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Distance Education and Technology
(12 credits)
The certificate in Distance Education and Technology is intended
to place the study of contemporary educational technologies in
the context of the goals of educational and training organizations
and to provide students with some in-depth knowledge and
experience with the primary distance education technologies in
use today.
Students must take the following courses:
OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education (3)
OMDE 603 Technology in Distance Education (3)
Students must take two of the following courses:
OMDE 620 Learning and Training with Multimedia (3)
OMDE 623
Web-Based Learning and Teaching and the Virtual
University (3)
OMDE 631 Advanced Technology in Distance Education 1—
Synchronous Learning Systems (3)
OMDE 632 Advanced Technology in Distance Education 2—
Asynchronous Learning Systems (3)
Foundations of Distance Education (12 credits)
The certificate in Foundations of Distance Education is intended
to represent the study of the four basic foundational aspects of
the field of distance education: history and theory, media and
technology, economics, and support of the student.
Students must take the following courses:
OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education (3)
OMDE 606
OMDE 608
The Management of Distance Education 1: Cost
Analysis (3)
Student Support in Distance Education and
Training (3)
OMDE 620 Training and Learning with Multimedia (3)
Library Services in Distance Education
(12 credits)
The certificate in Library Services in Distance Education will
provide in-depth information in the history, theory, and organizational
structure of distance education, and the role of library
services within organizations. Emphasis is on the selection and
application of appropriate technologies, particularly with reference
to library services.
Students must take the following courses:
OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education (3)
OMDE 603 Technology in Distance Education (3)
OMDE 611 Distance Education Library Services (3)
Students must also choose one elective from the Master of
Distance Education program.
Teaching at a Distance (12 credits)
The certificate in Teaching at a Distance is intended for people
seeking to teach at a distance in their organizations. It is intended
to provide the student with teaching and learning concepts and
teaching skills and methods that are appropriate to a distance
education and training context.
Students must take the following courses:
OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education (3)
OMDE 603 Technology in Distance Education (3)
OMDE 607
OMDE 623
Instructional Design and Course Development in
Distance Education (3)
Web-Based Learning and Teaching and the Virtual
University (3)
Training at a Distance (12 credits)
The certificate in Training at a Distance is intended to provide
the student with a broad range of knowledge about and skills in
the application of distance education and training within business,
industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Students must take the following courses:
OMDE 601 Foundations of Distance Education (3)
OMDE 621 Training at a Distance (3)
OMDE 622 The Business of Distance Education (3)
Students must also choose one elective from the Master of
Distance Education program.
Course descriptions are found on pp. 110–56.
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