ITP 537 - Distance Learning: Online Courses as a Teaching Vehicle

This course will show teachers how to locate, evaluate, and then create a high quality online course. It will guide teachers in maximizing the productivity of their computers and the Internet by teaching them how to use online resources that align their curriculum with the frameworks and offer it to students via a distance- learning vehicle. They will also learn how to use them to integrate technology into the curriculum and after evaluation and adaptation, they will create their own course and post it online for other teachers to utilize. Central issues to be studied will include online learning models, characteristics of the successful online learner, the role and training of the online facilitator, administration of online learning, and effective online strategies. The activities, materials and content of this course are related to the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for PreK-12 Instructional Technology Standards.

(Cr 3)