Dr. Gary J. Senn, Director
Dr. Thomas J. C. Smyth, Director of Faculty Development
The main purpose of the CEET) is to help incorporate educational technology into the classroom. Educational technology is defined as hardware and software associated with multimedia computer systems. Specifically, this includes computer systems, printers, storage media (optical disks, hard disks, removable storage), audiovisual devices (scanners, cameras, sound capture/generation), and networking (LAN, WAN, Internet).
The main deliverable for CEET was the Master of Education in Educational Technology degree program. This joint online program offered through USCA and Columbia allows anyone interested in educational technology to develop skills that will enable them to be technology leaders and incorporate more technology into the educational setting.
To ensure that all of our South Carolina students have an opportunity to learn to use technology as a tool, preservice and in-service teachers must have adequate preparation and experience to use technology with their students. With a growing emphasis on technology, it is vital that institutions that prepare teachers for South Carolina schools include technology as a fundamental component of their curriculum. It is also important to provide learning experiences for in-service teachers so that they can incorporate the technology into their classrooms.
The CEET models effective technology programs works with faculty at South Carolina's teacher preparation institutions, incorporates technology in preservice teacher education programs, provides in-service staff development opportunities, maintains a WWW presence, and operates a state-of-the-art educational technology facility.
Goals
- Compile an understanding of current uses and methods of incorporating educational technology in the classroom.
- Incorporate educational technology into content-specific instructional methods courses for preservice teachers.
- Develop a program where preservice teachers receive hands-on experience in using educational technology with K-12 students.
- Offer courses and workshops to in-service teachers that provide experience in using technology in the classroom.
- Develop a teacher resource center and multimedia laboratory to showcase educational technology.
- Establish a WWW site to disseminate educational technology information and maintain a WWW presence for the other Centers, as necessary.
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