Two Summers Overview

Master of Arts / Sixth Year in Educational Technology

Applications are currently closed.
Please check back in Spring 2025 to learn more about the Summer 2025-26 Cohort.
 

 


 

Experience teaching and learning with educational technology experts at the University of Connecticut’s top 25-ranked Neag School of Education Department of Educational Psychology!

As part of the innovative Two Summers Program, you’ll explore a wide array of emerging technologies in our state-of-the-art, wireless bring-your-own-device (BYOD) facility, complete with educational games/simulations, drones, robots, assistive resources, and video conferencing tools. Earn your degree attending face-to-face courses for just one week during two consecutive summers, fulfilling other requirements through fully-online environments connected through a long-term, growth-oriented eportfolio.

The Two Summers Program creates opportunities for students to:

  • Explore learning strategies focused on new digital literacies / critical discernment for the online world
  • Participate in an online community that connects learners with knowledgeable colleagues and UConn faculty
  • Compile a rich electronic portfolio of practical, course-based artifacts

Our innovative approach allows students to develop proficiency through:

  • Experiencing a unique balance of online and on-campus learning
  • Focusing on a combination of personal productivity and the application of emerging technologies to work spaces
  • Cooperatively demonstrating technological knowledge, visionary leadership, and planning skills in your classroom environment

 

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NOTE: Two Summers 2024-25 uses a hybrid format designed for working professionals and accommodates a busy work/learning schedule

  • The incoming Two Summers cohort (2024 – 2025) will meet face-to-face on the UConn Storrs campus from 9:00a – 4:00p on Monday, 15 July 2024 and again on Saturday, 20 July 2024; they will also meet virtually (using HuskyCT, the UConn version of Blackboard) from 9:00a – 4:00p on the intervening days, Tuesday (July 16) through Friday (July 19).

 

ProSem WEEK 2024

Two Summers students complete 6 credits during Summer 1.  The incoming cohort will have its Summer 1 ProSem week July 15 – 20, 2024 (Monday – Saturday).

CAPSTONE WEEK

Two Summers students complete 6 credits during Summer 1 and enroll in online courses for Fall and Spring before returning for a capstone week the following summer (Summer 2). The current cohort will have its Summer 2 Capstone week July 8 – 12, 2024 (Monday – Friday).

 

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