| ITEC 600: Foundations of Instructional Technololgy | Foundations of Instructional Technology provides an overview of key theories, principles, and approaches to instructional technology across the curriculum. Students design projects for implementation in their classrooms or other educational settings. The emphasis of the course is on inquiry and project-based approaches to curriculum development. This is the recommended course for candidates who have already developed expertise using a variety of educational technologies. |
| ITEC 603: Teaching and Learning with Technology | In Teaching and Learning with Technology, participants engage in inquiry learning as they identify effective and equitable uses of technology in the curriculum and explore ways technology can support learning and extend curricular possibilities. Assignments require participants to develop, implement, and assess technology-rich lessons and units in their content areas. Participants also design a plan for ongoing professional development for themselves and/or for teachers in their districts. Lab sessions feature a set of specific educational technologies used widely in educational settings. |
ITEC 701:
Technology for Special Needs | Technology for Special Needs explores the role of assistive technology across the curriculum and focuses on universal design principles that enable equal access to learning for all students. Topics include the role of technology in education reform, the use of built-in accessibility tools such as text-to-speech and speech-to-text programs useful for a range of students, including those with visual and audio disabilities as well as those for whom English is a second language. This course is required for instructional technology licensure candidates. |
ITEC 703:
Technology Evaluation and Assessment | Technology Evaluation and Assessment covers the evaluation of technology in the curriculum as well as ways technology can be used to assess student learning. Uses of online portfolios for student and teacher assessment and uses of video for assessment are included. In addition, students learn how locate grants for technology integration in school settings, including how to design the evaluation component of the grant proposal (techniques for designing evaluation, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting results). This course is required for instructional technology licensure candidates. |
| ITEC 705: Leadership in Instructional Technology | Leadership in Instructional Technology prepares participants to become leaders in the integration of instructional technology across the curriculum. Participants learn how to help schools plan for technological change, how to integrate family and community into these plans; how to develop and sustain site-based technology leadership teams; and how to encourage effective curricular integration of instructional technology. In addition, participants learn about the role of the technology leader as an advocate for local and national policy formation related to technology and curriculum issues. This course is required for instructional technology licensure candidates. |
| ITEC 707: Information and Media Literacy | Information and Media Literacy presents approaches to teaching information and media literacy in the curriculum. It stresses inquiry and critical thinking and includes an overview of issues and an exploration of classroom practice. This course is required for instructional technology licensure candidates. |
| ITEC 711: Instructional Technology Practicum | The Instructional Technology Practicum is required of all licensure candidates (300 hours at two different levels of instruction). The practicum enables candidates to assist classroom teachers with the integration of technology into the curriculum or to work with school administrators to plan, implement, and assess technological innovations in the school setting and/or provide professional development for colleagues. (150 hours in any two of the following levels: PreK-6, 5-8, 8-12). |
ITEC 713:
Multimedia in the Content Areas | Multimedia in the Content Areas examines the role of multimedia in the curriculum and prepares participants to effectively integrate the use of multimedia and video technologies into instruction. Using a variety of digital tools, students develop and design multi-media projects that use audio, video, graphic and narrative content. |
| ITEC 715: Special Topics in Instructional Technology | Special Topics in Instructional Technology varies from semester to semester and features specialized topics. Topics range from technical, instructional, or content-specific applications of instructional technology to creative arts approaches such as digital storytelling. More technical special topics courses might include focus on such topics as authoring and programming languages, robotics, computer modeling and simulations, probeware in math and science instruction, data base management systems for educational settings, and hardware and networking. Course objectives and methods of evaluation are tailored to the demands of each course offering. |
