37 courses with the subject ETEC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ETEC 600Foundations of Educational Technology3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Are you connecting with the digital learners of today? Are you using the classroom technology available to you? You will become familiar with current theories, principles and practices of educational technology, with a focus on the use of technology as an ‘instructional tool’ to enhance student learning. You will come away from this course prepared to create engaging lessons that incorporate the use of web-based technology, and to employ techniques to differentiate instruction in order to accommodate students with diverse learning styles. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 601Integrating Educational Technology Into Student Assessment3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Today’s educators are met with the continuous challenge of ensuring that every student reaches proficiency across core content areas. Central to reaching this goal is the ability to gain and sustain student engagement. With increased interest and reliance on technology among students, the use and thorough understanding of technology as a learning tool is an increasingly important part of an educator’s arsenal. Integrating Educational Technology into Student Assessment prepares today’s educator to infuse technology into assessment design, implementation, and analysis. Educators will come away from this course with the ability to successfully identify and facilitate the integration of educational technology into the classroom, and to understand how to optimize educational technology to assess student achievement. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 602Personalized Learning with Educational Technology3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Current research on the use of technology in the classroom concludes that its appropriate use can yield dramatic gains in student achievement and student engagement. This core course will help build the case for, and will prepare educators to routinely use, technology in the classroom to effectively reach and engage diverse learners through the development and deployment of personalized learning. Educators will learn how to identify and optimize educational technology tools, resources and applications that best match unique student populations. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course A core course designed to help educators to identify, understand, and formulate practical solutions for ethical issues involving technology in today’s classroom. Issues such as protection of private property (copyright, plagiarism), freedom of speech/First Amendment, and equality/access, among others, will be studied in light of the philosophies of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and Rene Descartes. Emphasis will be placed on constructing learning environments that imbue K-12 students with the critical thinking skills required to help shape a code of ethics within a tech-infused world. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 641Integrating Media Literacy into Today’s K-12 Curriculum3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Media education adds value to just about every curriculum in the K-12 classrooms. Media education has become a growing priority in today’s classroom because of the extent of the media’s importance in people’s lives. However, many teachers are unaware of the necessity and the techniques for making media literacy an integral part of the K-12 educational experience. On average, children in their middle and high school years spend 6-10 hours a day engaged either actively or passively in a ‘media related’ activity. Because students, regardless of their learning style, attend more fully to activities and ideas that they connect with, the media is often used to influence them from a very young age. This makes it necessary for teachers to ‘train’ their students to analyze messages and understand the techniques utilized to influence them via a broad range of sound and visual communication technologies. Integrating Media Literacy into Today’s K-12 Curriculum will teach educators how to incorporate media literacy into the classroom curriculum, regardless of the subject taught. This course will provide educators with the resources necessary to help students hone their critical thinking skills in a functional context so that they are able to recognize various marketing approaches, identify propaganda, understand stereotypes, critically evaluate media conveyed messages, and use the media as a tool for life-long learning. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Learn how reading, math and social studies assignments can be transformed into digital storytelling adventures. Participants investigate a variety of interdisciplinary projects with photography and videography, inspiring both themselves and their students to reflect thoughtfully and creatively. Digital stories come in many different flavors, from the creation of simple audio offerings to basic multimedia projects. This course incorporates a range of current technology options. No previous experience with digital photography or video editing necessary. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 643Using Print Design & Digital Photos in the Classroom3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course In this class, participants combine text and photography in practical print applications for classroom and school community use. Participants use their own photographs and text to design and print a brochure describing a Philadelphia site, an adventure showing design concepts and techniques that make words and images not just more effective and meaningful, but harder to resist. Also learn how to use Photoshop in conjunction with other software programs. Open to beginners in design and photography projects. Course uses primarily Photoshop, with some InDesign. Bring a digital camera to class. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 645Online Tools & Collaboration in Education3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Educators can now empower their students to connect, create, and collaborate online. Explore the use of technology as a tool to engage students in constructive critical thinking about the subjects they study. User-friendly Web 2.0 tools, tools provide opportunities for educators and students to communicate and interact in new, collaborative ways. Lesson guides provide practical examples of techniques to integrate these online tools into the curriculum. