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The Graduate Teacher Technology Certificate (GT²C) program is centrally administered by CIE (Center for Instructional Excellence). Specifically, the GT²C provides certification that a graduate student has acquired the technology skills needed to teach today's courses. The technology components are:
- Web Authoring: Course Management Systems (WebCT Vista)
- Web Page Design (Dreamweaver)
- Converting Documents (Adobe Acrobat)
- Computer Mediated Communication
- Graphics: Digital Imaging (Fireworks)
- Future Technologies: Multimedia e-learning tools (Breeze, Tegrity, Camtasia etc)
Three Specific Requirements for Certification are:
- Course Website using WebCT Vista or a public access website
For this certificate program the graduate student will complete a functional course website that follows the specifications of a design plan. The components are listed below.
- Homepage: Create or modify a homepage that reflects the nature and identity of the course. It must provide easy access to other areas of the course website.
- Syllabus: Create or modify a course syllabus that the students can access from a link on the homepage and/or the course menu.
- Course Calendar: Create or modify a course calendar including a schedule of readings, due dates, and other important events.
- Discussion Tool: Include a threaded discussion tool on the Website. Select at least one topic and compose discussion questions for that topic.
- Lecture Notes: Create an organizer page for lecture notes. Include at least two links to content files.
- Readings and Resources: Create an organizer page for class readings and/or resources. This page may contain journal articles, book chapters, PowerPoint presentations, links to external sites, or interactive elements.
- Advanced WebCT Functionality: Include one advanced WebCT feature such as a content module with at least one page of content, a quiz or survey and/or an assignment tool with at least one assignment.
- Selective Release Page: Create an organizer page on your home page for the TAs and instructor(s) for the course that can not be viewed by students in the course.
- Design Plan for Course Site in WebCT Vista or a public access website
- The graduate student must create a planning document for a Purdue course working with a sponsoring professor.
- Technical Skills Assessment
At the end of the sessions the graduate student will successfully complete a hands-on demonstration of building a simple webpage using Dreamweaver by:
- Formatting simple pages
- Manipulating visuals, pictures, and/or images
- Preparing links to other sites and/or previously developed materials
- Publishing a webpage to WebCT Vista and/or a personal web space.
Criteria for Eligibility
- All the candidates must be sponsored
by a professor, preferably one for
whom the graduate student is
currently a teaching assistant. The
course with which the candidate is
working will be the context for the
technology skills learned.
- All the candidates must be degree-
seeking graduate students who have
completed or are making progress
towards completing the Graduate
Teacher Certificate (GTC).
- Once accepted, candidates are
committed to attend all sessions.
- Because there will be limited
space in GT²C sessions, preference
may be given to doctoral students.
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