Educational Leadership, Research, and Technology

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Educational Technology

Program Coordinator
Educational Technology
Department Phone: (919) 530-6630
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The graduate program in Educational Technology offers courses leading to the Master of Arts degree.  The Masters of Arts in Educational Technology offers two program concentrations: (1) Instructional Technology and (2) Online Instructional Design.  The Instructional Technology Concentration (licensure) is a 39 credit hour program. The program focuses on preparing candidates to become “practitioners of technology” in K-12 settings. This concentration requires an “A” teaching certification upon program entry, the completion of a practicum and an ePortfolio upon program exit. Students completing the program will qualify for a North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 077 - Instructional Technology Specialist Computer License and a North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 079 - Technology Endorsement.  Candidates must apply to the Department of Public Instruction for their license. Students completing the program will serve as educators in the K-12 setting in positions including teachers, technology facilitators, or technology coordinators.  The Online Instructional Design is also a 39 credit hour program. The program focuses on current and dynamic technology and prepares students for both educational and non-educational settings. The Online Instructional Design concentration is designed from an educational standpoint to create experts in the discipline of education who have the expertise to develop, create, and implement visual media.

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