Focused on the impact technology in its many forms is having on children, ages two through 12, including pre-school uses of technology, as well as incorporation of technology into instruction and assessment. Explores issues related to children's participation in an increasingly digital society within the context of development, education, and society. Part of the Information, Innovation, or Technology Issue. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Winter 2025 - Hybrid
Introduction to technologies used in the classroom. Focus on integrating technologies into the curriculum for teaching and learning. Lab-based practical and hands-on learning is emphasized. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: EDI 310, and (one of EDI 330, EDI 331, or EDS 332), and (either EDR 320 or EDR 321). All may be taken concurrently.
PK-6 classroom-based teaching and assessing with technology. Focused on integrating available technologies into assessment and instruction in support of student learning. Students should be prepared to inventory available digital technologies for classroom use, support needs of all students and align instruction with relevant benchmarks and standards. Part of the Information, Innovation, or Technology Issue. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
Winter 2025 - Online
This introductory course provides an overview of the theoretical and practical foundations that inform learning, design, and technology. Course content and activities are designed to develop an understanding of the current trends and issues in the field and to explore applications of learning technology in various instructional settings.
Advanced study of issues related to current emerging technologies and disruptive innovations that have arisen in teaching and learning. The course examines a range of emerging learning technologies expected to become important applications and the potential of these emerging technologies to improve various instructional practices. Offered winter semester.
This course focuses on principles and techniques that can be used to carry out evaluations in instructional systems and provides opportunities to design strategic assessment and evaluation with learning technologies. Various strategies for assessment, uses of technology to support diversity and assessment, and alternative forms of assessment are discussed. Offered fall semester.
Focusing on issues related to integrating educational technology into secondary curricula, this course provides extensive experiences using the Internet and other resources for subject matter teaching and learning. Students will investigate exemplary uses of technology in teaching and learning in educational settings, learn how to develop and teach online courses, and support subject area learning with available technology.
This course is designed to provide educators with the ability to create instructional content on the Internet, paying attention to issues salient for instruction. These issues include theory and research in the area of Web-based instruction, online pedagogical design and development, Web design, and use of Web-based learning environments (like Blackboard). Offered winter semester.
Spring/Summer 2025 - Online
The student identifies a problem, reviews literature, creates a product based on applicable literature, research or theory that addresses the problem, and develops a plan for implementation and evaluation. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Completion of 27 credit hours, EDF 660, application required (application deadline: fall May 15, winter September 15, spring/summer February 15), and completion of the Responsible Conduct of Research Training within the last three years.
Winter 2025 - Online Spring/Summer 2025 - Online
Involves either theoretical research or empirical research that identifies an issue or question, reviews literature, designs a study, gathers and analyzes data or evidence, and presents interpretations or conclusions. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Completion of 27 credit hours, EDF 660, application required (application deadline: fall May 15, winter September 15, spring/summer February 15), and completion of the Responsible Conduct of Research Training within last three years.
Continuation of work related to the master's project or thesis phase of the graduate student's program. Registration is required after all respective project or thesis credits are completed and the project or thesis is not completed. Work will be performed under the supervision of the project advisor or thesis committee chair. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: Completion of all required project or thesis credits and completion of the Responsible Conduct of Research Training within last three years.
