College of Education - Foundations of Education
Certificate of Graduate Study in Educational Technology
Gina Gondos
Academic Advisor
Education Hall
(856) 256-4792
gondos@rowan.edu
Program Description
The Certificate of Graduate Study in Educational Technology for Teachers includes a comprehensive picture of the use of computers in education today. The goal of this program is to provide educators with the knowledge and proficiencies needed to incorporate the existing and emerging educational technologies into their classroom. Individuals completing this program will not only be skilled in the use of computers in the classroom, they will be prepared to assume leadership roles in educational technology in preschool to twelfth grades.
Additional Information
This program is currently available only online through the College of Professional and Continuing Education. For additional information, please visit www.rowan.edu/cpce.
Program Requirements
• Total semester hours required for program completion: 15 s.h.
| SMED 33.580 | Introduction to Educational Technology | 3 S.H. |
| SMED 33.584 | Desktop Publishing in the Educational Environment | 3 S.H. |
| SMED 33.510 | Computers and the Curriculum | 3 S.H. |
| SMED 33.585 | Internet and the Classroom | 3 S.H. |
| SPED 08.540 | Technology for Students with Special Needs | 3 S.H. |
| Program Total | 15 S.H. |
Course Descriptions
SMED 33580: Introduction to Educational Technology - 3 S.H.
This course is intended for educators at all levels who place a high value on successful teaching and learning. The purpose of the course is to help educators incorporate media and technologies for learning into their repertoire--to use them as learning tools. The course will draw examples from elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education as well as corporate training and development.
This course will provide the initial opportunities necessary to begin technology infusion in the school curriculum.
SMED 33584: Desktop Publishing in the Educational Environment - 3 S.H.
The primary objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to desktop publishing
using desktop publishing programs that can be used in the educational setting. This course provides a
hands-on approach to desktop publishing using both high-end and low-end publishing programs. The
experiences in this course will help students to become more involved with the visual impact of their
ideas on the readers. Students will learn to integrate ideas with words, typestyle, graphics and other
features involved in the production of publications with a high level of visual impact.
SMED 33510: Computers and the Curriculum - 3 S.H.
The philosophical, psychological, sociological and educational implications of the computer and its
impact on the public school curriculum are explored. Current relationships between theory and
practice, along with future technologies, are examined.
SMED 33585: Internet in the Classroom - 3 S.H.
This course provides and introduction to the Internet emphasizing its value in teaching and learning.
In this course students will discover how to use some basic Internet navigation programs to locate and
gather information from the Internet. Lessons will include finding and subscribing to listserv lists in
education, using ERIC online, accessing and employing web search engines., locating and downloading
files, handling files with e-mail, discovering and capturing multimedia elements on the web, developing
a personal web page, and analyzing the implication of the Internet for lifelong learning in education.
SPED 08540: Technology for Students With Special Needs - 3 S.H.
This course is designed to assist special and regular educators with effective instructional applications
of hardware, software, Internet resources, and adaptives. Students will be required to design, implement
and evaluate instructional program plans that incorporate examples of current technological
materials/devices that foster independence in students with special needs in the regular or special
education classroom. Prerequisites: Basic computer skills (e.g., ability to use word processing, email, and
the WWW).
