Program Overview

Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology (GCET) is designed for professionals and educators responsible for managing, designing, or instructing technology-based courses for post-secondary or adult learners. This program prepares graduates for a broad range of career paths in education and digital learning technologies, including positions that involve employing digital technologies in teaching and learning, leadership roles in managing or implementing digital learning solutions, or design and development of new digital media and learning tools.

Key Areas of Focus

• Teaching with technology as informed by contemporary learning theory, with emphasis on presentation, interaction, and assessment.
• Design and development of pedagogically effective learning materials for face-to-face, online, or blended delivery.
• Issues affecting successful planning, development, and delivery of eLearning.
• Leadership capacities for planning and managing learning technologies and managing organizational change.
• Administrative, technological, and cultural implications of learning technologies, with specific attention to strategic planning, organizational models, budgeting, development approaches, and organizational culture.
• Analysis of learning contexts to identify technology-related design challenges.
• Exploration of research literature on design issues that impact teaching and learning using technology.
• Practical experience using new technologies to develop instructional materials.

Program Structure

To complete a certificate, students must complete ETEC 500 and at least one other MET core course (either ETEC 510, ETEC 511, or ETEC 512), plus three elective courses.

Quick Facts

• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Academic Unit: Office of Research in Education
• Specialization: Educational Technology
• Mode of delivery: Online / Distance (100%)
• Program Components: Coursework only

Admission Information & Requirements

Minimum Academic Requirements

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies establishes the minimum admission requirements common to all applicants, usually a minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC). Each program may set higher academic minimum requirements.

English Language Test

Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of the application.

TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language - internet-based

• Overall score requirement: 90
• Reading: 22
• Writing: 21
• Speaking: 21
• Listening: 22

IELTS: International English Language Testing System

• Overall score requirement: 6.5
• Reading: 6.0
• Writing: 6.0
• Speaking: 6.0
• Listening: 6.0

Prior Degree, Course, and Other Requirements

• Transcripts: All applicants have to submit transcripts from all past post-secondary study.
• Statement of Interest: Many programs require a statement of interest, sometimes called a "statement of intent," "description of research interests," or something similar.

Tuition & Financial Support

Tuition

• Application Fee: $49.25 (Canadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / Refugee / Diplomat and International)
• Tuition per credit: $619.10 (Canadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / Refugee / Diplomat), $1,046.08 (International)
• Student Fees: Vary

Financial Support

• Employer support: Organizations may provide their employees with tuition benefits as part of an employment package to support lifelong learning of their workforce.
• Scholarships & awards (merit-based funding): Professional / course-based programs usually do not provide merit-based funding. Some programs may offer bursaries.
• Financial aid (need-based funding): Canadian and US applicants may qualify for governmental loans to finance their studies.
• Foreign government scholarships: Many foreign governments provide support to their citizens in pursuing education abroad.
• Working while studying: International students enrolled as full-time students with a valid study permit can work on campus for unlimited hours and work off-campus for no more than 24 hours a week during academic sessions.

Enrolment, Duration & Other Stats

These statistics show data for the Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology (GCET). Data are separated for each degree program combination.

Related Programs

• Master of Educational Technology (MET)

Further Information

Specialization

Educational Technology educates professionals in the use and impact of digital learning technologies and provides a unique opportunity to study and engage in: technology-supported instruction, planning and management of learning technologies and eLearning, design and development of digital learning technologies and environments, digital literacy and digital culture in formal and informal learning contexts.

Faculty

Faculty of Education

Academic Unit

Office of Research in Education

Classification

Social sciences » Education

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