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 647Web-Based Lessons & Resources for Teachers3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Learn how and where to find the most effective educational resources on the web, including lesson plans, model education sites, and presentation tools. This course enables novices and advanced users to explore web-based active learning and consider methods to incorporate skills into lessons. Learn web page/simple website creation skills as well as the latest presentation techniques using multi-media tools, slide shows, and concept mapping. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Digital communication, the exchange of information using diverse media, is central to today’s schools and classrooms. Students and teachers interact using blogs, wikis, fora, discussion boards, and much more. This course explores the opportunities that digital communication can present in the classroom setting, and how digital communication strategies can effectively support and enhance the curriculum. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Create and develop a website for use in your classroom. Develop a basic understanding of HTML coding and the fundamental aspects of creating a well-designed, well-organized, intuitive, and graphically pleasing website to use with students and families. For teachers with websites designed by the District or school, learn how to create and manage a page within that platform, or create a companion site. Previous experience in Adobe Photoshop recommended. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 652Integrating Technology into the Curriculum3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course shows how a single computer can be the essential resource in a teacher’s repertoire. Use it as a learning tool by building a daily rotation of student activities on the computer. Use it as a personal productivity tool by developing databases, spreadsheets and mail merges. Use it as a presentation tool to display slide shows created in Apple iWorks’ presentation feature, and use the Internet to explore a whole world of information. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 653Integrating iPad Tech into Today’s K-12 Classroom3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course The introduction of the iPad brought the power and functionality of a full-size computer system into a lightweight, user-intuitive, powerful mobile tablet. While educators have rapidly embraced the iPad to meet computing needs and fill niche roles, discover how iPad technology can increase engagement and unlock vast content. We will use tablets and their applications to explore the development of grade-appropriate lessons across a wide range of subjects and content areas. Consider how the iPad can be a fully integrated professional tool for your classroom, and explore the financial resources for bringing iPad technology into schools and Districts. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 654Advanced Classroom Integration of iPad Technology3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course is for educators looking to go beyond a basic understanding of iPad use in the classroom. Learn how to manage your students’ workflow, and take advantage of the iPad’s advanced capabilities, including productivity apps, assessment apps and subject-specific and special-needs apps. The course is arranged around ‘app task challenges’ that provide an opportunity for teachers to use apps in combination to create sophisticated projects and interactive presentations. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 655Digital Citizenship in Today’s K-12 Classroom3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Digital technologies are ever-changing, and come with a set of risks and rewards for your students. Having ‘the world at your fingertips’ is both wonderful and daunting. This course will help you lead students within today’s digital environment, including guidance around the appropriate and safe use of digital tools both inside and outside of the classroom. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 656Blended & Flipped Learning: What Is It All About?3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Blended and Flipped Learning: What’s it All About will introduce multiple ways to facilitate blended and flipped learning within the K-12 classroom. This introductory courses allows students to explore multiple ways to optimize and balance classroom time and at-home time within blended and flipped formats. Students will experiment with flipped classroom practices using free classroom resources and will learn how to flip learning in any environment, even with limited online access and/or limited devices. The course allows students to explore how they might use structures that are already in place, such as stations and clusters, to tailor the best learning experience for students in your classroom. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course While Powerpoint and Prezi are options, they are nowhere near the only options, with which to create interactive presentations for use in today’s classroom. Browser-based applications present countless presentation features to help foster student engagement, interaction, assessment, and communication. This course will explore the web’s potential for interactivity, including slideshows and videos, back channeling, 3-D, animations, interactive whiteboards, screencasting, online debates, collaboration, and brainstorming tools. All applications introduced in the course are free, with iPad-approved options available for those teachers who use them in their classrooms. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Does your school use Google Apps for Education, but you are unsure as to how to best use it to serve your classroom needs? Do you have a basic understanding of Google Apps. but would love to know more? Would you benefit from exploring Google Apps’ formative assessment features and terrific assignment feedback functions? How about the ease of data collection, analysis and interpretation? Creating and building educator communities? This course will serve as a jumping off point as to how Google Apps will integrate seamlessly into the classroom experience for you and your students. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 661Game-Based Learning in the Classroom, Introductory3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course will provide educators an opportunity to explore the principles, processes and theories of game-based learning and the symbiotic relationship between games, play and learning. Educators will learn about the fundamental elements of game-based learning as well as explore current trends such as digital games, data analytics, and badges. Educators will analyze the characteristics and applications of games for various learning needs and will develop a final project for their own classroom that helps them advance classroom play into successful learning. