Master of Educational Design and Technology Educational Technology Leadership

Students will review, analyze, and evaluate technology innovation and leadership practices to better understand and connect through learning enterprises that foster working relationships, as learners, teachers, trainers, whether they are in K-12 communities, higher education, or corporate executives. Course materials also reflect on the nature of technology and how technology impacts both the individual and society within learning environments. Further emphasis is on how to critically analyze and assess technology in an ethical and socially responsible manner.

Provides learners with current educational practices and policies related to technology integration in schools so they may determine what level of support these policies provide regardless of student population. Learners will also examine legal standards for fair use of materials, digital citizenship, and authenticating sources. Emphasis is placed on the critical examination of social and cultural implications of information technologies and media, issues of cultural bias, equity, and international applications and implications of information technologies.

Gain applied learning of strategic planning in an educational organization. Prepare future administrators to lead and apply a strategic plan for developing or enhancing operations, programs, and/or product offerings in an institution.

Prerequisite: To be taken last or next to last; a grade of B or higher is required.

Apply the rationale for and methods of developing a professional portfolio. Create a portfolio that includes a comprehensive collection of work and artifacts to demonstrate analysis, synthesis and evaluation of theoretical and practical knowledge gained in prior program courses. Demonstrate competency of your specific concentration area as well as of program outcomes. A supervising faculty member will evaluate your capstone project. A grade of B or higher is required.