Graduate Certificate in Learning and Technology
Program start dates
Online
| July 09, 2012 | schedule, costs & curriculum |
| July 08, 2013 | schedule, costs & curriculum |
| July 14, 2014 | schedule, costs & curriculum |
The Graduate Certificate in Learning and Technology is designed to build the knowledge and practical skills of professionals working in the field of technology-mediated education, and meets the growing need for management-level individuals who have the knowledge and skills to assume leadership roles in program design, development, and evaluation, as well as the need for online facilitators who can effectively integrate educational technologies into their teaching and learning environments. The Graduate Certificate program was designed to be taken on its own, but it may also ladder into the Master of Arts in Learning and Technology.
Who it’s for
Instructors who work in or aspire to work in technology-mediated learning environments including K-12 education systems, post-secondary institutions, government departments, the corporate sector, and not-for-profit agencies. This program is for those interested in integrating technology more effectively into the classroom; individuals responsible for professional development within corporations, government and the public sector; and senior decision-makers responsible for online learning activities.
Applications are assessed, based on an integrated and consolidated examination of academic credentials, work experience and personal experience. Experience in a technology-mediated learning environment is an asset.
Applicants who do not have the formal academic education to qualify for admission may be assessed on the basis of both their formal education and their informal learning, in accordance with the Flexible Admission Policy.
Outcomes
Graduates will have the skills to assume leadership roles in program design, development, implementation, and evaluation of technology-mediated learning initiatives.
Graduates will have:
- Expanded their knowledge of educational theory
- Developed practical skills in all phases of the online learning process including program planning, instructional design, and online facilitation
- Increased their understand of student characteristics and needs
- Built and maintained online workgroups
- Evaluated current educational technology research
- Enhanced their critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills
- Advanced their careers as leaders in technology-mediated learning environments.
