Instructional Multimedia (CERT)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/edt/
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
The Instructional Multimedia Certificate focuses on fundamental multimedia skills needed to work within today’s highly technological educational environments. The program provides foundation for curriculum development, presentation preparation, multimedia enhancements, and other general skills for creating educational materials. The goal of the Educational Technology Program (and the Instructional Multimedia Certificate that resides therein) is to provide educators and future educators the tools to increase their knowledge and ability to integrate technology into their teaching practice, as well as to promote awareness of current educational trends relating to the use of technology in education.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students apply expertise in communications, technology, and instructional design across a range of media formats in the development of course design.
- Students create content to enhance course materials.
- Students create course content that addresses multiple learning preferences.
- Students create course content that complies with federal and state laws.
- Students design, develop, and produce multimedia projects into courses.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (11 units) | ||
| EDT 127 | Fundamentals of Multimedia for Education | 2.0 |
| EDT 132 | Using Audio in the Classroom | 2.0 |
| EDT 135 | Slide Presentation Software For Educators | 3.0 |
| EDT 137 | Creating Educational Media | 2.0 |
| EDT 150 | Podcasting in Education | 2.0 |
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Select at least 7 units from the following: | 7.0 | |
| Using Mind-Mapping Tools in Education (2) | ||
| Introduction To Educational Technology (2) | ||
| Creating Virtual Curriculum | ||
| Emerging Trends in Educational Technology (3) | ||
| Internet Tools for Educators | ||
| Fundamentals of Online Teaching (2) | ||
| Exploring Assistive Technology in Education | ||
| Web Design for Educators (3) | ||
| Using Artificial Intelligence in The Educational Environment (3) | ||
| Web Design with Flash and Dreamweaver (3) | ||
| Intermediate Digital Photography (3) | ||
| Total Units | 18 | |
To be awarded a Certificate of Achievement in Instructional Multimedia by the college, a student must complete all Core Courses and 7 additional units from the list above to total a minimum of 21 units.