Technology Certification
Software and Instructional Design Skills
The software and associated tutorials included in the certification program are geared toward helping students become competent users of basic multimedia technology that is useful, effective and appropriate for their language classroom materials preparation. Once these skills are learned, the student instructors will then go on to expand their technology horizons and capitalize upon the abundant technology resources at their disposal to implement strategies of course design that are most appropriate for L2 learners.
Software Skills
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Digital image editing, creation, manipulation, integration, and formatting using Macromedia Fireworks
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Basic Web site creation using Macromedia Dreamweaver
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Video editing techniques using Vegas Movie Studio
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Audio editing and creation using Sony Sound Forge
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Web accessibility guidelines for web site integration and student accessible digital materials
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Principles of digital course management software
Instructional Design Skills
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Appropriate image selection criteria using principles of media literacy
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Essential instructional techniques for the effective integration of target language song and video into the communicative language classroom
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Effective and appropriate uses of Internet and library resources in and out of the language classroom
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Effective and appropriate uses of PowerPoint presentation software in and out of the communicative language classroom
