With the launch of a new on-line graduate degree program today,
UBC is set to help educators around the globe harness the teaching
potential of the Internet and other new technologies.
UBC’s Master of Educational Technology (MET) is Canada’s first
distance education degree in educational technology to be offered
fully on-line, and the first on-line distance education degree in
the world to be offered in Spanish and English.
UBC has teamed up with Mexican university Tec de Monterrey, a world
leader in distance education, to offer the joint degree. It is aimed
at educators, teachers and support staff in schools, colleges, universities
and informal and adult education work sites — especially those
in remote locations — who want to increase their knowledge of new
technologies and learn how to effectively incorporate them into
lessons, classrooms and other work contexts.
The program will prepare them to use technology in their teaching,
with a special focus on on-line learning and the use of new technologies.
"We are very excited about the opportunities this program
gives us to work with another leading university to meet the needs
of students in British Columbia, Canada and around the world,"
says Prof. Jim Gaskell, MET Coordinator in UBC’s Faculty of Education.
"Issues related to the use of technology in teaching and learning
are at the forefront of many education discussions. UBC and Tec
de Monterrey have worked together to produce a program that will
help people to explore productive ways of thinking about and using
these new technologies in the classroom."
Students can take the program in either English or Spanish or a
combination. They will also have access to the on-line library resources
of both UBC and Tec de Monterrey, and there will be opportunities
for them to share their ideas and experiences with others in different
countries. The program begins in September 2002.
At UBC, the program is being offered by the Faculty of Education
in collaboration with Distance Education and Technology. More information
on the program can be found at met.ubc.ca.
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