Curriculum: Certificate Blended Online Learning and Teaching (BOLT)

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Curriculum at a Glance

The Blended Online Learning and Teaching (BOLT) program is designed for students to take two courses in the fall, and one-two courses in the spring and summer semesters (to complete the graduate certificate in one academic year). By graduation, you will be able to understand the nature of blended and online learning, how it differs from traditional teaching approaches, and the challenges and benefits of teaching and learning in the blended and online environment.

Program Highlights

Learn current and projected educational technology trends
Gain authentic online experiences with hands-on practice with digital tools
Achieve competency-based concepts through project-based assignments
Obtain professional certification in a variety of recommended industry tools such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Common Sense and more!

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Course	Title / Description	Credit
IDT7160	Multimedia Studio Course: IDT7160 Credit: 3 This course covers the essential skills and techniques needed to create powerful multimedia products. Students will learn fundamental design principles and adopt a wide range of innovative technologies to generate new solutions for visual communication and multimedia representation. The course provides a dynamic interactive design space where students actively collaborate with peers, gain valuable hands-on experience, and exchange constructive feedback.	3
IDT7130	Applications and Issues of Teaching with Technology Course: IDT7130 Credit: 3 This course provides an overview of the increasingly complex array of digital media and technology-based resources available for use in blended and online environments. Students will apply theory to practice to truly redefine lessons to enhance learning through technology. Students will also learn practical skills, ranging from facilitation skills needed to manage a technology-based class to troubleshooting technology problems. The course also explores burning issues surrounding educational technology such as inequalities and accessibility issues, technology distractions, internet safety, and other ethical issues.	3
IDT8030	Design of Blended and Online Learning Environments Course: IDT8030 Credit: 3 This course guides students through the process of designing and developing successful online learning. Students will explore a variety of learning environments, learn how to incorporate instructional models, instructional strategies, and digital media effectively into the design process, and create a complete instructional unit that promotes learner engagement and motivation.	3
SPED7052	Universal Design for Learning Course: SPED7052 Credit: 3 This course provides an overview of how the principles of Universal Design for Learning can be used to design online and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners including those who are accelerated and those who are struggling for a variety of reasons. Special attention will be given to integrating technologies that support student engagement, authentic learning, and general accessibility supports.	3
IDT7115	Innovation and Technology Integration Course: IDT7115 Credit: 1 This 1 credit experiential course offers learners hands-on experiences with innovative educational technology tools and practices. We will examine how innovation is changing the way we learn and teach and the challenges to integrating new technologies and practices into a range of learning environments. Topics change regularly to adapt to current educational technology trends.	1
IDT7125	Professional Learning Certifications in Instructional Design and Technology Course: IDT7125 Credit: 1 Build you professional certification skillset by working together with other practitioners. In this 1 credit course, select a professional certification that will add value to and support your career goals in the field of education and instructional design. Evaluate the value of professional certifications and the ways the skills gained can support learners and colleagues in the field. Learn to use certifications to gain the data, tools, and perspectives necessary to improve your practice and inform future technology integration decisions. We will focus on selecting and completing a certification and sharing what you learned by leading a training for colleagues or students. Can be taken up to 3 times.	1
IDT7135	Applications of Design in eLearning Course: IDT7135 Credit: 1 This 1 credit hour course offers a deep dive into visual design best practices aligned with learning theory. We will use a learner-centered approach to evaluating the visual design of a range of digital learning objects, examining how visual design affects memory and learning. Design projects will give students the opportunity to apply best practices to digital storytelling, digital presentation materials, and the design of live remote learning experiences.	1