Instructional Design and Emerging Technologies, Advanced Certificate

The certificate is comprised of 5 courses, each worth 3 credits, and can be completed in one to two academic terms.  Students may begin this 15-credit certificate in the fall or spring terms. The required courses and suggested sequence are as follows:

EDET 6015Instructional Design for Online Learning Environments3
EDET 6035Advanced Instructional Design with Multimedia3
EDET 6075Accessible Design and Assistive Technologies3
EDET 6080Evaluation Assessment and Data Driven Learning Design3
EDET 6135Practicum in Instructional Technology and Learning Design3
Total Credits15

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

  • Plan, design and evaluate effective learning opportunities in online and blended environments.
  • Demonstrate leadership and collaborative management skills for developing instructional design projects.
  • Apply instructional design principles to the design and implementation of online and blended projects in workplace settings of all sizes.
  • Incorporate tools and processes that support and improve all individuals’ ability to access learning opportunities in digital environments.
  • Use data-driven decision-making in course design and revision, technology integration and implementation.
  • Create instructional environments that apply contemporary theories of learning and design methods.
  • Integrate the use of various appropriate emerging technologies to needs in online and blended environments.