ETEC 673 Building Apps for Education

3 credits 42.0 hours
600 level graduate course

This course will provide educators with practical exposure to the process of designing and creating
mobile apps. You will explore various user-centered design and interaction design
principles as you create actual mobile apps for your classroom. Educators will learn various
approaches to designing mobile apps, and will explore and pilot best practices for mobile app
beta testing. In addition to learning how to design and develop mobile apps, educators will
better understand how mobile apps can enhance teaching and learning. Educators will evaluate
the strengths and weaknesses of various existing mobile apps available in Android/ Apple markets.

Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies.
This course is not repeatable for credit.