Teaching in the Digital Age Advanced Practice Certificate...Teaching in the Digital Age advanced...

Teaching in the Digital

Age Advanced Practice

Certificate

On Demand Information Session

Susan Toth-Cohen, PhD, OTR/LDirector, Post Professional OTD Program

Professor

Research & Clinical Interests:

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, including simulations for

interprofessional training

Health literacy

Cultural issues in healthcare

Professional development

Susan.Toth-Cohen@Jefferson.edu

Teaching in the Digital Age advanced practice certificates offers

fundamental knowledge and skills to teach curricula in schools

and other applied settings.

All certificate credits can be used towards a post professional

doctoral degree in occupational therapy at Thomas Jefferson

University. Each certificate consists of four graduate-level

courses that total 12 credits and can be completed part-time

over 10 -16 months. All certificates are 100% online.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Fast Facts

• 100% Online

• Part-time, 16 months

• Four Graduate-Level Courses, 12 credits

• All APC Credits can be applied to the PPOTD

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

• Curriculum:

• Bridging the Gap between Classroom and Clinical

Practice

• College Teaching in the Digital Age

• Leadership: Moving Beyond Traditional Roles

• Advanced Curriculum Development

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Supported Distance Learning

Computer-based

Live video chat and synchronous web sessions, discussion boards, audio-narrated presentations, VoiceThread (interactive video tool)

Regular faculty contact

Video advising and mentoring via Zoom and other platforms, phone, and face-to-face meetings.

Students receive formative feedback to brainstorm ideas as well as formal assessment of their assignments.

Opportunity to Come to Campus and Meet Faculty

Optional – by attending twice yearly community meetings or stopping by for a pre-arranged visit when in the Philadelphia area

A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

FACULTY PROFILE

Amy Carroll, OTD, OTR/L Assistant Professor

Education

OTD, Thomas Jefferson University

BS, Towson University

Certifications

National Board Certification for Occupational Therapy

Licensed Occupational Therapist: Pennsylvania

Certified in Knowledge Translation Practice, Toronto, CA

Research & Clinical Interests

Knowledge translation and dissemination

Program and curriculum development

Health literacy

Cross cultural clinical education

Pediatric occupational therapy

FACULTY PROFILE

Program Deadlines

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

Term Deadline Term Start

Spring December 1st January

Summer April 1st May

Fall August 1st September

Admissions Requirement Checklist

ADMISSIONS INFORMATION

• Official Transcripts from all college/schools attended

Tuition

$995 / per credit (2019-20)

Advanced Practice Education Grants

Designed for applicants whose employers are providing little to no tuition support

More information at: https://www.jefferson.edu/university/rehabilitation-

sciences/departments/occupational-therapy/degrees-programs/post-

professional/grants.html

Jefferson JCRS Alumni Discount

25% tuition discount per credit hour

Financial Aid Office

(215) 955-2867

Financial.Aid@jefferson.edu

Tuition & Financial AssistanceFINANCIAL AID INFORMATION

Office of Admissions

CONTACT US

Leslie Hindman, Sr. Director of Graduate Admissions

Leslie.Hindman@Jefferson.edu

Financial Aid

jefferson.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid.html

Email Address: Financial.Aid@Jefferson.edu