This is an online course.

Cost: $325 for members; $410 for nonmembers

Additional $306 for 3 graduate credits from Union Institute (optional)

If you are intending to take this course for graduate credit, you must also complete and submit the Union Institute Credit Registration form to LAPDA prior to commencing the course.

Registration:

www.lapdavt.org

Course Description:

This course will introduce participants to the transformative possibilities that integrated whiteboard systems can have on your instruction. An integrated whiteboard system is comprised of many separate components from many companies, but when integrated into a whole system, it becomes a powerful instructional tool in the hands of a trained teacher. The first section of this course will provide a brief overview of different digital whiteboard systems and current research of their effectiveness in the classroom. The next section will build a strong foundation of skills necessary to successfully control the hardware and software used. These skills include basic operations, manipulating graphics and objects, overlay tools, and integrating peripheral products. The last section will show you how to integrate these skills into general lesson activities which you will then apply to create a lesson of your own. This course features 29 videos comprising over three hours of core video-based training, allowing you to see a credentialed teacher/ certified trainer actually using an integrated whiteboard system. The skills and their integration into general activities covered in this course are designed to be transferable to any hardware or software platform. 

Please Note: 

Although having access to any brand of digital whiteboard is not required, it will greatly enhance your learning experience. Most of the software applications referenced are available as free downloadable trials and are compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems.

Most lessons in this course demonstrate hardware and software features through the use of core and auxiliary online streaming videos. Core videos, which are embedded in the web page, have been created and professionally produced specifically for this course and feature a digital whiteboard system from SMART Technologies. Auxiliary videos, which can be accessed via web links, have been produced by others and feature different digital whiteboard systems.

Participants will

The entire course is designed for application in the real world of the participant.  The course not only provides the core knowledge of what skills are used in an integrated whiteboard system, it also provides numerous examples of effective curricular integration strategies that can be immediately transferred by participants into their classroom practices

•  Identify components of an integrated whiteboard system
•  Discuss current research in instructional technology as it applies to your classroom
•  Understand how to use specific skills including basic operations, manipulating graphics and objects, overlay tools, and integrating peripheral products
•  Practice using software used in an integrated whiteboard system
•  Identify how skills covered in this course can enhance and transform many types of lessons
•  Apply skills learned in this course to develop your own lesson
•  Discuss challenges and successes in using integrated whiteboard systems in your classroom


Instructor:   

• Carolyn A Herron, Ed.D adb, is a former teacher and administrator who is now an educational consultant. For over 45 years Ms. Herron has been working with teachers, administrators, and school districts in the areas of adult education, instruction, and program development. She has been a motivational speaker and lecturer, workshop leader, and writer. She has been responsible for the curriculum, instruction, program development, and teacher training for over 100 parent educators.

  
  

  Download the Syllabus here

  
  Download the Graduate Credit Registration Form Here
  

  How do I sign up?
  Register as usual using the LAPDA Registration form. If you are intending to take this course for graduate credit, you must also complete and submit the Union Institute Credit Registration form to LAPDA prior to commencing the course. Once your registration has been processed, you will receive a course code by email from LAPDA with instructions on how to sign in to access the course. The course must be completed within 105 days. In the event that you can not complete the course within the allotted time, you must pay an additional $25 to LAPDA in order to be given a two week extension. Once you have completed the class, your grade will be submitted to Union Institute and you will receive your credit transcript within 4 weeks.

  This course is offered through CE Credits Online: