Certified Course
Using Technology to Engage and Educate
In conjunction with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, MaxKnowledge has been honored by the 1EdTech Consortium as a Learning Impact Award Finalist for scaling pedagogical knowledge and practice through evidence-based technology.
MaxKnowledge Founder & CEO, Dr. Amir Moghadam, has been named as one of Career College Central's top 12 innovators leaping forward with ideas that have influenced the career education realm.
MaxKnowledge Chief Learning Officer, Tarlon Moghadam, has been named as one of Career Education Review's top 20 leaders changing career education.
In collaboration with the Universal Technical Institute, an independent evaluation study by the ROI Institute® proved the ROI of MaxKnowledge employee training on student retention to be over 500%.
Performance Group
This course provides you with a lifelong peer-to-peer learning opportunity through a specific Performance Group created within the Career Ed Lounge, a learning community of career education professionals. This allows you to learn and share with your peers at any time you want, even after you complete the course.
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Course Testimonials
Course Objectives
Module 1: Current Teaching and Learning
- Recognize the benefits of new and newer technology use in instruction
- Examine current learning theories and constructs
- Identify key resources available to educators to enhance the learning experience
- Select the appropriate resources necessary to incorporate new technologies into the classroom
- Know the terms associated with new media
Module 2: Manage, Share and Organize Information
- Analyze course management tools and their features
- Examine how livestreams work and how they keep students and instructors current
- Identify presentation development tools and their features
- Use online document management to share, organize, display resources and create content
- Explore content sharing applications to create online learning communities
Module 3: Collaborative Media
- Identify available and appropriate social media resources that will facilitate technology-based learning
- Analyze ways in which virtual reality and simulations can promote engagement and mimic real-world scenarios in a safe, cost-effective environment
- Recognize the benefits of blogging and how it encourages participation and organizing thoughts
- Recognize how Twitter, Facebook and Instagram work and how they may contribute to active learning in and out of the classroom
- Realize the benefits of introducing video for communication
Module 4: Where to Begin
- Recognize how digital games and quizzes can better engage learners
- Learn how to locate educational videos on the web
- Examine the value of podcasts, e-books, and ancillary materials that often accompany college textbooks
- Analyze fair use and copyright laws as they apply to education
- Identify professional organizations that support incorporating technology in the classroom
Course Structure
Course Format
- Can Start Anytime
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- 4 Hours of Activities
Completion Requirements
- Study Course Content
- Pass ALL Required Quizzes
Digital Badge & Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
- Awarded upon successful completion of course
Course Rating
Certification Credits
- This course provides a Certificate of Completion with 4 hours of continuing education credits.
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This course provides credit toward the Certified Higher Education Professional (CHEP) credential in the following specialization area(s):
- CHEP in Teaching
- This course provides credit toward the continuing education requirements for CHEPs in all areas of specialization.