Program Overview
The M.Ed. in Educational Technology program combines teacher education with technology advancements, preparing educators to integrate technology effectively in all grade levels and content areas. The program emphasizes technology facilitation, curriculum design, assessment, and ethical considerations. Graduates are equipped to lead technology initiatives in schools and other settings, supporting student learning and professional development.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The M.Ed. in Educational Technology program combines excellence in teacher education with contemporary advances in technology and issues in the digital age. It is based on the current International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE) standards for teaching with technology, and prepares teachers for practical technology integration in all grade levels and content areas. The program's mission is to prepare professionals to use digital tools to investigate, evaluate, and improve methods of delivering instruction and assess learning.
Objectives:
- Technology facilitation
- Planning and designing learning and environments
- Teaching, learning and curriculum
- Assessment and evaluation
- Productivity and professional practice
- Social, ethical, legal and human issues
- Procedures, policies, planning and budgeting for technology environments
- Leadership and vision
Outline:
The 39-hour M.Ed. degree consists of educational technology courses that cover topics such as models of integration, management and implementation, instructional design, and issues in the field. The degree also requires a cognate with courses available in educational administration, curriculum and instruction, developmental education, adult education, and reading. The educational technology program is offered completely online, although students can choose to take some classes in the cognate face-to-face if they desire.
Teaching:
The educational technology faculty research includes K-12 technology integration, design and facilitation of online learning, strategies and principles of blended learning, online tools to support teaching and learning in a hybrid format, instructionally appropriate technology integration strategies within teacher education, digital technologies in makerspaces, and the role of reflective practice in teaching and learning. Faculty present their research at national and international conferences and publish books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles in top venues in their field.
Careers:
The program aims to develop leaders in technology on school campuses and school districts or in corporate or institutional settings. Graduates will be prepared to teach web-based technology apps, use technology to support student learning, and provide professional development, mentoring, and basic technical and instructional assistance to others.
Entry Requirements:
- Completed online application
- $55 Nonrefundable application fee, OR
- $90 Nonrefundable application fee for applications with international credentials
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university (Non-U.S. degrees must be equivalent to a four-year U.S. Bachelor’s degree. In most cases, three-year degrees are not considered. Visit our International FAQs for more information.)
- A copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted
- Minimum 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
Language Proficiency Requirements:
Applicants are required to submit TOEFL scores that meet the minimum program requirements below unless they have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution.
- Official TOEFL iBT scores with minimum individual scores of
- 22 listening
- 22 reading
- 24 speaking
- 21 writing