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 662Game-Based Learning in the Classroom, Advanced3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course will build educators’ knowledge of and skills around game-based learning through practice. Educators will create one or more educational games and evaluate their games based on user research. We will explore and test various approaches to game design, with a focus on iterative development, aesthetic principles, prototyping, flow theory, the nature of fun, and user interface. Educators will leave this class with a solid footing in game-based learning. Prerequisites ETEC*661 Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Have you ever been approached by your colleagues as a technology resource in the classroom? Have you ever been asked to deliver a technology training session? Do you see yourself as the technology lead at your school? You will leave this course with the ability to design and deliver technology direction and optimize digital learning environments both within the classroom and across your school or District. We will explore the history of modern-day educational technology, the psychology of media, and the relationship of each to your role as an ed tech leader and advocate. Our final project will be a research-based technology plan for your school or District. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Does your school or District have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, but you would like to know more about how to optimize this policy in your own classroom or school? Regardless of whether your school or District has a 1:1 initiative, this course will immerse educators in collaborative lesson design using a multitude of devices students bring to and explore in class. We will evaluate a range of BYOD mindtools that, when routinely implemented, will enable you and your students to construct your own media-rich understandings of class materials. We will develop strategies and in-class practices around the design of learning environments in the age of BYOD. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 665Open Educational Resources (OER): What’s Best for Your Classroom?3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course In this course, we will identify free educational resources for your classroom. Free educational resources exist and can be easily adapted to meet the needs of your leaders. Learn how you can become a part of the Open Educational Resources (OER) learning revolution and the multiple and unique ways you can use OER in your classroom. You will leave this course with the ability to locate and implement free OER, how OER differ from other proprietary educational resources, how to evaluate OER, how to align OER with state and national learning standards, and how to become a part of the online OER community. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 667Getting Started With Augmented Reality In Your Classroom3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Have you heard the term ‘augmented reality’ but you don’t know what it is, and how it might work in your classroom? Have you ever wondered if you could integrate augmented reality apps like Pokémon Go into math, literacy, science, social studies, art? You will leave this course with the ability to identify and integrate augmented reality apps into your classroom, and to develop lesson plans that carefully structure learning using augmented reality. You will learn how to use augmented reality in a safe and educationally meaningful manner, and you will understand the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality. This course is for K-12 educators across all subjects. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Do you use Google Apps for Education in your classroom, and want to know more? Go beyond Docs, Sheets, Sites, and Hangouts, and deeper into Google Apps. Explore Google Classroom (which helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with students and across classrooms), Google Expeditions (virtual field trips), Communities (‘clubs’ that are moderated and have a particular focus), Programs (eg Google Teacher Academy) and other resources for your students. This course was developed to address both day-to-day and longer-term classroom needs and interests using Google Apps. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Creativity saturates science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM). Integrated learning is a powerful means of facilitating meaningful learning. The artistic process and the scientific method are more complementary than one might imagine- both facilitate the exploration of ideas and possibilities. Both involve “process” and “product.” Both require students to engage in creative and critical thinking that supports collaborative learning. This course will explore STEAM integration models, in which you will test lessons and tools to facilitate a STEAM-inspired curriculum. You will have the flexibility to select specific areas of STEAM that are most relevant to your own classroom and teaching style. You will emerge with the confidence and skill to authentically integrate across STEAM content. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 670Digital Badges: Getting Started With Micro-Credentialing3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Badges make your classroom goals visible to students. Badges, or ‘micro-credentials,’ help motivate students, as students are able to see what they need to do to reach a goal or master a skill. Students want to do well, and they want to be recognized for their accomplishments. Leave this course with a foundational understanding of digital badges- online representations of skills earned- and open badges- verification of student skills, interests and achievements- and how to implement a badge system within your school or classroom. Take your current curriculum, lift up those objectives, skills, understandings and concepts, to represent as badges that show criteria students must meet to earn them. The case study method will be used to illustrate the successful design and implementation of digital badge systems by schools and educators. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Have you heard about 3D printing and wondered, how can I get started in my classroom? Have you tried 3D printing, yet you are looking for some guidance around its sustained use and utiliy? Some examples of 3-D printing in the classroom include topography, complex molecules, architectural designs, cross-sections of organs, artifacts, prototypes, modified robot parts… the list is boundless! In this course, you will learn how to print in 3-D, and how to make 3-D printing a reality in your classroom. