Certificate in Interdisciplinary Studies: Emerging Technologies for Learning (ETL)

Offered in Collaboration with the
Learning Technologies Centre

In today’s world, where information and conversations are continually at our finger tips, new technologies and new approaches to teaching and learning are becoming of increasing interest to educators. The most prominent changes center on how we relate to others and how we relate to information.

This 216 hour online certificate program explores the changing landscape of technology, information, communication, fostering discussion on how these trends impact learning and teaching.  This certificate is a joint initiative of Extended Education and the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba.

Program Requirements

Students must complete 3 core and 3 elective courses online totaling 216 hours.

Required Courses

• Introduction to Emerging Technologies (35 hours)
• Connectivism, Networked Learning, and Connective Knowledge (36.5 hours)
• Instructional Design in Adult Education (35 hours)
• Program Planning in Adult Education (37.5 hours)

Plus 3 elective courses from the following list

• Digital literacy (36 hours)
• Facilitation (36 hours)
• Making sense in abundance: Visualization and other coping techniques (36 hours)
• Mobile Learning (36 hours)
• Immersive Worlds, Avatars, and Second Lives (36 hours)
• Open Educational Resources (36 hours)
• Future Directions and Trends (36 hours)

Schedule at a Glance

For Information Contact

Sandy Stechisen
Program Administrator
Tel: 474-6685
Toll-free: 1-888-216-7011 ext 6685
Fax: (204) 474-7660

E-mail: SandyStechisen@extended.umanitoba.ca