ICT in Education - Further Study Options

I have been looking for a long time, around 6 months, to find an online course to bolster my ICT in Education knowledge. For me, the online education market is absolutely the way forward so I want to get more involved. I want to get more involved in the identification, design and development of online solutions to deficiencies in specific learning areas, be it K12, University or corporate.

I have looked at a number of blogs such as the following:

• Chrisy Tucker - Experience E-Learning (a very insightful and helpful blog on what Instructional Designers do and how to get into the field) http://christytucker.wordpress.com/2007/05/26/what-does-an-instructional-designer-do/

• Learning Solutions Magazine - Online Education for Instructional Designers: Picking the Right Program (Helpful article on choosing the right courses between Masters, Certificates or PHDs) http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/670/ 

• Degree Info - A personal feed about which course to take in Instructional Design (useful) http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/16159-career-instructional-design.html

• Tony Bates - Online and Distance Resources for E-Learning Masters and other Degree programs (an excellent but old  list) http://www.tonybates.ca/resources/recommended-graduate-programs-in-e-learning/

• Kapil Bhatia - Online and Distance Resources for E-Learning Masters and other Degree programs (another excellent list and more updated than Tony Bates) http://kapilbhatia.com/blog/25-graduate-programmes-in-education-technology-e-learning-ict-in-education/

• Someones Personal List with comments (a fantastic list of online degree, Masters and Certificate programs) http://www.skyamese.com/gradschools/

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And here is my own list narrowed down as best as I could:

1.     BOISE state University

Workplace E-Learning and Performance Support

Phone: (208) 426-1312

    

2.     San Diego University

            Instructional technology Certifocate

Telephone: (619) 594-6718

3.     University of Walden

Certificate in Instructional Design and Technology

CALL THEM +1.443.627.7222

4.     University of Wisconsin

    Instructional Design Certificate

Phone: 715/232-1088

GOOD TO GO. But the Instructional Design course. Seems very theory based

5.     George Washington University

Certificate in ELearning

local (202) 994-1701

                TOO EXPENSIVE

6. Emporia State University

                620-341-5385

Certificate in Instructional Design and Technology

              

7.     Massachusetts, Boston

http://www.umb.edu/admissions/contact

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