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Teaching and Learning with Technology - Undergraduate Certificate

The Teaching and Learning with Technology undergraduate certificate provides students with the tools to acquire the knowledge and concrete skills to apply educational technology theories and strategies in multiple fields while working at educational institutions, communication-related companies, public health entities and other industries.

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This certificate is for students in both education and non-education fields. Non-education students will access the most recent best practices in educational technology, applying them in their own fields of reference and beyond. Education students will strengthen their know-how in learning innovations while being exposed to interdisciplinary stimuli and references, expanding their professional and academic horizons. To summarize, this program will help students succeed in the increasingly interconnected field of educational technology across multiple sectors and professions.

Program Information

Program Description

Full Description

The Teaching and Learning with Technology undergraduate certificate provides students with the tools to acquire the knowledge and concrete skills to deploy educational technology theories and strategies in multiple fields while working at educational institutions, communication-related companies, public health entities and other industries.

This certificate is for both students in an education or non-education field. Education students will strengthen their know-how in learning innovations while being exposed to interdisciplinary stimuli and references and expanding their professional and academic horizon. Non-education students will access the most recent best practices in educational technology, applying them in their own field of reference and beyond.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency unless they meet specific exceptions. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Identify and evaluate main factors and processes related the role of technology in improving learning and teaching practices at any level, from preK-12 education to professional development needs
  2. Deploy learning technologies and related strategies to fields like public health and communication
  3. Design technology-mediated solutions for improving education and related best practices
  4. Develop interventions for increasing learning outcomes and performances in education, communication and public health
Coursework
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Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
ETEC 39525EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3
ETEC 47400TRENDS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3
ETEC 47427TECHNOLOGY AND LEARNING 3
ETEC 47496INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1-3
Certificate Electives, choose from the following6
ETEC 47403
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
IT 11009
COMPUTER ASSEMBLY AND CONFIGURATION
IT 11000
INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS
IT 13000
APPLIED SECURITY ESSENTIALS
IT 41010
MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UXD 20001
INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
VCD 21000
INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN
Minimum Total Credit Hours:16

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • Mostly online
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

Instructional coordinators

5.9%

faster than the average

192,900

number of jobs

$66,970

potential earnings

Librarians and media collections specialists

5.0%

faster than the average

146,500

number of jobs

$60,820

potential earnings

Training and development specialists

8.6%

much faster than the average

327,900

number of jobs

$62,700

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

More About This Program

Technology continues to influence how we teach and how we learn across the lifespan. Such a perspective was made clear during the COVID-19 pandemic when a majority of companies, institutions, and K-12 and postsecondary schools were forced to move online and reinvent themselves. While people often know how to use cutting edge technologies for personal growth, they lack knowledge and experience in teaching or learning with innovative tools.

Students in education are not adequately exposed to ETEC courses, which is problematic considering the current situation and related demands. Students from other fields are not provided the opportunity to become proficient with ETEC tools and strategies, whose scope is wide and interdisciplinary supporting mentoring, communication, and instruction across domains. Finally, individuals outside of the university are increasingly attracted by the rising opportunities related to technology and education written large, from K-12 education to health. However, they lack the proper know-how to be competitive and even excel in their current profession. This is especially true for international students, who are in need of high-quality offerings to improve their ETEC skills in a post COVID-19 world. The certificate (intended for current students, non-current students, and international students at the post-secondary level) aims to address this gap based on three main reasons:

The certificate provides a solid set of core courses but also flexibility for targeting these opportunities according to students’ aspirations and needs. The variety of job openings that match the scope of this program is well reported by looking at Indeed.com (one of the leading search engines for job offerings). By searching for ETEC related positions, results report over 3,000 jobs related to ETEC and other areas like health, communication, industry, and so on.

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