Educational Technology

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What is the course about?

Educational Technology

The course Educational Technology is an online class provided by Udacity. The skill level of the course is Beginner. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

This class is offered as CS6460 at Georgia Tech where it is a part of the Online Masters Degree (OMS). Credit for taking this course is conferred only on those that enroll in the degree. The text in the following sections comes from the syllabus for CS6460, located here.

Course description

Educational Technology
16 weeks

Offered at Georgia Tech as CS6460
This class is simultaneously an introductory course about educational technology and an advanced, project-oriented class on designing or researching technology’s intersection with education. As such, the course provides information about a large number of topics within educational technology, including pedagogical strategies, research methodologies, current tools, open problems, and broader issues. The scope of the material provided goes beyond what any one person could reasonably learn in a semester. Instead, you will select those areas that appeal to you or that support your ultimate project ideas. For example, if you’re interested in research, you may focus on the applicable research methodologies to your chosen area of investigation, relevant pedagogical strategies or theories, and the current state-of-the-art within that community. If you’re interested in design, you may focus on the relevant pedagogical strategies or theories for your chosen domain, the current popular tools within that domain, and open problems that need to be addressed.

How technology can help education more theoretically
Designing technologies that can help learners learn better
Evaluating existing technologies
Contributing to the education enterprise more broadly

Research methodologies
Promising pedagogical strategies
Current theories in the community
Pedagogical strategies
Current state-of-the-art tools
Open problems in education and technology
Research methodologies in user testing
Current state-of-the-art tools
Broader issues surrounding the impact of such tools
Current problems in the field
Broader issues surrounding the use of tools in supporting education
Present tools that address those problems

In order to succeed in this class, you should be able to answer yes to the following questions:
Note that prior experience with EdTech is not required beyond your prior OMS coursework. Note also that because they project is very open-ended, you’ll be able to define a project that is realistic within your technical qualifications. So, no specific programming knowledge is required. If you choose more of a research-oriented track, you may not need to do any programming at all.
See the Technology Requirements for using Udacity.

This class is built on a number of pedagogical strategies, including project-based learning, authenticity, and apprenticeship. The ultimate goal, supported by these strategies, is that through this class you will make an actual contribution to the field of educational research, and start a project that could be continued even after the semester is over through academic publications, ongoing research programmes, start-up businesses, or deployment within the OMSCS program.

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Prerequisites & Facts

Educational Technology

Course Topic

Artificial Intelligence

University, College, Institution

Udacity

Course Skill Level

Beginner

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Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Educational Technology

To obtain a verified certificate from Udacity you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.

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