COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY

M.S. in Educational Technology

Welcome to the Educational Technology Master’s Degree Program information.

We are actively recruiting a new cohort to begin in Fall 2021. The cohort will graduate in May, 2023. We will accept up to 25 people in that cohort.

If you are seeking New York State professional certification in your initial certification, this master’s degree is aligned with all areas. If you are seeking certification as an educational technology specialist, you will need this degree, pass a NYS content specialty exam (CST 71), and verify that you have take the Child Abuse, Violence Prevention, and DASA workshops. You can obtain both NYS professional certification in your initial area and NYS educational technology certification with the degree.

You cannot get your first level, initial, certification in education as a public school teacher New York State via this program. If you come in with a degree in another field and no education background, we can’t offer you New York State teacher certification credentials. You may be able to take the program, if it meets your needs outside of NYS K-12 public education. If so, just speak with us and we’ll explain that to you.

At this moment, how we use technologies well in K-12 has special meaning. Educators want to engage learners, meet individual needs, make learning environments that are meaningful and supportive. The Educational Technology program is focused on that for you.

For details, please contact the Assistant Dean of the College of Education, Information, and Technology, Cary Epstein at Cary.Epstein@liu.edu

Educational Technology, M.S. (Blended)

Open House/Interview Required. Each cohort is designed uniquely. Some are monthly on a Saturday morning in-person only. Others are late afternoon/early evening weekdays. All are usually blended with about half of each course online. All is clearly outlined at the Open House/Interview. Contact Assistant Dean Cary Epstein at cary.epstein@liu.edu for more information and to rsvp to an Open House/Interview.

Program Curriculum

Required Courses

EDT 908B	Assistive & Instructional Technologies for Individuals W/Disabilities: Current Research & Practices			3.00
EDI 776A	Culminating Experience: Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities for Applying Technologies in Learning			3.00
EDI 776B	Culminating Experiences: Actualizing Systemic Technology-Based Learning			3.00
Additional Educational Technology Courses Seven (7) courses form the following graduate EDT or EDI Courses are selected by the program directors prior to creation of cohorts. Course selection is made to best fit the needs of the cohort group being formed.
EDT 664		Foundations of Educational Technology: Learning Theories, Critical Thinking, and Technologies for Teaching and Learning	3.00
EDT 676		Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Educational Technologies for Improving Learning Communities and Learning Systems	3.00
EDT 686		Foundations of Educational Technology II: Fundamentals of Educational Research in Technology-Enriched Leaning and Evaluation	3.00
EDT 736		Applying Educational Technologies for Building Learning Communities and Learning Systems	3.00
EDT 746		Outcomes Assessment for Educational Technologists	3.00
EDT 756		Understanding the Role of Educational Technologies in Changing School Cultures, Organizations and Communities	3.00
EDT 766		Designing And Evaluating Assessment Plans for Technology-Enriched Theoretically-Grounded Learning Environments	3.00
EDT 661		Transforming Communities of Practice: Applications, Technologies & Implementation	3.00
EDT 662		Transforming Communities of Practice: Technology-Rich Learning Environments	3.00
EDT 663		Technologies in the 21^st Century: Applying Digital Media and Multimedia in Teaching and Learning	3.00
EDT 701B		Technology and Learning Conferencing	3.00
Credit and GPA Requirements Minimum Total Credits: 30 Minimum Major GPA: 3.00

Courses

EDT 661 Transforming communities of practice: Technology-rich learning environments Education, public and private, at all levels of delivery is experiencing major changes directly related to the evolution and implementation of technology in teaching and learning practices. This course introduces concepts and principles for creating technology-rich learning environments.

Current practice and trends are explored as students identify and test available tools for delivering learning in diverse ways with, and around, information technologies. Students learn to build a foundation for using technology based learning theory, studying practice and trends that are successful, and using state and national standards. Creating electronic portfolios are developed as a process for documenting student performance. Students produce technology rich, standards based learning activities in collaborative and individual projects. The final project includes a documented rationale for using technology as a form of content delivery. The course utilizes a mix of face-to-face and online/virtual instruction and serves as a model for student work.

Credits: 3 On Occasion

EDT 662 Transforming communities of practice: Applications, technologies, & implementation

Education, public and private, at all levels of delivery is experiencing major changes directly related to the evolution and implementation of technology in teaching and learning practices. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to critically assess and selectively incorporate 21st century learning tools into new learning environments. The focus is on Web 2.0 tools, second-generation Internet tools, that offer increased interactivity allowing teachers and students to easily create, communicate, collaborate, and share information, projects, and ideas. The course is delivered in a blended format mixing traditional face-to-face and online, asynchronous, learning experiences.

Credits: 3 On Occasion

EDT 663 Technologies in the 21st century: Applying digital media and multimedia in teaching and learning

Education, public and private, at all levels of delivery is experiencing major changes directly related to the evolution and implementation of technology in teaching and learning practices. Digital media and multimedia provides teachers and students with powerful new ways of expressing, organizing, synthesizing, and evaluating ideas and information. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to create and use digital media / multimedia for educational purposes. The course will focus on developing skills in digital imaging, audio, and video production; and in combining media in new ways to present information and tell stories. We will examine ways that school based multimedia projects provide students with the opportunity to work collaboratively, engage in multiple modalities of learning and reflective thinking, and use a constructivist approach to learning. Students will work individually and in collaboration on class assignments and projects. The course is delivered in a blended format mixing traditional face-to-face and online, asynchronous, learning experiences.

Credits: 3

Every Fall and Spring

EDT 676 Developmentally Appropriate Educational Technologies to Improve Learning Communities and Systems

This course examines systems thinking, organizational theory, and change theory for improving learning communities and learning systems. Through the course, learners apply these approaches to their own teaching, learning and technology development.