Monday, October 29, 2007

Found a grad school program

So after a bit of searching, I think I found a grad school program. While looking into distance learning options, I found the new "Global Campus" of the University of Illinois. It's part of their program to create high-quality online education opportunities. The program I am interested will be an M.Ed. program with a concentration in e-learning. All told, it will be an 18 month program where I take 1 or 2 classes every 8 weeks. The classes combine traditional education curriculum with classes in educational technology, designing learning systems, and managing online classes.

I'm really excited by the idea of learning more about education technology and I'm hoping to bring more technology into my classes in the coming years. Who knows, in the future I might be able to have a part-time gig as an online teacher somewhere. This is the type of program I have been looking for though. It's not another history degree, its not designed for administration, and it might make me a better teacher.

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