Course Description and Objectives

Course Description: This course is designed to provide graduate students with an opportunity to learn, apply, implement, evaluate, and model digital citizenship for P-12 students and/or adult learners. Graduate students in this course will model and promote strategies for the achievement of equitable access to digital tools and resources, employ technology-related best practices for all students and teachers, facilitate safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies, and collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources that enhance teaching and learning and are compatible with the school technology infrastructure .  A strong emphasis will be placed on the promotion of diversity, cultural understanding, and global awareness by using digital-age communication and collaboration tools to interact locally and globally with students, peers, parents, and the larger community.   As a result of this course, graduate students will be able to create and support digital citizenship in face-to-face and online learning environments to maximize the learning of all students.               

Course Objectives: The course objectives are aligned with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS C Standards for Coaches.  Focusing on the theoretical base, appropriate research, and identified exemplary practice, students will:

1. Model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students and teachers (ISTE 5a)
2. Coach teachers in and model use of online and blended learning... to support and extend student learning (A portion of ISTE 3c)
3. Model and facilitate safe, healthy, legal, and ethical uses of digital information and technologies (ISTE 5b)
4. Model and promote diversity, cultural understanding, and global awareness by using digital-age communication and collaboration tools to interact locally and globally with students, peers, parents, and the larger community (ISTE 5c)
5. Troubleshoot basic software, hardware, and connectivity problems common in digital learning environments (ISTE 3e)
6. Select, evaluate, and facilitate the use of adaptive and assistive technologies to support student learning (ISTE 3d)