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• Program Overview
• Program Objectives
• Student Profile
• Program Requirements

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Program Description

The Master of Education (MEd) in Instructional Technology is an advanced degree program that focuses on integrating technology in the preK-12 schools to strengthen teaching and learning. The program provides the knowledge and skills needed to incorporate technology effectively into preK-12 curricula, instruction, and assessment; to develop expertise in current and emerging instructional technologies; to gain a broad understanding of the role of technology in the contemporary school; and to lead change efforts at the classroom, school, and district levels.

The program combines three areas of study related to the preK-12 schools:

• Instruction
• Technology
• Leadership and Management

Overview

The Master of Education Degree Program requires 33 credits of coursework (11 courses). This coursework includes 30 credits (ten courses) of required core courses and a 3-credit integrative capstone project.

Objectives

Graduates of the program will be able to:

• Integrate technology in the schools to strengthen and transform teaching and student learning
• Use a range of technologies to communicate and collaborate with students, colleagues, parents, and other audiences
• Create multimedia and Web-based products that advance student learning
• Apply technology to meet the needs of a diverse school population
• Implement professional development for teachers and administrators related to technology integration
• Apply leadership skills to establish a vision for technology integration, ensure access, design technology plans and budgets, and acquire resources
• Use reflection, critical thinking, and research to make sound decisions regarding technology and student learning, advocate for change, and build program support

Student Profile

The MEd program is designed for two broad groups of students: (1) preK-12 teachers, administrators, technology integration specialists and staff developers seeking to develop expertise in instructional technology for teaching and learning; and (2) other educators and potential career changers interested in technology integration in preK-12 schools.

Note: Applicants do not need to possess a state teaching license to enter the MEd program in order to benefit from the program. However, the MEd is not an initial teacher certification or licensure program. See UMUC’s Alternative Teacher Preparation (Resident Teacher Certification) program and Reading Strand for programs related to certification.

Requirements

Program Rules

1. EDTC 600 must be taken during the first semester.
2. EDTC 605 must be taken within the first six credits.
3. EDTC 610 is a prerequisite to EDTC 620.
4. Either EDTC 620 or DETT 620 is a prerequisite to EDTC 650.
5. Students must have 27 credits before taking the capstone course, EDTC 670.

Recommendations

1. Courses should be taken in the order listed.
2. Students who wish to improve their graduate writing skills may take COMM 600, Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3).
3. It is recommended that the capstone course be the final course.

Required Courses

UCSP 611 Introduction to Graduate Library Research Skills (0), to be taken within the first 6 credits of study

• EDTC 600 Foundations of Technology in Teaching and Learning (3)
• EDTC 605 Digital Information Literacy for K-12 Educators (3)
• EDTC 610 Web-Based Learning and Teaching: Design and Pedagogy (3)
• EDTC 615 Using Technology for Instructional Improvement (3)
• EDTC 620 Technology in K-12 Education: Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Multimedia Technologies (3)
• EDTC 625 Hardware and Software in Instructional Development (3)
• EDTC 630 Administration of Technology Initiatives: Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation (3)
• EDTC 640 Technology Change Management in Schools (3)
• EDTC 645 Integration of Technology: Global Perspectives (3)
• EDTC 650 Special Topics in Instructional Technology (3)
• EDTC 670 Capstone Course: Integrative Capstone Project (3)
  
  

Note: Some course names and numbers were updated beginning with the fall 2007 semester. If you began the program prior to fall 2007 and have chosen to follow your original, pre-fall 2007 requirements, you should use the pre-fall 2007 Study Plan for this degree.