Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology

College/School: Ashford University

If you're a K-12 teacher, corporate trainer, or consultant the Master of Arts Degree in Teaching and Learning with Technology will keep you on the "cutting edge" of the 21st century classroom or training room while preparing you for career advancement.

Technology-based teaching and training practices have the potential to greatly enhance the effectiveness of the learning experience for K-12 students and trainees. The opportunity to deliver academically sound, challenging online courses to teachers and trainers anywhere and at any time represents an important step in harnessing the potential of educational technology. Teachers and trainers who learn with technology enhance their teaching with technology.

In this program, you will embark on a variety of course offerings that will allow you to gain confidence and skills to apply technology tools in your individual classrooms/training rooms and to serve as a resource for other teachers and employees.

The course offerings address the selection and use of technology to assist with individual differences, classroom management, foundations of education and blending the profession of teaching/training with technology. The emphasis is on using technology as a tool in the 21st century classroom or training room. While technology is being used more and more as another classroom tool, the program's courses stress: "Content and individual learning outcomes drive technology" not "Technology drives content." Teachers and trainers are no longer just the source of information for their students, but managers of the entire educational process. If this sounds like a degree that fits your personal and professional goals, Request Free Information for additional information.