Introduction
The online Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate is designed to encourage the acquisition and development of professional knowledge and expertise in the field of TESOL.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, New Mexico has the third highest population of English Language Learner (ELL) students in the country.One in five students is ELL.*
A TESOL endorsement can allow you to:
- support teachers in regular classrooms with English Language Learners
- help students acquire and use English skills
- participate in local literacy campaigns or organizations
- travel and teach overseas through international organizations
- become an English Learner Specialist
The program prepares teachers to work effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse students and encourages them to serve as advocates for bilingual/multilingual children, their families and communities.
Course delivery is 100% online and asynchronous, which increases program flexibility and access.
About TESOL Courses
3 – CREDIT COURSES
All courses are online and asynchronous to allow flexibility for distance and working students.
Courses engage students in application of English language teaching and learning and pedagogy and methodology.
ITD is available as a 9-27 hour concentration. Students cluster these courses according to interest or purpose.
- Certificates require 18 hours from a list of required and elective courses
- The Master of Arts in Teaching degree requires 12- 27 ITD hours
- The Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree requires 9-18 ITD hours
Students completing an ITD concentration in a Master’s degree may choose either exit option:
- Comprehensive Exit Exam
Written response to questions addressing specific course work and competencies. - Capstone Service Learning Project
Project within a community organization, educational organization, or business to demonstrate competencies.
Certificates
WNMU offers four certificates, each targeting a unique outcome.
- Teaching Online
Design, implementation, management, and assessment of distance education curriculum and methodology. - Instructional Design
Design of technology-rich, interactive learning environments for academic, organizational, and corporate education. - Technology Coordinator
Application of social, ethical, legal, human, and logistical issues surrounding the use of technology in PK-12 classrooms. - Instructional Technology Coach
Assistance for educators in using appropriate and effective technology to improve teaching and learning.
Course List
ITD 540 Media Literacy. Students enrolled in this course will research current issues and topics related to media literacy and its effect on society. This research and collaboration with colleagues will serve as a foundation that informs them in the creation of curriculum and the design of a mini-service learning community project. (3)
ITD 546 Learning Theories and Instructional Technology. Students will examine theoretical foundations of learning theory and instructional methods. Students will also explore the importance of incorporating technology into instructional strategies to support and facilitate learning. Students will also consider effective and appropriate ways of transforming instruction based on learner styles and strategies. (3)
ITD 552 Change and Organizational Development. This course is designed to align with the New Mexico Public Education Department competencies for Technology Coordinators, addressing competencies issues related to the diffusion of innovation and the support of organizational change. This course is one of a series of courses designed to prepare students to gain licensure as a Technology Coordinator from the NMPED. It may also be of interest to students wanting to pursue a career in Instructional Design or Educational Technology. (3)
ITD 555 Instructional Design. In this course, students learn the foundational principles and elements of the instructional systems development process, from analysis through evaluation. Students explore commonly used instructional design models, such as ADDIE, and learn how to apply them in an education or training environment. They gain an understanding of the preliminary phases of instructional design models, such as writing instructional design models, such as writing instructional objectives and conducting analyses. Students also focus on incorporating sound instructional strategies into the design and development of instructional systems and into the development of prototypes in real-world instructional settings. (3)
ITD 565 Educational Technology Support and Management. This course will provide students with instruction and practice in the evaluation, implementation, maintenance, management and evaluation of the performance of educational technologies. (3)
ITD 570 Distance Learning. Online education could be the disruptive force that transforms education and training practices in the 21st century. Through this lens, students explore the current trends impacting the field of distance education and their implications of the design and development of distance learning programs. (3)
ITD 577 Project Management. Students larn to use various project management tools, procedures and methodologies, and apply them to projects in real world education or training environments. Students analyze the interrelated nature of the triple constraints of time, cost and scope, and their impact on the overall quality of the project. (3)
ITD 582 Program Assessment, Evaluation and Funding. This course will provide students with skill in the areas of program assessment, evaluation of program activities, and the development of funding sources to support individual programs. The emphasis is on school technology programs, but will allow for individuals to expand the focus and address their needs in these areas. (3)
ITD 587 Multimedia Resources, Research and Development. This course will provide students with instruction and practice in the design, development and implementation of ADA compliant instructional multimedia and adaptive technologies for stand alone and online delivery of instruction. (3)
Course Rotation
CONTACT
Dr. Debra Dirksen
Phone: (575) 538.6559
Email: Debra.Dirksen@wnmu.edu
Office: Martinez-Fall 211
Dr. Manuel Bustamante
Phone: (575) 538.6291
Email: Manuel.Bustamante@wnmu.edu
Office: Martinez-Fall 212B