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Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning

The Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning (EDDL) is designed to give you the technical and pedagogical expertise you need to effectively use educational technology in the classroom and in online and distributed learning environments.

This graduate level certificate provides educators (K-12 teachers, post-secondary instructors and trainers), with a solid foundation in the technical and pedagogical expertise required to effectively use education technology in the classroom, in distributed learning environments and in the world of online education.

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Now open for registration:
EDDL 510, Educational Technology in the Curriculum
EDDL 511, Introduction to Distributed Learning
EDDL 513, Multimedia in the Curriculum
EDDL 514, Online Teaching and Learning

Admission Requirements

Candidates must either have:

  • A Bachelor of Education, or
  • A Bachelor’s degree in another discipline with teaching qualifications or experience, or
  • Permission of Academic Director or designate.

Note: The program is applicable to practicing teachers, post-secondary instructors and faculty, as well as online Open Learning Faculty members.

Program Requirements

All five certificate level courses must be completed for a total of 15 credits.

EDDL 510, Educational Technology in the Curriculum (3) Start date September 1, 2010

Description:
This online, applied course is designed to provide educators with knowledge, skills and experience in implementing educational technology into a pedagogically sound learning environment. Education Technology in the Curriculum is intended to be a general launching point or your own exploration and learning about information technology (IT). Because the world of IT is complex, and especially so in education, it is challenging to design a course of study that is right for all students. You, and every other student, bring with you a unique set of experiences and interests that enhance your learning and determine your individual learning needs.

EDDL 511, Introduction to Distributed Learning (3) Start date September 1, 2010

Description:
Participants will explore the realm of distributed learning through discussion about learning theory and pedagogy in online environments, consideration and application of technological tools to enhance the learning environment, and examination and design of assessment strategies.

EDDL 513, Multimedia in the Curriculum (3) Start date September 1, 2010

Description:
This course is designed to introduce educators, and thus their students, to computer and web-based multimedia tools such as text, video, audio and digital photographs and graphics. There will be an emphasis not only on how to use the tools, but also on sound pedagogical practice to promote teaching and learning. Students in this course will learn how to identify, select, plan for, create, and integrate multimedia into instruction and have their students do the same in activities such as reports, digital story-telling, and portfolios.

EDDL 514, Online Teaching and Learning (3) Start date March 22, 2010

Description:
This online, applied course is designed to provide educators with knowledge, skills and experience in implementing educational technology into a pedagogically sound learning environment. EDDL 514 is designed to provide instructors with a basic introduction to the theory and practice of online teaching and learning and to develop the skills and strategies needed to facilitate courses in an online environment. Participants will reflect on their experiences as online learners to help develop their own philosophy of online teaching and learning. Emphasis will be placed on student engagement and motivation, creating collaborative and interactive experiences and gaining practical experience. The course format will be an online seminar that models the development of learning communities.

EDDL 515, Managing Your Technology Classroom (3) (launching spring 2010)

Note: A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to remain in the program. A student receiving one grade of ‘F’ or six credit hours of ‘C’ or below can be dismissed from the program.

Note
This certificate provides BC teachers with the ability to achieve an additional 15 credits above their baccalaureate credential. In order to qualify for an additional salary level (the 5+ category), the provincial Teacher Qualification Service (TQS) requires teachers to take a minimum of 30 credits of senior level and/ or graduate courses. This is now provincially mandated across BC, rather than being subject to specific school districts. Five additional courses are expected to be added to the EDDL in order to form a 30 credit Diploma, allowing graduates to qualify for the 5+ category.