Do you want to transform your teaching through technology and support students’ standards-based learning? Do you need to keep up with your students’ expanding digital skills and interests in Web and computer-simulated learning? Are you looking to apply college credits toward a Master’s program?

UVM Professional and Continuing Education, in partnership with the UVM College of Education and Social Services, offers a flexible online program of six graduate courses designed to help teachers, library media specialists, and other educators create technology-enhanced curriculum.

Our Educational Technology Online Sequence allows you to:

  • Take courses online at your convenience
  • Take courses in any order; courses are available throughout the year
  • Make progress toward applying for a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Gain access to Professional and Continuing Education Advisors who will help you map your educational plan
  • Learn from accomplished faculty with experience in school settings, technology integration, educational research, and state government
  • Transform your work as a pre-K-16 teacher, library media specialist, or other school-based position
  • Build units of study that integrate technology and meet national and state educational standards

Our Accelerated Master’s Degree (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction is also known as Curriculum and Design for Innovative Educators. The program develops leaders in educational settings including teaching, curriculum theory, curriculum development, and related areas of research for public/private schools.

All Ed Tech courses are online, aligned with Vermont technology standards and ISTE standards, and can be applied toward the Educational Technology Specialist endorsement.

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There are no courses that meet this criteria.

There are no courses that meet this criteria.

Fall (even*): EDCI 321 Learning Theory, Instructional Design and Technology (online)
Explore learning-theory research and its application toward technology-enriched standards-based units of study. Students will study different theories such as constructivism, multiple intelligences, brain-based learning and other research related to how people learn. Participants will learn how technology applications can be used to create learning environments that strengthen 21st century problem-solving skills, and encourage communication, collaboration, and reflection. Using the instructional design strategies explored in this course, participants will develop a standards-based unit of study that strategically integrates technology and meets 21st century skills along with national and state educational technology standards and assessments. (SUMMER)
Instructor: Susan Hennessey

Fall (odd*): EDCI 322 UDL and Differentiated Instruction with Technology (online)
Explore how technologies can support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. With an emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and differentiating instruction to ensure appropriate educational opportunities for all learners, this course investigates the use of adaptive and assistive technologies. (FALL)
Instructor: Lucie deLeBruere

Spring (even): EDCI 323 Amplifying Inquiry and Project Based Learning with Technology (online)
This course provides student-centered, active learning experiences using technology resources and tools to promote questioning, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Explore and learn about technology resources and tools that support problem-based, project-based, and inquiry-based learning in all disciplines and design a project-based or inquiry-based activity with assessments for the students (or educators) they teach. (FALL)
Instructor: Lucie deLeBruere

Spring (odd): EDCI 325 Coaching and Leading Technology Innovation in Schools (online)

This online course targets teachers interested in coaching and leading technology-rich innovation in today’s schools. At the school and district level, you will plan and implement technology-rich innovation strategies, and develop and disseminate professional development in local, regional, and global venues. Coursework involves troubleshooting of hardware, software and cloud-based systems, as well as web-based authoring and programming tools. Explore the roles that teacher leaders and coaches inhabit, and how these roles can energize other classroom teachers and build a community of active participants in innovative, technology-rich programs. You will also study the means to foster leadership around the planning and development of goals for their school technology needs. (SPRING)
Instructor: Lucie deLeBruere

Summer (any): EDCI 396 Emerging Technologies
This course explores the current and potential future impact of designing learning using new, emerging, and rapidly evolving technologies. In addition to tools and best practices, students examine the challenges and opportunities in designing projects that implement new and emerging technologies to such as Podcasts, Videos, and Green Screen Projects, Interactive books, integrated STEAM projects, Coding & Circuits, Learning through Making, AR and VR.

TBD – EDCI – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice course

*even and odd refers to the year

Tuition

Tuition rates for the academic year are published online each semester on the Student Financial Services website.

UVM GRADUATE COLLEGE

For prospective graduate students seeking application information, please visit the Graduate College web site.