Master of Arts in Educational Technology:
This program is designed to provide K-12 educators the opportunity to increase their technology integration knowledge by designing classroom activities, creating products to train other educators, and exploring current and emerging K-12 technology. The program is designed for educators interested in working in an academic environment. Students completing the Masters in Educational Technology program gain the skills needed to become school and district level technology coordinators. Courses in this program have been written to align with the International Society for Technology in Education, (ISTE), National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) and the National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS-A).
Program Objectives:
- Demonstrate the ability to create and conduct an action research project by designing the project including data gathering and analyzing through implementation. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 601 Action Research in the Classroom.
- Conduct and evaluate a semester long research project. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 628 Practicum 1.
- Develop specific technology projects for use in instructional situations. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 663 TDO Productivity Software for Educators.
- Create a class Web site incorporating technology integrated lessons and activities for students and parents. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 665 Integrating Technology in the Classroom.
- Produce lessons integrating application software with activities and resources for students at all ability levels. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 666 K-12 Application Software.
- Design short and long-range technology plans, prepare and monitor budgets, and determine resource acquisitions and allocations. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 667 K-12 Tech Facilitator.
- Review norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing instruments and describe and write educational goals and objectives relating to these instruments. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 668 Measurement and Evaluation in Education.
- Create thematic units integrating technology with activities and resources for students at all ability levels. This is assessed with students completing assignments in ED 669 Technology and the K-12 Curriculum.
- Review sources of instructional technology research information and evaluate current research related to the field. This is assessed with students completing assignments ED 670 Research in Instructional Technology.
Students must complete 36 credit hours as follows:
Required Courses
- ED 601 Action Research in the Classroom
- ED 628 Practicum I (Prerequisite: ED 601 Action Research in the Classroom and Research Instructional Technology)
- ED 663 TDO Productivity Software for Educators
- ED 665 Integrating Technology in the Classroom
- ED 666 K-12 Application Software
- ED 667 K-12 Tech Facilitator - This course includes a proctored exam
- ED 668 Measurement and Evaluation in Education
- ED 669 Technology and the K-12 Curriculum - This course includes a proctored exam
- ED 670 Research in Instructional Technology (Prerequisite: ED 601 Action Research in the Classroom)
- EDT 602 Web 2.0 in the Classroom
Electives: Select any 3 of the following courses
- ED 609 Preparing for the National Board and Beyond
- ED 626 Curriculum Design and Instruction - This course includes a proctored exam
- EDL 651 Management Theory and Development
Book List
The list of required texts for the Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Instructional Strategies is below.
ED 601: Action Research in the Classroom
Jeffrey Glanz. (2003). Action research: An Educational Leader’s Guide to School Improvement. Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
ISBN: 1929024541
Condition: New
ED 609: Preparing for the National Board and Beyond
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner. (2003). The Teacher’s Guide to National Board Certification: Unpacking the Standards. Heinemann.
ISBN: 0325005494
Condition: New
Adrienne Mack-Kirschner. (2003). The National Board Certification Workbook: How to Prepare Your Portfolio. Heinemann.
ISBN: 0325005648
Condition: New
ED 626: Curriculum Design and Instruction
Gary Morrison, Steven Ross, and Jerrold Kemp. (2004). Designing Effective Instruction. John Wiley & Sons.
ISBN: 0471216518
Condition: New
ED 628: Practicum I
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Ed. American Psychological Association (APA).
ISBN: 1557987912
Condition: New
Harold Gelfand, Charles J. Walker. (2002). Mastering APA Style: Student's Workbook and Training Guide, Fifth Edition. American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 1557988919
Condition: New
EDL 651: Management Theory and Development
Tony Bush. (2003). Theories of Educational Leadership and Management, 3rd Ed. Sage Publications Ltd.
ISBN: 0761940529
Condition: New
ED 663: TDO Productivity Software For Educators
Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Randolph E. Gunter, & Glenda A. Gunter. (2004). Teachers Discovering and Integrating Microsoft Office Essential Concepts and Techniques, 2nd Ed. Course Technology.
ISBN: 0619255161
Condition: New
ED 665: Integrating Technology in the Classroom
The George Lucas Educational Foundation. (2002). Edutopia: Success Stories for Learning in the Digital Age. Jossey-Bass.
ISBN: 0787960829
Condition: New
ED 666: K-12 Application Software
Gabriel Dias-Maggioli. (2004). Teacher Centered Professional Development. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.
ISBN 0871208598
Condition: New
ED 667: K-12 Tech Facilitator
Max Frazier, Gerald Bailey. (2004). The Technology Coordinator's Handbook. International Society for Technology in Education.
ISBN 1564842118
Condition: New
ED 668: Measurement and Evaluation in Education
W. James Popham. (2003). Test Better, Teach Better: The Instructional Role of Assessment. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.
ISBN 0871206676
Condition: New
ED 669: Technology and the K-12 Curriculum
Gary Bitter, Jane Legacy. (2005). Using Technology in the Classroom. Allyn & Bacon.
ISBN: 0205438873
Condition: New
ED 670: Research in Instructional Technology
Jim McMillan, Sally Schumacher. (2010). Research in Education: Evidence-Based Inquiry. Allyn & Bacon.
ISBN: 0137152396
Condition: New
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