Professional Core Courses (9 credits)
EDF 503
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
3, 3/0
Theories of learning; history of educational psychology; measurements of learning variables and their interpretation; application of learning theory to the teaching situation.
EDF 689
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
3, 3/0
Background of educational research; selection and development of research problems; sources of information and data; methods, tools, and techniques; collection, treatment, application, and interpretation of research data; organizing and writing a research report.
EDU 670
PRINCIPLES OF CURRICULUM DESIGN
3, 3/0
Basic principles of curriculum design; sources of curricula and factors that influence curricular decisions; curricular thinking of experts in the field; multiple dimensions in curriculum decision making.
Educational Technoloy Courses (15 credits)
EDC 601
INSTRUCTIONAL
TECHNOLOGIES
3, 3/0
Instructional uses of multimedia and the Internet; discussion of the hardware and software necessary for multimedia and Internet productions; integration of multimedia components into classroom instruction using presentation software and Web site development.
EDC 604
AUTHORING FOR EDUCATORS
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: EDC 601 or equivalent.
Authoring software; hardware and software necessary for multimedia productions; creating computer-aided instruction materials for use in classroom instruction; using an authoring package to create lessons utilizing
this technology; creating Web sites.
EDC 672
THE MICROCOMOPUTER IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
3, 3/0
Increasing the effectiveness of instructional programs through the use of microcomputers: selecting microcomputer software; fulfilling the specific curricular needs of learners, and aiding the management of the instructional program.
EDC 690
MASTER’S PROJECT
3, 3/0
EDC 707
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
3, 3/0
Use of computer technology to make everyday administrative tasks in the school classroom and office more effective and efficient.
Content Core Courses (12 credits)
Twelve graduate credit hours (four courses) in the content area in which the student is seeking professional certifi cation, or 12 credit hours of elective courses for anyone not seeking nor needing courses for teacher certifi cation.
Elective Courses
EDC 603
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & PROBLEM SOLVING WITH TECHNOLOGY
3, 3/0
EDC 607
NETWORKING FOR EDUCATORS
3, 3/0
EDC 610
INTEGRATING DIGITAL VIDEO TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM
3, 3/0
EDC 612
EDUCATIONAL MODELS SIMULATIONS & GAMES
3, 3/0
EDC 614
EDUCATIONAL GRAPHICS & ANIMATION
3, 3/0
Total Required Credit Hours - 36 credits
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise indicated.
