Graduate Certificate in Foundations of E-Learning
The Global Campus in partnership with the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Program Information
To stay ahead in the educational frontier, educators need to expand into the innovative online learning arena. The Graduate Certificate in Foundations of E-Learning will provide you with the fundamentals of online teaching, as well as training in e-learning management.
A growing proportion of higher education programming is being delivered via the Internet because of widespread access and the potential for high quality, interactive pedagogy. Universities, colleges, and community colleges are beginning to encourage their faculties and instructors to gain formal training in online pedagogies and technologies. Corporations are also increasingly relying on e-learning to educate, train, and motivate their employees, suppliers, and customers.
An online Graduate Certificate in Foundations of E-Learning through the University of Illinois Global Campus can give you a broad and detailed understanding of the development, delivery, and management of e-learning. Students will gain the necessary knowledge to create high-quality e-learning courses, and the skills to deliver and assess e-learning programs for students in academic environments and the workforce.
Upon successful completion of all coursework, you will earn a Graduate Certificate in Foundations of E-Learning from the College of Education at the fully accredited University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And if at some future date you decide to pursue your master's degree, all your certificate courses can be used to satisfy course requirements for the Master of Education with a concentration in E-Learning.
The e-learning program delivers courses using online instruction that emphasizes group collaboration. Students may be required to attend one of the weekly online synchronous sessions during the eight-week course hosted by the instructor. This session may be used for orientation, oral presentations, software demonstrations, or instructor's office hours. The date and time of these required sessions will be posted for enrolled students at least two weeks before the start date of the course.
Degree/Certificate: Certificate
Total Credit Hours: 12
Course Starts:
The Global Campus will offer the following start dates for the Graduate Certificate in Foundations of E-Learning:
- September 3, 2008
- January 7, 2009
- May 6, 2009
- September 2, 2009
We will explore additional start dates based on demand.
Required Campus Visits: 0
Completion Schedules: Each course will be eight weeks in length. The typical course load is one or two courses per eight-week term. At the rate of one course per term, you can complete the certificate in six months if you take courses in back-to-back terms.
Program Contact:
Global Campus Student Services
510 Devonshire
Suite H
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (866) 896-3939
E-mail: gcadvisor@uillinois.edu
