Intro to Malet and how virtual is being used/incorporated into the program

1. Masters of Arts in Learning &
Emerging Technologies (MALET)
Empire State College
Goals:
1. Consider the social, ethical and legal impacts of new technologies on our
lives, individually and collectively.
2. Explore the multiple, unfolding political and economic impacts of digital
media as a transformative agent in the global civic and market arenas.
3. Develop an understanding of how people learn in technology-mediated
environments.
4. Examine and evaluate learning that occurs in technology mediated
environments, and the impact of digital tools, resources and pedagogical
methods in these settings.
5. Acquire the skills and capacity to identify, employ and evaluate
technologically supported tools and methodologies.
6. Conduct original research projects both individually and in collaborative
faculty-student teams in order to expand knowledge in the field.

2. M.A. IN LEARNING AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Enrollment Sequence
The typical enrollment sequence is as follows:
First term 6 cr Learning with Emerging Technologies: Theory and Practice, 3 cr
. New Media and New Literacies, 3 cr
Second term 6 cr Designing Online Learning Environments, 3 cr
Evaluating Learning in Participatory Digital Environments, 3 cr
Third term 6 cr Issues and Ethics in the Digital Age, 3 cr
Advanced Design Seminar: Portfolio Project, 3 cr
Fourth and 12 cr 4 electives to choose from, 3 cr each
Fifth term
Sixth term 3 cr Proposal Seminar, 3 cr
Seventh term 3 cr Final Project, 3, cr
Total 36 cr

3. Examples of Virtual Uses in MALET
Avatar creation and design

4. Library tours

5. Arts Tour

6. Building Skills

7. Collaboration/Teamwork

8. Meeting Spaces

9. Experiential Learning