elevate your skill set and effectively integrate technology.

18. Examine how the global pandemic has changed education and student needs.

19. Articulate how online learning impacted the world before, during, and after the pandemic.

20. Explain common barriers to effective online courses and strategies that can overcome them.

Course Syllabus This is a preview syllabus only. The official syllabus will be provided to you by VESi.

Methods of Instruction - Reading, examinations, essays: critical thinking questions, and journal article summations. All readings are within the online environment.
Course Grading Rubric

Grade Level: This course is designed to be an informational course with application to work or work-related settings. The types of educational technology, tools, and strategies introduced are designed to be used in any educational classroom but are best suited for elementary and secondary students.