Educational Technology to Enhance Learning

A three-credit online graduate course is being offered during SRU’s Winter Session. 
(December 18, 2019 - January 13, 2020)
This course is for all areas/disciplines of education. 

Course Information

Course Title:       Educational Technology to Enhance Learning
Format:             ​   Entirely Online
Course:                PE 503 88  (Also being taught at the undergraduate level: PE 303 / CRN 12142)
CRN:                    12101
Winter Session:  December 18, 2019 - January 13, 2020
Professor:           Dr. Joanne Leight - Google Certified Innovator

Here is info on Slippery Rock University's Winter session: www.sru.edu/academics/winter-session

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively use educational technology to enhance learning in both a traditional face-to-face classroom and also through distance or cyber education.

Tentative Outline of Course Content

  • ISTE / NETS-T Technology Standards
  • Google Apps
    • Gmail  
    • Blogger – blog creation
    • Google Calendar 
    • Google MyMaps
    • Google Drive / Docs – collaboration and document storing / sharing
    • Google Slides – presentation tool
    • Google Forms – survey design / assessment tool
    • Google Sites – website design
    • YouTube
    • Others  
  • Web 2.0
    • Flipping the Classroom
    • Screencasting tools​
    • Survey and Polling tools  
    • Assessment tools (Kahoot, Plickers, NearPod, Socrative, Quizlet, etc.)
    • QR Codes
    • Blogs​
    • Podcasts  
    • Others ​
  • Video creation tools
    • Movie Maker
    • iMovie
    • WeMovie​
    • Others  
  • Social Media
    • Twitter​
    • Others  
  • Mobile Computing
    • Smartphones
    • Tablets (iPads)
    • Educational Apps
    • Others  
NOTE: Students taking just one graduate class need to complete the online graduate non-degree application (found at www.sru.edu/graduate ). Students can take up to 12 credits before they need to apply for a program. The graduate non-degree application does not have an application fee. Students can also enroll as a post-baccalaureate student if they are not interested in graduate credit.