Educational Media & Technology

• SED EM 550: Introduction to Educational Media
  History, politics, and economics of using media and technology in education are examined. Study is set within general education and the evolution of technology. Current status analyzed through surveys, research, and contrasting assessments of the effectiveness of technology in education. 4cr, 1st sem, Summer 1.
• SED EM 565: Teaching Operations and Management
  Educational technology teachers/specialists/IT coordinators/directors prepare to plan and manage technology resources and issues necessary to effectively and efficiently improve teaching and learning with technology. Topics include hardware, operating systems, educational applications, Internet resources and filters, networking, security, Internet conferencing, operations and management. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED EM 570: Introduction to Software Development
  Students learn a computer authoring language with which it it easy to get started, but which offers extensive capability as mastery is gained. The basics of producing interactive educational programs or productivity tools are emphasized. 2 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EM 585: Using Web 2.0 for teaching and learning
  This course offers a comprehensive introduction to Web 2.0 technologies and their potential for supporting teaching and learning. The ways in which wikis, blogs, and podcasting can be used by educators in K-12, higher education, professional development and training environments are demonstrated and discussed.
• SED EM 590: Software for the Curriculum
  Evaluation and selection of software and web-based resources to support K-12 curriculum goals emphasized. Students gain experience supporting teaching and learning with software and develop strategies for evaluatiing educational resources across disciplines and grade levels. 4 cr, 2nd sem, online.
• SED EM 601: Instructional Design
  Students learn and apply the methods of instructional design and the systems approach to the design of mediated curricula including taxonomy and selection of educational objectives, needs assessment, learner analysis, and evaluation of programs, courses, and other educational interventions. 4cr, both sem.
• SED EM 610: Internet and WWW for Educators
  Introduction to Internet/Web technologies and their potential use and misuse in classrooms, libraries, and other educational and training environments. Applications such as communication, news, research, and instructional resources considered. Evaluation of educational value, technical knowledge, legal, and ethical issues emphasized. 4cr, either sem, online
• SED EM 670: Advanced Interactive Software Development
  Achieving the learning objectives of student-designed projects shapes student learning of advanced, multimedia, and authoring software. Students use software to build, test, and revise their own interactive, educational, multimedia, and program designs. Best taken in conjunction with EM690 or EM731. 2cr, 2nd sem.
• SED EM 680: Distance Education Research and Design
  Through case studies, research on critical issues and variables influencing effectiveness, and distance course design, students gain perspective on many forms of distance education, especially online education. Students learn key design and delivery variables for distance, face-to-face, and blended instructional designs. 4 cr, either sem, online.
• SED EM 705: Advanced Web and Database Integration for Educators
  Graduate Prerequisites: SEDEM610
  Students learn advanced design and construction of dynamic websites that support achieving educational objectives. Interactive Web-searchable database design and development, project planning, and Web development tools that support interactivity are treated as instruments for supporting knowledge- building communities. 2 cr, either sem.
• SED EM 713: Digital Video Production for Education and Training
  Students learn to design and produce instructional resources using digital video recording and computer- based editing that support achieving learning objectives through utilization of video resources such as DVD, web-casting, web-streaming, and integration in other computer-based multimedia. 4 cr, either sem.
• SED EM 731: Developing E-Learning Courseware
  Students gain comprehensive understanding of e-learning. Students design and develop interactive web- based education and training resources based on advanced instructional design practice, theory, and research. Students evaluate e-learning resources as stand-alone products and for integration into multifaceted learning contexts. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EM 760: Student Teaching Practicum: Instructional Technology, PK-6
  Student teaching: a full- time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Minimum 300 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr. either sem.
• SED EM 770: Student Teaching Practicum: Instructional Technology, 5-8
  Student teaching: a full- time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Minimum 300 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr. either sem.
• SED EM 780: Student Teaching Practicum: Instructional Technology, 8-12
  Student teaching: a full- time experience in a selected school under joint supervision of a cooperating teacher and a University representative. Minimum 300 hours required. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4 cr. either sem.
• SED EM 810: Practicum: Instructional Technology
  Graduate Prerequisites: one semester's work in the area of instructional technology.
  Field experience offered in media facilities of industry, higher education, health services, and instructional technology-centered school activities. Students spend time in media facilities programs. Variable cr, either sem.
• SED EM 812: Internship: Educational Technology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of department chairman.
  Supervised fieldwork in various educational media settings. Selection of site and conditions is determined by student's preparation and program requirements. Variable cr.