We prepare educators to be leaders in Instructional Technology in the classroom, district and beyond. Our students focus on integrating technology into the classroom and our graduates focus on bringing progressive change to Iowa. Coursework is designed to build skills and develop vision based upon best practice for using technology within the learning environment.
Teacher licensure is not required for program admission.
Convenience through distance education
We recognize that multiple career and personal obligations as well as travel limitations, may prevent you from taking courses on campus. As such, some spring and fall courses will be scheduled via the Iowa Communications Network (ICN), or other distance education technologies, Thursday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. at sites where clusters of students are located. Some courses will be offered fully online, and some will require limited on-campus attendance during the summers. For your convenience, you will have electronic access to the UNI Rod Library.
MyCourses
Courses in this program have an online component utilizing MyCourses, a computer conferencing program requiring Internet access and a web browser — no additional software is required. Students may need access to someone who can assist with computer set-up.
37 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
210:201 Issues and Trends in Curriculum, 3 credit hours
Current ideas influencing the planning and implementation of curriculum.
230:212 Methods and Materials in Literacy Education, 3 credit hours
Integrated approach to language learning within and across grades K-12, with a strong emphasis on reading and writing connections within content areas and across children’s and young adult literature.
240:131g Technology in Education, 3 credit hours
Issues confronting contemporary education and the effective integration of technology to support learning. Investigation of the historical, social and scientific uses of technology in education from various perspectives.
240:139g Media Planning and Production, 3 credit hours
Planning steps essential for media production; processes, equipment, techniques and services needed for the production, duplication and release of media.
240:153g Emergent Instructional Technology, 3 credit hours
Current leading-edge research about emerging instructional technologies is integrated with hands-on experiences. Existing applications are examined and skills necessary for implementation are learned. Students integrate technology into an instructional unit and document their pedagogical choices.
240:170g Principles of Publication Design, 3 credit hours
Focus on evaluation and design of electronically-produced materials. Hands-on experiences with desktop publishing.
240:210 Distance Education, 3 credit hours
Introduction to distance education. Focus on historical perspectives, theories, research, and operational issues.
240:232 Selection and Integration of Materials, 3 credit hours
Evaluation of the instructional setting along with the procedures for selection and integration of materials.
240:237g Coordinating Technology, 3 credit hours
Examination of the many roles assumed by a technology coordinator in an educational setting. Exploration of the processes of technology planning, management and support in both theory and through practical applications.
240:240 Instructional Development, 3 credit hours
Analysis and synthesis for structuring learning environments including learner, task, environmental and instructional strategy analysis.
240:260 Advanced Media Projects, 1 credit hours
240:289 Seminar, 2 credit hours
240:299 Research, 2 credit hours
250:205 Educational Research, 3 credit hours
Evaluation of educational research concepts, including purposes, hypotheses, principles of research design, data collection and interpretation of results.