Traditional Educational Technology Endorsement Program

The requirements of the Educational Technology Endorsement Program (ETEP) changed on July 1st, 2023. Participants who began the traditional endorsement before July 1, 2023, will have until June 30, 2025, to complete it. Participants starting the endorsement after July 1, 2023, must complete the new Competency-Based Educational Technology Endorsement Program.

Participants who started the traditional endorsement program have two options moving forward. They can complete the traditional program or switch to the new competency-based one. All requirements for either option must be completed before June 30, 2025.

Switching to the New Competency-Based Program

Those who started the traditional program before July 1, 2023, and want to migrate to the new program may do so but must complete the endorsement before June 30, 2025. Participants can substitute the traditional courses for the new program requirements. Complete before June 30, 2025.

  • EDPD 5074: Foundation of Instructional Design and Pedagogy requirement can be filled with EDUC 5000-365 Foundations of Instructional Design for Educators
  • EDPD 5079: Digital Citizenship and Information Literacy will require two courses and can be filled with
    • EDPD 5260-390 Developing Digital Detectives and
    • EDPD 5260-388 Digital Empowerment or EDPD 5990-365 Teaching Digital Citizenship
  • EDPD 5077 Supporting and Developing 21st Century Learners can be filled with EDUC 5010-365 Classroom Integration of Educational Technology
  • EDPD 5076: Professional Growth and Leadership can be filled with EDUC 5020-365 Leadership in Educational Technology & Instructional Design

Completing the Traditional Endorsement Program

Participants who started the traditional endorsement program and want to complete the requirements of that program have until June 30, 2025, to do so. UEN will continue providing courses to meet the endorsement requirements for the prior course categories of UEN Essentials, Digital Citizenship, Online & Blended Learning, and Digital Teaching and Learning. UEN will not provide old core courses. Instead, participants should enroll in the new program and complete the corresponding new courses to meet the old core course requirements.

  • EDUC 5000-365 Foundations of Instructional Design for Educators will be replaced with EDPD 5074: Foundation of Instructional Design and Pedagogy
  • EDUC 5010-365 Classroom Integration of Educational Technology will be replaced with EDPD 5077 Supporting and Developing 21st Century Learners
  • EDUC 5020-365 Leadership in Educational Technology & Instructional Design will be replaced with EDPD 5076: Professional Growth and Leadership

 

Traditional Educational Technology Endorsement Requirements

The Traditional Technology Endorsement consists of 18 credit hours of coursework. The traditional endorsement will take at minimum one year to complete. Most participants complete the program in about two years. Courses can be taken in any order but must be completed within three years. The UEN-approved endorsement will only accept UEN courses listed below. UEN will not evaluate or approve courses from other organizations or districts.

Core Courses (Complete 3)

  • EDUC 5000-365 Foundations of Instructional Design for Educators - Fall
  • EDUC 5010-365 Classroom Integration of Educational Technology - Spring
  • EDUC 5020-365 Leadership in Educational Technology & Instructional Design - Summer

UEN Essentials (Complete 1)

  • EDPD 5065-365 Utah's Online Library: Preschool & Elementary
  • EDPD 5070-365 Utah's Online Library: Secondary Grades
  • EDPD 5075-365 Utah's Online Library: Research & Resources
  • EDPD 5590-343 Adobe Creative Tools
  • EDPD 5030-365 College and Career Readiness with UtahFutures
  • EDPD 5514-370 Digital Portfolios for College and Career Readiness
  • EDPD 5500-375 eMedia: Explore, Create, Collaborate
  • EDPD 5513-355 Learning on the Go: Mobile Learning
  • EDPD 5590-370 Nearpod Certified Educator (Getting Started with Nearpod)
  • EDPD 5315-355 Nearpod Certified Educator: Advanced
  • EDPD 5115-365 Reimagine Teaching: The Next Steps
  • EDPD 5126-365 Ready for Research: PreK-5
  • EDPD 5126-360 Research Ready with Scrible
  • EDPD 5100-365 Technology to Improve Student Research

