About the Program

The Technology in Education Global Program is a 15-month program, with courses offered in Geneva, Switzerland, and online, leading to a master's degree emphasizing meaningful use of technology for teaching topics of global importance. It is offered by the University of Michigan, through UM-Flint's School of Education and Human Services. The program includes two 3-week summer residencies in Geneva, with all other coursework offered online. The program is appropriate for anyone interested in the potential of educational technology at a global level, and it is ideal for educators preparing to take leading roles in schools, colleges, non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions, businesses, and other organizations poised to use technology for educational purposes.

Building on over 30 years of research and development at the University of Michigan in the use of technology in education, participants learn to design innovative technology-mediated experiences for learners. Working with partners drawn from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other international institutions, participants design, pilot, and evaluate new educational activities that connect learners to current knowledge and issues.

Please contact us if you are interested in applying to future cohorts. We will be accepting applications until November, 2010 for the next cohort, which is scheduled to start in May, 2011.

Recent news by Global Program Graduates

Current Global Program student Kira Christensen has won a 2009 Milken Family Foundation Educator Award, which comes with $25,000 and is awarded to only 53 people nationwide.

Recent Global Program graduates Shawn Baglin and Beth Robertson, along with project partner DevInfo and program faculty, have won a Digital Media and Learning Award, part of a prestigious grant competition funded by the MacArthur Foundation.

Global Program Graduates, 2009-2010

• Wendy Apfel
• Johnathon Beals
• A. Brooke
• Emily Chapelle
• Kira Christensen
• Sarah Fornero
• Amanda Harper
• Miranda Kundrat
• Amy Linton
• Scott Morey
• Ronda Papenhagen
• Ben Rimes
• Mary Spencer
• Anna Stephenson
• ShaVonne Thomas
• Emily Tibbetts-Freeman

Global Program Faculty

• Aviva Dorfman, Ph.D.
• Jeff Kupperman, Ph.D.
• Sharman Siebenthal Adams, Ph.D.
• Gary Weisserman, M.A.

Odds and ends

If you're looking to warm up a bit for graduation, perhaps you'll enjoy this oldie-but-goodie, "Wear Suncreen."

Here's a version of our unofficial anthem, Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton.

Here are a couple of fun photos of the UM-Flint Parking Pass visiting Jungfrau and Jet d'Eau (1) (2).

Here is a copy of the program for the graduation ceremony.

Here is a copy of the official press release from the University about graduation.

And finally, this is for Ella Rimes so she can watch her daddy, Ben, graduate AND see her stuffed animal Piggie visit the United Nations: