FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2004
CONTACT: Faith Jackson
Office of University Relations
908-737-NEWS (6397)
Technology in Education Summer Institute at Kean University
UNION, N.J. – Kean University will hold a Technology in Education Summer Institute for professional teachers and education graduate students from Tuesday, July 6 to Thursday, July 15. Experienced educators from Kean’s professional development schools and University faculty will offer instruction in the use of many technology practices and educational software programs such as Microsoft® Excel, iMovie, Inspiration® and Webquests. The focus will be on using these programs as tools that can be applied to any curriculum-content area at all grade levels.
The institute is sponsored by the Teacher Quality Enhancement Consortium (TQEC) and Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) at Kean University. Classes meet 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. during the two weeks of the program in Willis Hall, Room 100, on Kean’s main campus. The institute may be taken for 45 professional-development hours or 3 graduate credits. To obtain information about fees and registration, contact Dr. Gail Hilliard-Nelson, director of TQEC, at (908) 737-3866 or visit www.kean.edu/~soed/tqec.
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