You are about to commence a journey into the present and the future of education: the technologies of teaching and learning. Travel well. Learn all that you can. Extend your knowledge beyond what you find here. You will emerge competent in integrating current information technologies into your teaching and your students'â learning.

There is much to learn, but your effort will serve you well. You will explore technologies, some simple and some complex. You will discover how learning occurs, how the brain processes information and how humans communicate. You will learn about audio, photographic and video technologies. Most of all you will learn about computing, from word-processing and spreadsheet construction to creating your own web-site. You will explore the Internet. You will learn about contemporary media and television and its impact on children.

This is a learning experience to enrich you as a teacher: to empower you and your students to live and work comfortably in our emerging digital society.

Your learning experience in this course is multi media and asynchronous. You study from your computer, but in a manner that links you to your instructor and your fellow students. This is a multi-media course. Each module employs a variety of media and instructional technologies, including:

Computer-based instruction
Printable assignments
Internet links
Exercises
Assignments.