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Accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Faculty

Emeritus: Anthony, McAllister

Chair: Harrison

Professors: Allen, Dodge, Harrison, Rossett, Saba

Associate Professor: Ritchie

Assistant Professors: Baylor, Hoffman

Lecturer: Bober

Offered by the Department

Master of Arts degree in education.

Concentration in educational technology.

Specialization in educational computing.

Specialization in workforce education and lifelong learning.

Minor in educational technology.

Certificate in instructional software design.

Certificate in instructional technology.

Certificate in workforce education and lifelong learning.

Educational Technology Minor

The minor in educational technology consists of a minimum of 15 units in Educational Technology, 12 of which must be upper division selected from Educational Technology 470, 530, 540, 541, 544, 553, 561, 572, and 596 (when applicable).

Courses in the minor may not be counted toward the major, but may be used to satisfy preparation for the major and general education requirements, if applicable. A minimum of six upper division units must be completed in residence at San Diego State University.

Instructional Technology Certificate

To receive a certificate in instructional technology, candidates must meet departmental admission requirements which include relevant work experience or academic preparation, letters of recommendation, and a writing sample, and must complete the following 15 units of coursework: Educational Technology 540, 541, 544, and six units selected from Educational Technology 553, 561, 572, or 596.

With the approval of the department, a student may apply no more than three units of coursework from the certificate program toward a major or minor.

Courses

470. Technologies for Teaching (3) I, II, S
One and one-half hours of lecture and three hours of activity.

Application of computer and video technologies to practice of teaching. Meets computer literacy requirement for clear teaching credential.

Individual study. Maximum credit six units.

530. Workforce Education and Lifelong Learning (3)
Prerequisite: Experience as an adult educator in settings such as adult schools or community colleges, job-training settings (JTPA and JOBS-sponsored education; the Job Corps), correctional facilities.

Principles of workforce education and lifelong learning. Workplace and continuing education of non-management employees in corporate and community-based settings.

Instructional media production for professionals in organizational settings such as hospitals, law offices, accounting firms, publishing companies. Use of videotape, laser disc, multi-image and digital telecommunications for training. Not open to students in educational technology degree and certificate programs or to students with credit in Educational Technology 541.

Rationale, foundations, theories, careers, trends, and issues in educational technology. Implications of educational technology for instruction and information in schools, government, and corporations.

Prerequisite: Basic computer literacy and elementary knowledge of an authoring system.

Systems, aesthetic, and learning theories applied to design of educational multimedia. Use of authoring systems to plan and prototype. Not open to students with credit in Educational Technology 532.

Prerequisites: Educational Technology 540 and 541. Pass departmental writing examination or complete Rhetoric and Writing Studies 503W with a grade of B+ or better.

Systematic design of products for education and training. Use of cognitive task analysis to determine instructional content. Development of instructional goals and product specifications. Rapid prototyping of instructional products.

Prerequisite: Basic audio and video recording skills.

Implications of theory and research for designing, producing, disseminating, and using linear and interactive instructional video programs. Planning pre-production, managing production and post-production.

Prerequisites: Educational Technology 540 and 541.

Research-based guidelines, design languages and object-oriented thinking applied to development of media-based learning systems. Two- and three-dimensional graphics, animation, video, sound, and virtual reality techniques.

Prerequisite: Educational Technology 541.

Use of technology to support planning, presenting and managing instructor-led courses.

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