As you may have heard, our M.Ed. in Ed Tech Program is undergoing a revision. The primary reason for these changes is that our program has met national recognition for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards. These standards have gone through revisions and we feel it is time to make some changes to the requirements of our degree recipients.
The proposed program changes had to go through several university committees, including our NCATE accreditation process. We’re proud to announce that the proposed changes have just been approved and will take effect at the beginning of the fall 2011 semester. Students entering the program beginning in the fall of 2011 will be required to complete the new 30 cr. hr. Program of Studies (POS).
See the list of the courses in the new program of studies at the bottom of this message below.
What does this mean for students already enrolled and currently taking classes?
I’ve created an FAQ to help answer some questions. In addition, we’re planning an Elluminate Session to provide more clarification and answer any other additional questions. Use the link below for our session: Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 7:30 – 8:00 (AZ time)
Here is the ETC Community Elluminate link.
http://elm.elluminate.com:80/NAU-Institution/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1247974819584
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions for Current Students
While most of these questions/answers focus on ETC 695, the same answers would apply if you were asking about the Psych Core Requirement course.
· Will the Certificate in Ed Tech have any changes? This will not impact the Certificate in Ed Tech program of studies. ONLY the M.Ed. in Ed Tech is changing. The Certificate in Ed Tech will remain at 15 cr. hrs.
· What courses were dropped? The new POS will drop the 3 cr. hr. Ed Psych Core Requirement AND the ETC 695: Capstone Course – meaning that they are no longer required to complete the M.Ed. in Ed Tech.
· Will ETC 695: The Capstone no longer be offered? We will continue to offer ETC 695 for those students who need it to graduate. If for some reason, the course isn’t available, we would offer an alternative course to replace it. (Ed Psych Courses will still be offered by the Department of Ed Psych.)
· Why were those two courses dropped? The Ed Psych Core Requirement was dropped because we felt that curriculum is covered in most of our courses. For example, you learn a lot about learning theory and must demonstrate your understandings by providing a rationale for why you are creating the curriculum you create in your projects. The Capstone was dropped because you complete a capstone type project in all of the 600 level courses. In addition, you will be asked to produce a TaskStream Program Portfolio, which you will do by entering projects from each course as you take them. Most of you have already created your portfolio.
· I began my program fall 2007 (or later). Can I switch to the new POS and not have to take a Psych Core class and/or ETC 695? Yes, but you will need to wait till the new POS becomes effective (Fall 2011). If you have completed all of the new POS course requirements, you can contact your advisor to change your POS in the fall of 2011 and then submit your graduation application to your advisor for December 2011 graduation in early fall 2011 semester.
· I began my program before the fall of 2007. Can I switch to the new POS and not have to take a Psych Core class and/or ETC 695? Yes, but you will need to wait till the new POS becomes effective (Fall 2011). Be aware that you will need to follow the entire new POS. As you know students who began their program prior to the fall of 2007 follow a different POS than those who began in the fall 2007 or later. For example, if you move to the new POS you may not need to take ETC 695, however, you may need to take some of the other 600 level courses that aren’t in your older POS. Make sure that you look at the new POS and your transcript to be sure it will save you some time.
· I’ve completed all of my course work, except ETC 695 and was planning on taking in the fall 2011. Can I not take it and change to the new POS and graduate in December 2011? Yes, but you will need to wait to change to the new POS becomes effective (again fall 2011). You should contact your advisor to make sure you get your graduation application submitted in early fall 2011 and you should be able to graduate in Dec.
· I’ve completed all of my course work, but I’m currently taking ETC 695 and was planning on graduating in May 2011. Can I drop it and still graduate in May or even August? No, because the new POS doesn’t become effective till fall 2011. If you want to graduate in May 2011, you must complete the ETC 695 and any other course work that is listed on your program of studies.
· I’m currently enrolled in two courses, one is still listed on the new POS and one is ETC 695. I was planning on graduating in May 2011. Can I drop it and still graduate in May or even August? No, because the new POS doesn’t become effective till fall 2011. If you want to graduate in May 2011, you must complete the ETC 695 and any other course work that is listed on your program of studies. However, another option might be to drop the ETC 695, complete the other course, but you will still need to wait till the fall to change to the new POS, giving you the opportunity to graduate in December 2011.
· I’m receiving financial aid. How will these changes affect my financial aid? Your financial aid shouldn’t change, UNLESS you you’re only taking (or planning on taking) two courses AND drop one of those courses. Then you will no longer considered a full time student…thus impacting your financial aid. For more information regarding financial you should contact financial aid directly.
Remember that we’re having an Elluminate Session on Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 7:30 – 8:00 (AZ time)
If you have further questions, you should contact your advisor.
Michael
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M.Ed. in Ed Tech (Revised Program of Study)
Effective Fall 2011
Required Professional/Core Courses (9 credit hours):
A. Research (3 credit hours)
a. EDR 610 Introduction to Research
b. EDR 611 Action Research
c. EPS 525 Introduction to Statistics (not offered online)
d. CTE 691 Research in CTE
B. Foundations (3 credit hours)
a. SOC 612 Sociology of Education
b. EDF 500 Cultural Foundations
c. EDF 670 Philosophy of Education
d. EDF 671 History of American Education
e. EDF 672 Comparative Education
f. EDF 673 International Education
g. EDF 677 Educational Sociology
C. Curriculum (3 credit hours)
a. ECI 649 Problems in Elementary School Curriculum
b. ECI 666 Problems in Secondary School Curriculum
c. ECI 675 Principles of Curriculum Construction
d. ECI 696 Professional Problems of Teachers
e. CTE 670 Adult Learners
f. CTE 592 Program and Curriculum Development
Educational Technology (21 credit hours): NOTE: Every effort will be made to offer the course in the semester indicated. However, the courses are NOT guaranteed to be offered since this course rotation is currently being tested.
Prerequisites (6 credit hours)
· ETC 547 Theory & Strategies in Technology Integration
· ETC 567 Technology, Society, and Education
Select one (note: these courses are designed to have similar instructional activities although they cover different content – 3 credit hours)
· ETC 548 Assistive Technology
· ETC 557 Tech Integration in the Elementary Classroom
· ETC 558 Tech Integration in the Secondary Classroom
· ETC 559 Tech Integration in the ESL Classroom
Take the following (12 credit hours)
§ ETC 647 Creating Learning Environments
§ ETC 657 Tech Planning and Professional Development
§ ETC 666 Designing Instruction
§ ETC 677 Distributed Learning Delivery Systems
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J. Michael Blocher Ph.D. (928)523-1897 - Office
Associate Professor
Educational Technology
Northern Arizona University michael.blocher@nau.edu
P.O. Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774 http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~mjb9
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