Virtual and Distance Education Teaching License Addition
The goal of the Virtual & distance education teaching license addition is to prepare candidates to teach within new and emerging educational formats that can be offered to K12 students at a distance. The license earned at the completion of the program will be an add-on license to the candidates existing teaching credential.
This license will prepare candidates to teach in a virtual and blended environment. Candidates completing the license addition will also be able to provide leadership to others within K12 instructional contexts . It will develop candidates’ knowledge about the design, delivery, and assessment of instruction at a distance and in a virtual context for diverse learners. It will also focus on issues of equity and access, and how teachers and school leaders can address these issues in a virtual and distance context.
9 credits
Required Courses
The Virtual Instruction and Distance Education Teaching License will consist of three required courses.
EdTe 660: Instructional Design (Fall semester)
EdTe 675: Distance Education and Distributed Learning Technology (Spring semester)
EdTe 685: Information Systems for Instruction and Assessment (Summer semester)
These courses will be offered over three semesters.
Program and course content will cover the IDOE Virtual Instruction standards.
| EDTE 660 | Instructional Design and Technology | 3 |
| EDTE 675 | Distance, Flexible, and Blended Education | 3 |
| EDTE 685 | Information Systems for Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 9