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

• Begins in January, May or September.
• Five-semester, 22-credit program.
• Optional courses on campus for one week in July
• Online courses during the fall, spring, and summer
• 2-3, one-credit internships in your community or school
• Complete the requirements for a New Hampshire Digital Learning Specialist and Library Media Specialist Licensure Courses

Courses

• Principles of STEAM
• Instructional Design & Assessment
• Tech Tools for All Learners
• Building Inclusive Learning Communities
• Educational Advocacy and Leadership
• Critical Skills Classroom Immersion or Introduction to Critical Skills
• Internship in Library Media I: K-6
• Internship in Library Media II: 7-12
• Internship in Digital Learning k-12 (only required for students seeking DLS Licensure)
• Literature for Children & Young Adults

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.