Description
This course enables the student educator to design and evaluate digital tools for various learning environments based on proven cognitive science illuminating how the brain processes and integrates new learning. Students will become familiar with pedagogical practices grounded in frameworks such as TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) and SAM (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition) and aligned with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) educator standards, the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession (OSTP), and the Specialized Professional Associations (SPA) standards for their area of licensure. Future educators will design technology-enhanced instruction appropriate to a variety of learners’ needs and connect their practice to a Catholic understanding of the important role of teachers in society. Finally, students seeking admission to the education program will begin the development of a personal e-Portfolio to which they w