Certificate of Specialization
Learning Design & Leadership
Learning Design & Leadership certificate of specialization provides opportunities to learn how to create more engaging learning environments by integrating new media technologies.
Typical Plan of Study (12 hours)
Select 3 Courses
- EPOL 481: New Learning (crosslisted with EPS 431)
- EPOL 486: New Media & Learner Differences
- EPOL 534: Assessment for Learning (crosslisted with EPS 535)
- EPOL 580: Ubiquitous Learning (crosslisted with EPS 506)
- EPOL 581: Knowledge, Learning and Pedagogy
- EPOL 582: New Media and Literacies
- EPOL 583: Learning Ecologies (crosslisted with HRD 572)
- EPOL 590: Meaning Patterns
- EPSY 408: Learning and Human Development with Educational Technology
- EPSY 559: Advanced Learning Technologies
- EPSY 560: Technology and Educational Change
Certificates of Specialization are issued by the Illinois College of Education but are non-transcriptable. To receive your certificates, once you have completed the course work, please contact the College of Education Online Programs office.
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