Teaching & Global Technology

Catalog description

This course provides broad background knowledge of educational technologies with particular emphasis on global issues and on the applications of instructional technology in the K-12 curriculum. There is a focus on the current and emerging hardware, software, and technological systems and their applications in education. This course also focuses on the integration of technology in the curriculum and the correlating educational theory as well as state, national, and international standards. Students will reflect on and assess the micro and macro effects and potentials of educational technology. There will be a continuous emphasis on skill building as students learn to locate, use, and assess educational technology.