EDUC 303 - Electronic Instructional Materials

3 Credits
Three hours per week.

This course is designed to provide the pre-service teacher with knowledge concerning the ways in which technological changes have impacted society and influenced learning and instructional activities in the school. Specifically, software packages that have been developed to enhance classroom instruction and learning are identified and discussed. The pre-service teacher is required to master and demonstrate skills associated with the use of aforementioned software to facilitate instruction and learning. Emphasis is placed on the use of educational technology (including the use of computers, and other technologies) to facilitate instructional, assessment and professional development activities of the pre-service teacher. The use of electronic instructional materials as a medium for ensuring the achievement of State and National Assessment objectives is demonstrated. Observations in elementary or secondary school settings provide an opportunity for the pre-service teacher to gain understandings of the impact of media on instructional and learning activities in a natural environment.

Prerequisite(s) EDUC 200.