Distributed Learning in Teacher Education (DLiTE)

Online elementary teacher licensure with option for middle level endorsement.  This program meets all the Minnesota Board of Teaching requirements.

Distance Online Learning and Face-to-Face Classroom Experiences

The DLiTE program is an online elementary education teacher licensure program, cohort-based, 6-semester course of study that culminates in a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education.  This program was developed as a comprehensive, blended-technologies elementary education program for rural and urban students who, for various reasons, cannot attend a campus-based teacher education program.  A new cohort begins each fall and spring. Nearly all of the courses in our program are offered in a hybrid format, which means that a portion of each class is conducted in a face-to-face setting (in Minneapolis three times each year) while the remainder is completed online. It is a three year program, regardless of having an AA or BS, BA degree.

Online learning will involve using a Web-based instructional management system - Desire to Learn. The DLiTE program is known as a hybrid model and therefore provides opportunities for financial aid.

Features of the Program