Digital Citizenship (Complete 1)

  • EDPD 5260-390 Developing Digital Detectives
  • EDPD 5260-388 Digital Empowerment
  • EDPD 5990-365 Teaching Digital Citizenship

Online & Blended Learning (Complete 1)

  • EDPD 5115-370 Advanced Canvas Skills
  • EDPD 5355-341 Blended and Personalized Learning
  • EDPD 5355-375 Blended Learning in the Classroom
  • EDPD 5355-370 Blended Learning Methods
  • EDPD 5455-370 Canvas for K-5 Classrooms
  • EDPD 5995-350 Canvas for Online Learning
  • EDPD 5615-365 Canvas Foundations
  • EDPD 5531-370 Elementary Engagement with Canvas
  • EDPD 5598-365 Engaging Online Learning with Canvas
  • EDPD 5111-365 Enhancing Your Canvas Skills
  • EDPD 5315-365 Getting Started with Canvas
  • EDPD 5065-377 Shifting School Culture with Canvas
  • EDPD 5560-365 Teaching Online
  • EDPD 5015-355 The Perfect Blend: Models, Standards, and Student Choice

Digital Teaching and Learning (Complete 4)

  • EDPD 5925-331 Animations in the Creative Classroom
  • EDPD 5015-332 Classroom Podcasting
  • EDPD 5620-365 Cloud Classrooms with Chromebooks
  • EDPD 5925-365 Community Mapping (CMaP) Workshop
  • EDPD 5200-356 Computer Science in Your Classroom
  • EDPD 5455-375 Create + Collaborate with Canva
  • EDPD 5120-365 Create Online Educational Media
  • EDPD 5285-350 Creating Critical Thinkers Through Coding
  • EDPD 5111-370 Creative Google Skills
  • EDPD 5078-365 Designing Future Classrooms
  • EDPD 5500-368 Digital Photography in the Classroom
  • EDPD 5900-342 Education and Digital Storytelling
  • EDPD 5590-361 Effective Teaching with Visual Media
  • EDPD 5019-390 Escape Boredom with Digital Breakouts
  • EDPD 5990-372 Filmmaking in the Classroom
  • EDPD 5335-365 Game-Based Learning and Gamification
  • EDPD 5900-352 Google Tools for Educators
  • EDPD 5100-390 Immersive Learning with Breakout
  • EDU EDPD 5513-355 Learning on the Go: Mobile Learning
  • EDPD 5565-332 Minecraft Education- It's More Than Just a Game!
  • EDPD 5305-345 Mixed Reality for Education
  • EDPD 5125-365 Mobile Photography in the Classroom
  • EDPD 5591-371 Nearpod Certified Coach
  • EDPD 5950-365 Online Tools for Flexible Formative Assessments
  • EDPD 5200-370 PCBL + Tech in the Classroom
  • EDPD 5085-365 Project-based Learning: Transform your Class
  • EDPD 5545-365 Sparking Curiosity and Creativity Using Genius Hour
  • EDPD 5605-365 Tech Tools for School Counselors
  • EDPD 5361-365 Teaching in VR with Google Virtual Tours
  • EDPD 5305-375 Teaching the 4 Cs Using iPads
  • EDPD 5355-350 The Connected Educator: Develop your PLN
  • EDPD 5019-365 The Innovative Educator: Makerspaces
  • EDPD 5200-365 The Multimedia Classroom
  • EDPD 5550-370 Video Creation with iMovie

Electives (Complete 2)

  • Any course in any other categories
  • EDPD 5128-365 Adobe Creative Educator: Level 1
  • EDPD 5129-365 Adobe Creative Educator: Level 2
  • EDPD 5514-365 Apple Teacher iPad Badge
  • EDPD 5026-365 Apple Teacher Mac Badge
  • EDPD 5905-365 Google Certified Educator Level 1
  • EDPD 5906-365 Google Certified Educator Level 2
  • EDPD 5915-365 Lucid for Education

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