(NAME-MCE) New Online Ed. M. with Emphasis in Diversity and Equity Issues in Education

[Paul C. Gorski]

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PRESS RELEASE

 

For immediate release

 

Contact: 

Arathi Kylasam

Marketing Coordinator, Academic Outreach 

Office of Continuing Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ph: 217-244-7882

Email: kylasam at uiuc.edu

 

University of Illinois' College of Education Announces New Online Ed. M.
with Emphasis in Diversity and Equity Issues in Education 

 

As part of a suite of programs announced this summer, the College of
Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in partnership
with Academic Outreach, has launched an online Master's of Education (Ed.M.)
with an emphasis in Diversity and Equity Issues in Education. 

 

The program targets a diverse audience of P-16 educators; its goal is to
enhance the ability of educators to craft inclusive learning environments
and to address the issues of diversity and equity across disciplines and
learning environments. The program is the first of its kind at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is uniquely designed in a
joint partnership across the College's departments. Program details are
available online <http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/diversity/> . 

Professor Anderson, the head of the Department of Educational Policy Studies
and a distinguished researcher leader in the field of educational policy
will coordinate the program, together with Professor Adelle Renzaglia, a
leader in the field of Special Education.

 

The program is designed to meet the needs of various types of learners, with
materials available in different formats. Information is provided in smaller
chunks, followed by immediate opportunities to use and apply the content in
an active and participatory manner. Students concentrate on one course per
10-week session. All courses maximize teacher-student interaction and
incorporate the use of synchronous and live learning technologies.

 

The application deadline for the summer program is June 1, 2008. Potential
participants are encouraged to visit the program web site
<http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/diversity/>  or contact the
department for more information.  

 

Two other fully online master's programs will also be launched at this time:
an  <http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/edleadership/> Ed. M. in
Educational Leadership and Policy and an
<http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/newlearning/> Ed. M. in New Learning
and New Literacies. Information about additional online programs is
available on the College of Education web site
<http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/programs/online/> . 

The College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
is one of the top-ranked education colleges in the world, with over a
decade's worth of success stories in the online education arena.