HE 703: Higher Education in the Digital Age

HE 703-001: Digital Technologies Learning
(Spring 2019)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T

Section Information for Spring 2019

Higher education is undergoing rapid transformation in the 21st century, due in large part to emerging digital technologies. This course explores the changing landscape, including face-to-face and online teaching and learning, student affairs, infrastructure, and administration. Combining reading, writing, viewing, and hands-on learning, students examine issues through the content and lens appropriate for their discipline and learning goals.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will develop an understanding of the changing nature of higher education in the digital age, including teaching, scholarship, student affairs, and administration.
  • Students will develop an understanding of digital technologies in higher education as it relates to their specific discipline.
  • Students will develop the ability to assess digital tools, including strengths, weaknesses, and relevance in specific higher education settings.
  • Students will engage in research related to their area of scholarship within the broader issues and debates related to the course.

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Higher education is undergoing rapid transformation in the 21st century, due in large part to emerging digital technologies. This course explores the changing landscape, including face-to-face and online teaching and learning, student affairs, infrastructure, and administration. Combining reading, writing, viewing, and hands-on learning, students examine issues through the content and lens appropriate for their discipline and learning goals. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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