M.Ed. Tech Curriculum
Course Requirements
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) option requires a minimum of 30 credit hours (including the 6 educational technology coaching endorsement courses and 1 thesis project course). All courses are offered online.
| Course number | Course title | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| EDP 537 | Blended and Online Learning Design | 3 |
| EDP 583 | Game-based Learning Design | 3 |
| EDP 631 | Foundations of Instructional Design and Technology | 3 |
| EDP 632 | Instructional Design Theory and Models | 3 |
| EDP 633 | Formative/Summative Evaluation of Learning Design | 3 |
| EDP 636 | Diversity, Learning & Technology | 3 |
| EDP 643 | Interactive Design | 3 |
| EDP 645 | Curriculum and Technology | 3 |
| EDP 648 | Capstone Project | 3 |
| EDP 669 | Qualitative Research in Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
Program Objectives
- Prepare K12 teachers to design, develop, and integrate inclusive educational media, methods, and systems which integrate data-driven research in behavioral psychology, cognitive psychology, learning theories, constructivist, and critical/cultural theoretical perspectives of teaching and learning to meet the needs and diversity of 21st Century learners.
- Prepare K12 teachers to design, develop, and evaluate inclusive instructional media, materials, methods, and systems which integrate various types of technology and technology media for teaching and learning.
- Prepare K12 teachers to provide leadership in the inclusive design, development, evaluation, and selection of instructional media, materials, methods, and systems.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to design and develop inclusive instructional media, methods, and systems that integrate data-driven research in the diverse disciplines that inform instructional design.
- Students will be able to conduct analyses (needs, learner, and task) for a learning environment and target learners to inform the design, development, evaluation, and selection of instructional media, materials, methods, and systems to meet instructional needs.
- Students will be able to design, develop, and evaluate inclusive instructional media, materials, methods, and systems which integrate various types of technology and technology media to meet instructional needs.
- Students will be able to develop formative and summative evaluations for models and methods of instructional design integrating emerging innovations in technology to meet instructional needs.
