Program of Study LTED 618 Pedagogy and Application of Children’s Literature in the K-12 Classroom (3) Students will examine, evaluate, and discuss the various genres of children’s and adolescent’s literature. Students will explore strategies for using literature across the curriculum and engage students in selecting and reading quality literature. Students will investigate the possibilities and benefits of using technology-based literature resources and methods. EDTC 618 Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology (3): A The principal theories of human learning are surveyed including behaviorism, cognitive information processing, and constructivism. Additional theories which have been shown to affect learning are examined, including motivational, developmental, biological, sociological, and physiological factors. Special emphasis is given to alternative educational approaches, methods, strategies, and technologies that increase instructional effectiveness. EDTC 631 Technology Facilitator: Issues and Challenges (3) This course prepares candidates to serve as technology facilitators—professionals who promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools. An analysis of districtwide and school curriculum needs, state agency mandates and federal imperatives as well as personnel roles and services will be conducted. EDTC 625 Using Integrated Software across the Curriculum (3): A An integrated software package is one that combines word processing, data base management, paint, draw, spreadsheet and telecommunications capabilities into one package. The package is the starting point to use as a resource-based curriculum. New types of learning and assignments across the curriculum are explored. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class. EDT C 627 Seminar: Integrating the National Educational Technology Standards into the New Jersey Core Curriculum Contents Standards (3): A This course is designed to explore the latest trends and research in curriculum and technology integration and explore how these trends affect schools. In this course, candidates investigate the Technology Facilitation Standards and their integration into the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. Candidates provide evidence of their knowledge and expertise through the creation of an electronic portfolio. EDT C 621 Using the Internet in Education (3): A This course prepares school library media specialists to use the Internet as an educational resource. Through the creation of a web project, candidates gain insight into using new technologies to create an active learning environment that encourages critical thinking and collaboration. Candidates learn to conduct research on the World Wide Web, correspond using e-mail, participate in Usernet bulletin boards and LISTSERVE mailing lists, and create web pages. Candidates are introduced to working with graphics, digital sound, and video. The controversial issues of censorship, intellectual property rights, security, source validity, and the impact of multimedia technology on education are studied in the course. EDT C 642 Introduction to Authoring Tools (3): A This course will explore a variety of authoring tools. Candidates will conduct a comprehensive survey of authoring tools and create documents applying design elements in order to create an e-book tailored for different learning styles. Candidates will examine the way that hypermedia can be used to improve student achievement in library/multimedia centers by using a variety of media types, including sound, video, and animation. Throughout the course, candidates will reflect upon the capabilities of authoring tools that are available to educational multimedia designers. EDT C 647 Educational Theory and Curriculum Design for the School Library Media Specialist (3) This course will provide an overview of the history and philosophy of education as well as the principles and application of curriculum design integration in the P12 classroom. This course provides candidates with the foundation for teaching and learning models both in the classroom and the school library media center. EDTC 648 Student Learning Development and Behavior Management for the School Library Media Specialist (3): A This course is designed to help candidates understand the various stages of student development and find ways to create positive learning environments for their students. A variety of theoretical perspectives, enhanced with cases taken from actual classrooms, provides candidates with many choices in handling situations that may arise in their libraries. EDT C 649 Teaching Methodologies for the School Library Media Specialist (3): A This course is designed to prepare School Library Media Specialists for their roles as librarians, curriculum developers, and partners with teachers. The focus of this course is on developing effective teaching methods and the related work of correlating content, standards, and assessment techniques. EDTC 651 Organization of Library Media Materials (3): A This course provides an examination of the technical processes (acquisitions, cataloging, processing, and circulation) necessary for the access, organization, and maintenance of media materials in the educational media center and a general conceptual foundation for student-centered information services and instruction in educational media centers. It provides access to all types of resources and equipment by identifying, establishing, and using delivery systems to retrieve information in all formats. EDTC 653 Selection and Acquisition of Print/Non-Print Media (3): A In this course candidates will develop proficiency in the selection, acquisition, and evaluation of print and non-print, technologybased materials. This course will include the theory of building a collection, developing selection policies, designing techniques for evaluating materials and collections, and applying a systems approach to media center maintenance and expansion. EDT C 655 Internship: School Media Centers (3) The internship is undertaken after all of the other School Library Media courses have been completed. Qualified candidates, with the approval of the department chairperson, must apply one semester in advance for placement in a school library media center. The center will provide a practical experience for the candidate to utilize the principles and techniques acquired in the coursework. (Prerequisites: LTED 618 and EDTC 621, 625, 627, 642, 651, and 653. This course is taken as the last course in the sequence.) EDTC 661 Administration and Supervision of Library Media Centers (3) This course looks at the management of school library media centers—an analysis of policies and procedures applicable to these centers. The course will develop an understanding of the role, duties, and responsibilities of the professional school library media specialist as well as the role of school library media centers in the educational community. These are examined in light of people, procedures, and media. (Prerequisites: EDTC 655 Internship, EDTC 618 Learning Theories, and EDTC 631 Technology Facilitator. This course can be taken as a prerequisite to, or as a co-requisite with, EDTC 662 Advanced Field Experience. This course cannot be taken after EDTC 662.) EDT C 662 Advanced Field Experience (3) Candidates are assigned to work within a school library media center, working under an established in the managerial and decision-making responsibilities of the position. Through mutual agreement among the candidate, the media center administrator, and the professor, a program of work is designed that integrates the duties and responsibilities of an educational media specialist. A graduate field experience project is required. (Prerequisites: EDTC 655 Internship, EDTC 618 Learning Theories, and EDTC 631 Technology Facilitator. This course can be taken as a prerequisite to, or as a co-requisite with, EDTC 661 Administration and Supervision of Library Media Centers. This course cannot be taken before EDTC 661.)
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