Certificate in Digital Learning Specialist/Library Media Specialist Certification

Lay the foundation for the modern classroom.

Technology and education increasingly have become integrated. In the modern classroom, both magnify and support each other. Libraries have also become more than a place for books and studying. In a technological world, they serve as the hub of curiosity, innovation, and inspiration. Regardless of your familiarity with technology, this certification will ensure you understand all of the ways new advancements can be brought to your community’s classrooms and libraries to enhance the learning experience. Design a powerful learning experience by combining information, technology, and your education expertise for the greater good of your school community.

These certificates are offered by AU New England.

Program Overview

This program will allow you to add a Library Media Specialist or a Digital Learning Specialist (formerly Educational Technology Integrator) Certification (or both!) to your existing teaching credential.  With only one on-campus course, you can complete this additional certification almost totally online.

In our Digital Media Specialist certificate program, you’ll explore the ways that pedagogy and technology support and magnify one another. That’s because quality educational technology integration is 30% technology and 70% pedagogy. Whether you consider yourself a tech guru or a tech newbie, we can help you make sure that technology is working for you and your students, instead of the other way around.

The Library Media Specialist (LMS) certification only program at Antioch University New England (AUNE) reflects our Critical Skills Classroom model and our long-held belief that the developmental and learning needs of children are at the heart of educational endeavors and that schools should be structured and run in a humanistic and democratic manner in order to serve these students. The LMS serves as a “master educator,” prepared to combine information, pedagogy, and technology to design powerful learning experiences for the school community.

Degree Requirements

Program Length

Digital Learning Specialist certificate:

• Start in January or May
• Five-semester, 18-credit degree program
• One summer course on campus at AUNE
• Five online classes with a focus on educational technology
• Complete the requirements for a New Hampshire Educational Technology Integrator Specialist certification

Library Media Specialist Certification:

• Begins in January or May
• Five-semester, 22-credit program
• Courses on campus for one week in July
• Online courses during the fall and spring
• Two, one-credit internships in your community or school

Courses

Online Courses:

• Tech Tools for All Learners
• Educational Advocacy and Leadership
• Building Inclusive Learning Communities
• Instructional Design
• Principles of STEM
• Selection for Collections: Selecting Children’s and Young Adult Library Material (only required for Library Media Specialist Certification)

   On-Campus Courses at Antioch University New England:

• Critical Skills Classroom Immersion (On Campus)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes for Digital Media Specialist Certificate

• Enhance your capacity to teach all students well.
• Model quality technology integration.
• Explore the social justice implications of technology.
• Promote creative problem-solving and real-world learning.
• Foster a strong sense of community rather than isolation for your students.
• Ensure that technology is used appropriately and in support of higher-order thinking skills, and not just rote tasks.
• Act as a savvy tech consumer, focused on learning outcomes and the reality of your students’ lives.

Learning Outcomes for Library Media Specialist Certification

• Help teachers and students process, locate, and evaluate information for usefulness, quality, and credibility.
• Possess the administrative skills necessary to not only manage a collection, but also to navigate the selection and use of resources and tools.
• Facilitate the ethical, legal, and responsible use of information.
• Craft and facilitate meaningful learning experiences for students and adults.
• Lead schools in the selection and use of technology to enhance student learning.
• Craft and facilitate meaningful learning experiences for students and adults.
• Lead schools in the selection and use of technology to enhance student learning.

Admissions

How to Apply

1. Complete the online admissions application, including:
   • Essay questions, admissions and program-specific
   • Resume/curriculum vitae (CV)
   • Non-refundable $50 application fee
2. Submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities where you earned a degree or certificate.
   1. email transcripts to [email protected], or
   2. mail to:
      Office of Admissions
      Antioch University New England
      40 Avon Street
      Keene NH 04341-3516
3. Two letters of recommendation are required, from people who are in a position to evaluate your professional or academic work. The person making the recommendation may not be related to you.
4. There are additional requirements for International applicants and applicants without a Bachelor’s degree
5. Interview with a faculty member of the department to which you seek entry if selected. This can be in person, by phone, or via Skype.
6. Master’s and Certificate Programs do not require the GRE or any other standardized test for admissions. We consider all of your application materials and evaluate your academic potential in a variety of ways.

Official transcripts should be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to:

Office of Admissions
Antioch University New England
40 Avon Street
Keene, New Hampshire 03431-3516

All application materials submitted become part of an applicant’s file and cannot be returned.

Application Deadlines

December 1 for Spring Start
May 1 for Summer Start
July 1 for Fall Start

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Cost

Please note: Additional fees for all AUNE programs may include (but are not necessarily limited to) charges for materials, late registration, enrollment maintenance, parking, graduation, transcripts, tuition payment plan, late payments, late registration, and returned checks.

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Financial Aid

A majority of AUNE students finance their education through some form of financial aid. You may not be sure which federal, state, public and private aid packages – such as loans, scholarships, and grants—are right for you. Our staff is here to help you, so you can focus on what’s most important: beginning your academic program at AUNE.

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