EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COURSES
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Required for the M.Ed. and NP Endorsement programs. Each
course carries three hours of graduate credit.
SPECIFIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
A. Core Courses (Required for NP and the M.Ed.)
EDT 8640 Technology Tools for Teachers
EDT 8688 Issues in Educational Technology
EDT 8603 Computer Applications for Education
EDT 8613 Applied Instructional Technology
EDT 8623 Multimedia Integration for Educators
EDT 8650 Distance Learning through Technology
SED 7573 Assistive Technologies in Special Education
B. Elective Courses (Required for the M.Ed.)
Choose one course from the following courses
EDT 7518 Management in Computer Information Systems
EDL 7512 Organizational Theory and Change
EDL 7515 Executive Leadership and Ethical Decision Making
EDL 7529 Introduction to Management and Leadership
RDG 7510 Reading Diagnosis & Differentiated Instruction for
Diverse Learners
C. Capstone (Required for the M.Ed.)
EDU 8602 Introduction to Educational Research
EDT (EDU) 8665 Educational Research Seminar
Micro-credential in Instructional Design and
Online Course Development
(Pending approval by the US Department of Education)
Instructional design and Online Course Development micro credential
provides school teachers and other professionals
with the understanding of the concepts, processes and
practices of instructional design systems for educational
technology. Students will apply the instructional design models
for the development of instructional materials for both face to face and online settings. Online pedagogy, assessment,
collaboration and management strategies and best practices
will also be addressed.
A. Required Courses
EDT 8650 Distance Learning through Technology
EDT 8613 Applied Instructional Design.
Micro-credential in Google Applications
and Multimedia Integration
(Pending approval by the US Department of Education)
This Google Applications and Multimedia Integration micro credential
provides school teachers and other professionals
with knowledge and expertise using Google Applications and
advanced features for multimedia integration and development.
Students will gain expertise for using and integrating Google
Applications in educational and other settings. Multimedia
instructional materials integration and development will also
be addressed.
A. Required Courses
EDT 8603 Computer Application for Educators
EDT 8623 Multimedia Integration for Educators
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EDL 7512 Organizational Theory and Change 3 Credits
This course is designed to study organizational principles
and organizational systems, theories and processes affecting
leadership, and management of planned change. It will also
focus on the roles and responsibilities of school leaders as they
address a set of beguiling challenges that schools face today
and are likely to face for the foreseeable futures. The main goal
is to expand students’ perspectives on these organizational and
curricular challenges, and thereby to assist them as potential
leaders in forming enlightened approaches to address them. The
course is designed for both positional leaders, such as principals
and department heads, and leaders without titles, such as
teacher leaders, business leaders and community leaders.
EDL 7515 Executive Leadership 3 Credits
and Ethical Decision Making
This course will focus on ethical and moral virtues of the school
principal in the decision making process. It will develop a
problem analysis and ethical approaches to decision making
process. Candidates will identify and analyze their own ethical
frameworks as well as examine school or district policies dealing
with ethical behaviors of students and staff. The course will
focus on case analysis of authentic ethical dilemmas faced by
the principal in a school setting.
EDL 7529 Introduction to Management 3 Credits
and Leadership
The course is designed to analyze the components of educational
and curriculum leadership necessary to improve instruction in
K-12 education institutions. The focus is on the development of
a personal and coherent vision of effective institutions including
knowledge of alternative visions, the design of steps to achieve
a vision, the knowledge and attitude needed to affect changes
in programs. Students will be introduced to the concept of the
“principal as change agent.” Issues facing educational leaders,
with a focus on principals in K-12 education will be considered
in the context of the educational administrator as the chief
architect of school improvement and change.
EDT 7518 Management in Computer 3 Credits
Information Systems
The course will provide students the opportunity to explore
how administrators can use computer technology to promote,
enhance, and support both administrative and instructional
activities in K-12 education. Emphasis will be placed on how
the integration of educational technology in the classroom can
contribute to student achievement as well as the training and
professional development of faculty.
EDT 8603 Computer Applications in Education 3 Credits
Addresses the selection and implementation of educational
software packages and utilization of Internet resources in the
classroom. Involves student development of computer generated
instructional materials for the classroom and other educational
settings.
EDT 8613 Applied Instructional Technology 3 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with the
understanding of the concepts and operations of educational
technology including research findings, trends, history, and
future implications of new and combined technologies. Students
apply various instructional technology strategies in the design
and development of units in their field of expertise to be used in
the classroom.
EDT 8623 Multimedia Integration for Educators 3 Credits
Emphasis on the use of multimedia hardware and software to
develop posters, transparencies, and PowerPoint presentations.
The presentations integrate pictures, graphics, animation and
sound. Students learn the concepts of multimedia such as design
and how to incorporate the Internet into their presentations.
EDT 8640 Technology Tools for Teachers 3 Credits
This course focuses on the integration of technology into lesson
plans that support critical and higher order thinking, creative
expression and problem solving skills. Emphasis is placed on a
variety of technology tools and integration methods based on
learning theory and teaching practice.
EDT 8650 Distance Learning through Technology 3 Credits
This course prepares school teachers to design and teach an
online course in their subject area. This course explores design
and delivery strategies of online courses. Online pedagogy,
content, assessment, collaboration, management and human
issues are investigated.
EDT (EDU) 8665 Educational Research Seminar 3 Credits
This course provides the opportunity to examine various types of
educational research models and research related activities while
creating a terminal thesis.
EDT 8688 Issues in Educational Technology 3 Credits
This course explores educational technology issues related to
classroom integration and appropriate resolution strategies. A
constructivist, problem-based approach is used to place the
issues in a natural, school context that forces students to think
and demonstrate ways to best manage the use of technology in
teaching and learning.
EDU 8602 Introduction to Educational Research 3 Credits
This course examines the principles and procedures for studying
and conducting educational research. The course introduces
basic vocabulary, concepts, and methods of educational research.
Students learn to analyze educational research, plan and
conduct their own research studies, and report research findings
accurately, with emphasis on application of research principles.
RDG 7510 Reading Diagnosis and 3 Credits
Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners
This course examines formal and informal literacy
assessments, identified appropriate strategies for remediation
of reading disabilities and plans differentiated instructional
methods with emphasis on phonics, phonemic awareness,
comprehension, fluency and vocabulary. This course also
develops a comprehensive assessment vocabulary in order to
administer, interpret, and evaluate assessment instruments.
Field experience and a case study component will demonstrate
integration of course knowledge and classroom practices.
SED 7573 Assistive Technologies in 3 Credits
Special Education
SED 573 introduces the use of adaptive technology methods
for linking technology and instruction of students with special
needs, techniques for selecting and utilizing computer based
instructional programs, and methods for developing interactive
instructional methods.