The course offers an overview of the field of educational technology with special emphasis on current issues, leadership in planning, the use of technology, and evaluation/research synthesis. In this course students will explore the field of educational technology, creating and organizing original materials to demonstrate their competencies in the standards of the association for educational technology and communication.

This course provides a foundation for the theory and practice in technological integration strategies within the educational environment, using different applications, pedagogical and productivity programs, evaluating tools and resources and developing integrated educational activities. Students will study and explore technology integration strategies within the K-12 network environment. The content includes a study of technology integration techniques using different tools, educational and productivity software and the Internet. Additionally, they will identify the relative advantages of choosing technology integration resources and strategies to employ in developing their own technology integration activities.

This course studies the forms of interactive, synchronous and asynchronous distance education, from the perspectives of theory and practice. Designed for teachers and administrators in the K-12 setting and higher education as well as coaches and didactic designers from other professional fields, the course focuses on the interpretation and application of theory, research and efficient practices based on the standards for the design, development and evaluation of distance education experiences. The competences and knowledge acquired in this course will contribute to the student's abilities in relationship with distance learning and classroom teaching. Some topics included are the bases of theoretical and fundamental questions in the design for distance learning; development of distance guidelines and application of design and learning standards in the range of development and distribution tools.

This course studies the theory and implementation of educational simulations and games to improve learner participation. This course uses a practical approach to explore the theories and practical aspects of evaluation and implementation of educational simulations and games for teaching and learning. This course is organized in three parts: exploration of educational simulation theories, design and development of simulations using software.

This course studies theoretical perspectives on teaching and learning including behavioral, cognitive, cognitive-constructivist, sociocultural, social-cognitive, and situational perspectives. Students will gain an understanding of these different perspectives on teaching and learning including models and associated educational research.

This course studies the principles and techniques that can be used to carry out evaluations within an organization and evaluations of each student. The course will examine different aspects of the conduct of evaluations: planning and design of an evaluation, development of appropriate instruments, use of different methods to collect information, analysis of the information obtained through these methods, and communication of the results and recommendations.

This course introduces the theory and practice of online teaching and learning and specifically addresses this concept in relation to students in the K-12 environment. The course places special emphasis on understanding online teaching tools, managing virtual student cases, engaging the student online and individualizing the guidelines in the virtual classroom. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to teach in the virtual K-12 environment using the Internet as a conduit for teaching. Likewise, students will develop the necessary competencies to supplement the existing lessons with asynchronous and synchronous activities designed to meet the needs of each student.

In this course, students will integrate professional development theories and models to create plans and activities that meet the needs of your community as well as teaching standards professionals. Students will apply best practices in professional development design, incorporating the elements of teacher evaluation models, adult learning theories, professional learning communities and educational training.