We are excited to expand our summer clinic offerings for educators and present the 2010 educators’ technology clinics. The feedback from educators that have participated over the past two years has been extremely positive and the results of classroom implementations have been phenomenal! We're looking forward to the activities, dialogue and synergies that will result from this year's clinics.
Learning technologies are being used to impact teaching and learning by increasing student engagement, facilitating project-based learning and developing 21st century skills. I encourage you to impact your classroom by integrating learning technologies. Expand your knowledge and experience to support best practice integration by enrolling in an educator technology clinic at Harrisburg University.
- Andy Petroski
LTMS Program Director
Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies
2010 TechQuest Technology Educator of the Year
About the Program
What makes the HU ETCs unique?
| The format: | 3 days, 3 days and 1 day! Don’t rush through the content in one overwhelming week! Extend the time-frame for comprehension and reflection, and come back in the fall to reunite with other educators and share success stories! |
| The project: | Experience project-based learning for yourself! Apply new ideas and techniques in a class project that you’ll put to use when you return to school in the fall. |
| The community: | We know you work hard during the school year—so we try to enrich your clinic experience by focusing on the little things that make a big difference—like friendly and helpful faculty, built-in time to connect with peers, breakfast and lunch included, and access to all University resources. |
| The topics: | Technology changes all the time! Stay ahead of the curve by learning about new concepts, tools and instructional approaches explored through our leading edge courses. |
Harrisburg University's educator technology clinics are graduate courses in the Learning Technologies Master of Science degree program. As a clinic student, you will earn graduate credits applicable to the master's degree and are eligible for ACT 48 credits.
The summer format was created to meet the needs of K-12 educators in a focused and applied learning environment. The collaborative nature of the clinics creates opportunities for you to expand your professional network and learn from other educators as you practice and experiment with new learning technologies and instructional strategies. Each clinic concludes with a "presentation day" in the fall where students present the results of their class projects that have been implemented in the classroom or school district. A "showcase event" in November is also an opportunity where students who choose to do so can display their projects to other clinic graduate students, colleagues and administrators from the school district and members of the community. The 2010 "showcase event" is scheduled for Thursday, November 10.
Students in the educator technology clinics participate face-to-face in the classroom and also experience live and self-paced online activities that increase exposure to a variety of learning technologies. The classroom sessions are held at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Harrisburg, IU 12 in New Oxford, IU 13 in Lancaster, IU 21 in Schnecksville or IU 24 in Downingtown.
Laptop Requirement
Students enrolled in an educator technology clinic are required to have a laptop computer in order to complete specific course requirements. Visit the Harrisburg University Web site for more information about minimum network requiements, support and service and the acceptable use policy. If you will be using a work-supplied laptop, please make sure that you have appropriate administrative rights in order to access a wireless network, online resources and install programs necessary to participate in the class.
Faculty
The educator technology clinics benefit from the extensive professional expertise of "corporate faculty." They combine experience as higher ed faculty with their professional experience as K-12 educators and learning technology specialists to provide an engaging, applied experience.
| Course | Instructor(s) |
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| Course Management Systems |
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| Digital Literacy |
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| Engaging with Activities, Games and Simulations |
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| Implementing Web 2.0 in the Classroom |
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| Visual Representation for Learning and Communication |
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| Social Learning in the Organization |
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| Writing for Learning Solutions |
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