Graduate Credit

Graduate credit is available for all of our face-to-face, webinar, and distance learning workshops through Ashland University. Accumulate 12.5 contact hours through any combination of ITSCO's workshops and receive one semester hour of graduate credit through Ashland University.  Credit through Ashland costs $172 for face to face classes, and $130 for an online class.  Be sure and let us know you are interested when you register!


  • Fall - August 25th to December 12th
  • Winter - January 1st to March 20th
  • Spring - March 24th to May 22nd
  • Summer-May 23rd to August 24th

 

In order to receive graduate credit, please complete the following steps:


  • Email david@itsco.org with your home mailing address, phone number and primary email after you have registered for your first ITSCO course. He will mail an Ashland University registration form to you.
  • Complete the Ashland University registration form. Return the white and yellow copy to ASHLAND along with payment. Return the pink copy to ITSCO at 4151 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Westerville, OH 43081.  Keep the gold copy for your records. Any payments sent to ITSCO will be returned.
  • Using the provided attendance form (Excel Spreadsheet), keep your own record of the date, time, workshop title, type and instructor for each workshop that you attend.
  • Complete a culminating project. Options for culminating projects are listed below.
  • Submit all materials related to the culminating project along with your attendance form to david@itsco.org the week following your final workshop.
  • 12.5 hours of accumulating contact hours must be completed within a single academic year.
  • Expect to receive a grade card from Ashland University approximately three weeks after the close of the course.



Culminating Project:

Select one of the following three choices for your final project:


Choice A: Student Product

Create a lesson in which students will create, or participate in creating, a product using one of the technologies covered in ITSCO's workshops. The following materials must be submitted to david@itsco.org:

  • Lesson Plan: Complete the provided lesson plan, available in text format which is editable in any word processor.
  • Student Product: Create what you expect your students to create, or provide a student sample if you have already completed the lesson plan with your class.
  • Support Materials: Include other materials have you listed in your lesson plan that are necessary for completion of the lesson (for example: tutorials, rubrics, resources, worksheets). Support materials are required.


Choice B: Teacher Supplement

Using one or more technologies covered in ITSCO's workshops, create a product that can be used as a teaching supplement with students. This can be something used by the teacher or by the student, as long as it is created by the teacher. The following materials must be submitted to david@itsco.org:

  • Lesson Plan: How will this supplement be used with students? Complete the provided lesson plan, available in text format which is editable in any word processor.
  • Product: Create a product using one or more technologies covered in ITSCO's workshops. This product should reflect skills learned in the workshop(s).


Choice C: Alternative

The culminating project should be something applicable to your own educational environment. If you have another idea for your final project, submit your proposal to david@itsco.org.