ITEC 7480:Introduction to Online & Blended Learning

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admittance to a graduate program, certificate program, or endorsement program within the Bagwell College of Education.
This course explores principles for effective online and blended learning and introduces key terms, issues, policies, challenges, and emerging trends in the field. Topics include published standards for quality online teaching and course design, diversity of student academic needs, accessibility of online learning, online assessment principles, accommodations for students with disabilities, and digital citizenship concepts related to online and blended learning. Candidates learn pedagogical strategies for use in an online learning environment and apply them to their discipline. Course projects include creating an online/blended course syllabus and an online learning module.