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Educational Technology Department
Graduate Course Descriptions


EDTC 610 Comparative Introduction to Computer Languages (3)
	This course provides an introduction to programming using relevant educational applications. It is designed to enhance candidates’ knowledge of how computers work, including their capabilities and limitations. It also provides an introduction to computer languages and to scripting using various related software packages. Concentrated hands-on projects are developed.
EDTC 612 Technology in the Math/Science Curriculum (3)
	This course focuses on the use of math/science technology (hardware, software, and peripherals) to find new ways to provide mathematics and science instruction. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design instructional projects as part of this class.
EDTC 614 Distance Learning for Educators (3)
	This on-line course provides knowledge of distance learning technologies in use today and anticipated for tomorrow. The technologies covered will include telecommunications as the medium for all forms of distance learning, real time two way video and audio both over fiber and over ISDN using room systems or desktop computers, forms of asynchronous and synchronous distance learning, and graphical and text-based methods of distance instruction. Candidates will learn to enhance distance learning instruction by using various AV tools. Candidates will explore the ethical and social issues of information technologies and their impact on learning styles in the information age. All candidates will be required to use all types of distance learning technologies as well as to complete a distance learning project within an educational setting.
EDTC 615 Technology in the Social Studies Curriculum (3)
	This course explores the use of technology within the social studies curriculum. Participants are asked to work with a broad range of technology including Internet resources, webquests, CDs, integrated software, simulations, etc. Also explored is the extent to which technology has brought a diversity of materials leading to changes in styles and content both in teaching and learning. Using existing standards aimed at print materials, participants are asked to analyze these standards with respect to new technologies.
EDTC 616 Technology in the Special Education Curriculum (3)
	This course assists educators in understanding the roles of technology and contemporary learning theories are they relate to the education of students with disabilities. Assistive technology both from the hardware and software perspectives is examined. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
EDTC 617 Publishing on the Web: Design, Theory, and Applications (3)
	This course explores the Internet as a source for information presentation. Candidates learn about the new types of communication and information presentation being developed. This course focuses on advanced techniques such as: sound, animation beyond GIF animation, movies, forms, interactive web pages, c.g.i. scripts, java, etc. as well as the theory of information presentation and design on a web site. Prerequisite: EDTC 621 Using the Internet in Education.
EDTC 618 Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology (3)
	The principal theories of human learning are surveyed including behaviorism, cognitive information processing, and constructivism. Additional theories which have been shown to affect learning are examined, including: motivational, developmental, biological, sociological, and physiological factors. Special emphasis is given to alternative educational approaches, methods, strategies, and technologies that increase instructional effectiveness.
EDTC 619 Advanced Hypermedia (3)
	This course looks at the rapid development in information presentation using motion to create presentations controlled by a computer. A variety of software packages are used to create movies, animations and sound tracks to explore a dynamic flow of information.
EDTC 620 Special Topics in Educational Technology (3)
	This course examines current issues and topics in educational technology. Since the field of educational technology is ever changing, topics vary.
EDTC 621 Using the Internet in Education (3)
	This course prepares in-service and pre-service teachers to use the Internet as an educational resource. Through the creation of a web project, candidates gain insight into using new technologies to create an active learning environment that encourages critical thinking and collaboration. Candidates learn to do research on the World Wide Web, correspond using e-mail, participate in Usernet bulletin boards and LISTSERVE mailing lists, and create web pages. Candidates are introduced to working with graphics, digital sound, and video. The controversial issues of censorship, intellectual property rights, security, source validity, and the impact of multimedia technology on education are studied in the course.
EDTC 622 Research Application in Educational Technology (3)
	This course provides an in-depth treatment of the research and evaluation process including design, measurement, and statistical analysis. The course emphasizes the interpretation, synthesis, evaluation, and analysis of research in the area of educational technology. During this course, candidates write their proposals for a thesis, which is completed in EDTC 628, Research Applications II. Prerequisite: A minimum of 24 EDTC graduate credits, including EDTC 618 Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology and EDTC 631, Technology Facilitator: Issues and Challenges. In addition, candidates must be matriculated. A permission number is required to register for this course.
EDTC 623 Introduction to Educational Technology (3)
	This course provides background knowledge of basic educational technologies with particular emphasis on the application of instructional technology in K-12 curriculum. The technologies included are: microcomputers, input/output devices, storage systems, telecommunications software, productivity tools, CD-ROM, educational software, and information presentation software. Candidates explore the history and direction of instructional technologies, ethical and social issues, the importance of media literacy, as well as new forms of assignments and assessments using new technologies.
EDTC 624 Technology in the English/Language Arts Curriculum (3)
	This course focuses on creative writing, reading, literacy education, and new forms of creative expression as well as new research methods
EDTC 625 Using Integrated Software across the Curriculum (3)
	This course prepares candidates to serve as technology facilitators—professionals who promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools. An analysis of district-wide and school curriculum needs, state agency mandates and federal imperatives as well as personnel roles and services will be conducted. Candidates learn about integrated software packages (i.e., software which integrates word processing, data base management, paint, draw, spreadsheet and telecommunications capabilities into one package). The package is studied as the starting point of a resource based curriculum. New types of learning and assignments across the curriculum are explored.
