EDTC Program of Study
As outlined below, the EDTC program consists of some required courses, and a selection of optional courses. The required courses cover educational technology foundations, focusing on principles and practices common across the disciplines, and reflecting on the effects of multimedia and the Internet on current teaching practice. The optional courses explore educational technology topics in more depth in specific content areas or technologies in which the candidate wishes to prepare for providing effective leadership in order to make a positive impact on the future of schooling.
The EDTC program consists of four blocks of courses and a fifth block of internship experiences and exit requirements. In all, 33 credits are required for graduation.
Block 1. Research: 3 credits.
Every EDTC student must take one of the following research courses. Both of these courses are 3 credit hours.
- EDUC 600: Teacher as Researcher
- EDUC 607: Educational Research Procedures
Block 2. Curriculum theory, planning, and development: 3 credits.
Every EDTC student must take the following 3-credit curriculum course.
- EDUC 640: Introduction to Curriculum
Block 3. Educational Technology Required Courses: 9 credits.
Every EDTC student must take the following three educational technology core courses. Educational Technology students in the M.I. program also must take these three courses, all of which are 3 credit hours.
- EDUC 639: Learning Technologies Across the Curriculum
- EDUC 685: Multimedia Literacy
- EDUC 639: Technology and Cognition
Block 4. Educational Technology Electives: 12-18 credits.
In consultation with their advisor, EDTC students enroll in four to six of the following 3-credit courses. The number depends on the student's exit strategy. Students who choose a credit-bearing exit strategy (3 or 6 credits) take fewer electives (typically 12 or 15 credits).
- EDUC 632: Using the Internet for Curriculum Applications
- EDUC 639: Applications of Computers in Teaching Writing to Elementary and Secondary School Students
- EDUC 639: ePortfolio Web Design
- EDUC 639: Technology Planning
- EDUC 639: Internet Technologies
- EDUC 639: K-12 Technology Integration
- EDUC 639: Introduction to Networking in Education
- EDUC 646: Assistive Technology for Secondary Schools and Work
- EDUC 652: Introduction to Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
- EDUC 653: Computer-Assisted Instruction for Remedial and Special Education
- EDUC 654: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- EDUC 655: Assistive Technology
- MATH 585: Technology in Secondary Mathematics
- EDUC 730: Technology in Middle School Mathematics
- EDUC 885: Topics in Advanced Web Design
- EDUC 885: Topics in Advanced Multimedia Design
- EDUC 885: Topics in Data-Driven Web Design
- EDUC 885: Distance Education Theory and Techniques
Note: Master's students who elect the 800-level advanced topics courses must first complete Block 3 or have special permission from the instructor.
Block 5. Internship and Exit Requirements.
Every EDTC student must log a minimum of 50 hours working on field-based practicum experiences and internships. Students work with their advisor to complete the Application for Educational Technology Internship or Practicum form in order to gain approval for each internship or practicum activity. The program culminates in an action research project that the candidate submits in the form of a research paper or thesis at the end of the program. In order to be cleared for graduation, the candidate must pass all seven of the EDTC program assessments.