EDT 6020 Emerging Trends in Educational Technology

The course explores the latest trends in technology that are likely to have an impact on collaboration, innovative thinking, inquiry, research, and creative expression. Course activities will focus on experimenting with and acquiring skills in the latest technologies to build learning communities, instructional media, and foster relationships for a global and digital society. Candidates use learning management systems as a way to communicate relevant information and ideas. Topics include emerging technologies, technology genres and fluency, digital applications and technologies that support research, media-rich multisensory learning environments, and creativity thinking for innovation and original solutions.