May 15, 2023
Next Start Date
10
Courses Required
$655
Cost Per Credit Hour
30
Total Credit Hours
Program Details
Learning is powerful when teachers connect students’ personal interests to real world opportunities.
Curriculum designed using Connected Learning principles focuses on using new digital and networked technologies to expand opportunities for young people. It differs from traditional approaches to technology integration in which technology is viewed as a means toward more efficient and automated forms of education. Instead, Connected Learning puts learner-centered and experiential methods at the center of technology-enhanced learning. More importantly, teachers learn essential connected learning design principles in order to create meaningful learning opportunities and connections with their students, colleagues, and communities.
The program is designed for working professionals with courses offered online in both summer and during the school year. This program is designed for use by educators in a variety of both formal and informal educational contexts. Courses during the school year are scheduled in the evenings to accommodate the work schedules of professional.
Admissions
Admission into the Digital and Connected Learning major is based on the academic accomplishments of the applicant and well as the alignment of the applicant’s goals with the goals of the program. Students are selected based on their fulfillment of the specific admissions requirements listed below and the overall strength of their application.
Application requirements:
- Official transcripts verifying completion of an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university.
- Three official letters of recommendation speaking to the applicant’s potential as a teacher leader in Digital and Connected Learning.
- Submission of an official goal statement related to the program, including professional goals and interest in this specific program.
- Professional vita.
Applications will be due by April 15 the semester prior to program entrance, although candidates will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates will be admitted for a summer start only.
Applicants will be reviewed by a committee of department faculty using a standardized review rubric in which the reviewer will assess the candidate based on: 1) the applicant’s fulfillment of the required admittance criteria; 2) the applicant’s fit with the program’s goals; and 3) the applicant’s potential for success in the program. Reviewers will indicate an overall admissions recommendation for each applicant. Final admissions decisions based on reviewer recommendations will be made by the program coordinator.