EDTC 626 Technology in the Art Curriculum (3)
	This course focuses on the use of graphic design to find new ways of providing art and music instruction.
EDTC 627 Seminar: Current Trends in Educational Technology (3)
	This upper level seminar is designed to explore the latest trends and research in educational technology. The course involves intensive study and discussion in specialized areas.
EDTC 628 Practicum (3)
	This course is the capstone of the program. The purpose of the Research Applications II is to integrate the candidate’s program of study into a practical manifestation of educational change and technology innovation. Prerequisite: EDTC 622 Research Applications in Educational Technology I. A permission number is required to register for this course.
EDTC 629 Graphics and Graphic Design in Education (3)
	This course provides a conceptual bridge between language arts and visual arts. It examines the history, creative strategy, and art of written language and typography, with special emphasis on the technologies of language. During the semester candidates examine the genesis of the visual form of language, the material constraints on visual form, and its ability to communicate both cultural value and information. Reading, discussions, and hands-on design projects expose candidates to current topics of this changing field. Assignments emphasize the development of an aesthetic "feel" for type and the current philosophic discussions concerning the production of meaning through visual form.
EDTC 631 Technology Facilitators: Issues and Challenges (3)
	This course prepares candidates to serve as technology facilitators—professionals who promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for P-12 schools. An analysis of district-wide and school curriculum needs, state agency mandates and federal imperatives as well as personnel roles and services will be conducted.
EDTC 632 Technology and Methods in the ESL Curriculum (3)
	This course explores the application of technology and teaching methods within the ESL curriculum. The goal is to develop ESL teachers who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each participant will design an instructional project-based learning activity as part of this class.
EDTC 633 Technology and Methods in the World Languages Curriculum (3)
	This course explores the application of research, technology, and teaching methods within the World Languages curriculum. The goal is to develop world languages teachers who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each participant will design an instructional project-based learning activity as part of this class.
EDTC 642 Introduction to Authoring Tools (3)
	This course focuses on creative writing, reading, literacy education, and the new forms of creative expression as they relate to educational technology. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
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Associate School Library Media Specialist Graduate Course Descriptions
LTED 618 Pedagogy and Application of Children’s Literature in the K-12 Classroom (3)
	This course focuses on creative writing, reading, literacy education, and the new forms of creative expression as they relate to educational technology. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
EDTC 621 Using the Internet in Education (3) See course description above. EDTC 625 Using Integrated Software across the Curriculum (3) See course description above. EDTC 627 Seminar: Current Trends in Educational Technology (3) See course description above. EDTC 642 Introduction to Authoring Tools (3) See course description above.
EDTC 651 Organization of Library Media Materials (3)
	This course provides an examination of the technical processes (acquisitions, cataloging, processing, and circulation) necessary for the access, organization, and maintenance of media materials in the educational media center and a general conceptual foundation for student-centered information services and instruction in educational media centers. It provides access to all types of resources and equipment by identifying, establishing, and using delivery systems to retrieve information in all formats.
EDTC 653 Selection & Acquisition of Print/Non Print Media (3)
	In this course the student will develop proficiency in the selection, acquisition, and evaluation of print and non-print, technology-based materials. This course will include the theory of building a collection, developing selection policies, designing techniques for evaluating materials and collections, and applying a systems approach to media center maintenance and expansion.
EDTC 655 Internship (3)
	The internship is undertaken after all of the other Associate School Library Media courses have been completed. Qualified candidates, with the approval of the department chairperson, must apply one semester in advance for placement in a school library media center. The center will provide a practical experience for the candidate to utilize the principles and techniques acquired in the course work. The Internship requires a minimum of 150 hours of supervised professional work in a school library; attendance at online meetings with the faculty advisor and other students; participation in online discussion forum; and fieldwork guides and evaluations. Additional tasks will be negotiated by the candidate and the internship adviser. A permission number is required to register for this course.
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School Library Media Specialist Graduate Course Descriptions
The eight courses listed above plus: EDTC 618 Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology (3) See course description above. EDTC 631 Technology Facilitator: Issues and Challenges (3) See course description above.
EDTC 661 Administration and Supervision of Educational Media Centers (3)
	This course looks at the management of educational media centers—an analysis of policies and procedures applicable to educational media centers. The course will develop an understanding of the role, duties, and responsibilities of the professional educational media specialist as well as the role of educational media centers in the educational community. These are examined in light of people, procedures, and media. This course is taken at the end of the 36-credit sequence and may be taken concurrently with EDTC 662, Advanced Field Experience. A permission number is required to register for this course.
EDTC 662 Advanced Field Experience (3)
	Candidates are assigned to work within an educational media center, working under an established administrator in assisting in the managerial and decision-making responsibilities of the position. Through mutual agreement among the candidate, the media center administrator, and the professor, a program of work is designed that integrates the duties and responsibilities of an educational media specialist. A graduate field experience project is required. The Advanced Field Experience requires a minimum of 75 hours of supervised professional work. This course is taken at the end of the 36-credit sequence and may be taken concurrently with EDTC 661, Administration and Supervision of Educational Media Centers. A permission number is required to register for this course.

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