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course affords K-12 educators with the time and space to explore learning and cognitive theory through the lens of emerging technologies. You will identify principles and perspectives that underlie the construction of modern learning environments. Explore the symbiotic relationship between learning, cognition and technology, and emerge with a solid understanding of the impact of technologies on life inside the classroom and the myriad ways that technology supports teaching and learning. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course will provide educators with practical exposure to the process of designing and creating mobile apps. You will explore various user-centered design and interaction design principles as you create actual mobile apps for your classroom. Educators will learn various approaches to designing mobile apps, and will explore and pilot best practices for mobile app beta testing. In addition to learning how to design and develop mobile apps, educators will better understand how mobile apps can enhance teaching and learning. Educators will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various existing mobile apps available in Android/ Apple markets. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Have you considered designing a makerspace- a creative, DIY center where students can gather to create, invent, and learn- in your classroom, but you’re unsure how to get started? Would you like to know how best to structure learning within this makerspace, for a particular grade level or subject area? Have you tried to integrate a makerspace and would like to learn more about best practices? Educators will leave this course with the ability to plan and develop a low-cost makerspace to use with students for the design of creative projects to deepen understanding of content though hands-on, self-directed learning. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 675Wearable Technology and Its Application to Learning3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course What is “wearable technology” and how does it apply to your classroom? Wearable technology, or wearables, wearable devices, even tech togs-consists of clothing and accessories that incorporate advanced technologies that have practical functions and features. This course is designed for educators looking to integrate wearables such as the AppleWatch into the classroom for hands-on learning. Educators will leave this course with the ability to identify and use wearables for various learning activities, design lesson plans that integrate learning activities that involve wearables, explore the history of wearables and learning, and understand privacy implications with wearables. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 676Engagement Matters: Formative Assessment Using Web-Based Technology3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Frequent feedback is central to learning. Frequent feedback as part of a formative assessment strategy supports students to do work that they are proud of, and motivates students to meet challenges. This course focuses on relevant, real-time, personal, practical feedback to inform different stages of the learning process. In what ways can you provide feedback that students will build on, understand, and use? You will test a host of free technologies that support formative assessment and help to create a classroom culture of feedback grounded in student interests, passions, and authentic response. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 677Technology for Differentiated Instruction3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course Current research on the use of technology in the classroom concludes that its appropriate use can yield dramatic gains in student achievement and student engagement. This course will prepare educators to routinely use technology in the classroom to effectively reach and engage diverse learners in new ways. Educators will learn how to identify and optimize educational technology tools, resources, and applications that best match unique student populations. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course may not be audited.
ETEC 681TeacherQuest: Designing Games for the Classroom1
14.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course is an introduction for K-12 educators to co-designing non-digital game-like learning experiences for the classroom. You will explore and apply game-like learning strategies by: 1) creating student-centered learning experiences to deepen student engagement, 2) testing and simulating these learning experiences with colleagues, while 3) using design thinking as a frame for developing classroom-ready materials. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit.
ETEC 693Teacherquest: Using Games & the Design Process to Engage Students3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course The course will allow you to step into the role of your students, reflecting from both the teacher and the learner perspective with a focus on the design and use of games for learning within flexible content area contexts (eg., STEM, social studies, ELA). The course will allow you to experience firsthand practices that are encouraged by Common Core and state standards, as well as 21st Century skills. In this course, you will create “learning games” focused on self-selected skills, practices, and concepts, along with supporting tasks and reflective spaces. Thus, you will produce not just discrete games, but a set of experiences generated by those games, enabling practical, effective classroom integration. Throughout this process you will ask deep questions about domain content and practice; observe and analyze student reactions and level of engagement; and reflect on your own teaching practice. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
ETEC 699Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology Capstone1
15.0 hours 600 level graduate course The Graduate Certificate Capstone course serves as a culminating experience for educators enrolled in PIE Graduate Certificates at the University of the Arts. Guided by PIE faculty, the Capstone course and accompanying final project tie together the coursework taken as part of the Graduate Certificate program. Through the course, the student will be able to demonstrate both mastery in content and an ability to apply that content in the classroom. Through faculty guidance and independent research, the course offers educators the opportunity to design a final project that is meaningful and useful to the educator’s classroom, school or District. Prerequisites Four ETEC courses. This course is not repeatable for credit. This course may not be audited. This course cannot be taken pass/fail.
