School of Education Certificate Programs
At the School of Education, we believe in the power of learning to inspire, innovate and transform. Our online certificate program is designed to equip students and professionals with specialized skills that enhance career opportunities and make a lasting impact.
The CREATE Certificate—Technology for All encourages you to embrace creativity, engage with emerging technologies, and develop innovative solutions that extend beyond the classroom. Whether you're an educator, a professional or a student from any major, this program will help you harness technology to elevate your work and make a meaningful difference.
Learn more about Lincoln University's online programs.
Why CREATE?
- Clear your mind of preconceived ideas and perceptions
- Reveal your true potential by uncovering your creative potential
- Engage in the process of learning, understanding, and connecting
- Apply your realized potential to making a difference
- Transcend normalcy to move beyond the status quo
- Evolve into using your creativity to affect your life and the world around you
The School of Education works with the departments of Fine Arts, Communication, and English to offer a certificate designed to inspire individuals and make a difference. The Create certificate is open to all majors and professionals wishing to enhance their skills in the competitive job market.
Coursework for the CREATE Certificate
12 Credit Hours
Pre-Requisite Course: EDU 451
In this course, students will be introduced to current technologies used in the teaching and learning process. Students will gain a basic understanding of concepts related to desktop publishing, web page design, Smart Notebook lessons designed for Smart Boards, and other relevant technologies through a hands on approach. Students will CREATE artifacts related to, but not limited to:
- Web page design
- Visual literacy
- Desktop publishing
- Smartboard use and smart notebook design
- Technology-infused lesson design
In this course, students will engage in hands-on activities related to current technologies in the teaching and learning process. Students will use various programs to create interactive, and engaging artifacts for the active teacher and learner. Students will CREATE artifacts related to, but not limited to:
- Web Page Design
- Interactive Storytelling
- Blogs
- Podcasts
- Interactive e-Poster - Glogster
- Interactive Lesson Design - Sway and Nearpod
- Google Apps
- Advanced Use of the Smart Board
- Internet Safety - Digital Citizenship
In this course, students will engage in digital storytelling through photography, interactive posters, podcasts, and movie-making. Through this process, students will think critically, logically, and personally about meaningful and impactful stories in their lives, and CREATE stories of their own.
- Scriptwriting
- Creating storyboards
- Visual Literacy
- Podcast production through Audacity or other free audio production programs
- Movie production through Shotcut or other free movie-making programs
- Using Google Drawings to create a poster
In this course, students will engage in discovering photographic techniques that underlie effective photography. With this skill set, students will create digital photographs on various topics. Students will provide feedback on their own photos and other students' photos throughout the class. In the culminating project, students will CREATE a website highlighting their best work throughout the course.
- Basic photographic techniques
- Analysis of photos
- Creating digital photos
- Resolution (Quality) of images
- Using WIX to create a digital photography portfolio
- Basic photo manipulation through Photoscape, or other free graphics programs
452 Martin Luther King Hall
812 E. Dunklin Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-681-5250
Email: schoolofeducation@lincolnu.edu