Courses

• SED ED 410: Social Context of Education
  How culture, race, language, poverty, social change, urban pressures, and rural isolation affect the work of schools and other educational institutions, based upon reading, discussion, field research, and extensive writing by students. SED ED 410 A1 and ED 412 A1 must be taken in the same semester or ED 410 B1 in the fall and ED 412 B1 in the spring. 2cr.
• SED ED 412: Civic Context of Education
  Political and professional decision making in education in a democracy, emergent issues in educational policy, and the ethics of educational practice, based upon reading, discussion, planning exercises, and extensive writing by students. ED 410 A1 and ED 412 A1 must be taken in the same semester or ED 410 B1 in the fall and ED 412 B1 in the spring. 2cr.
• SED ED 500: Foundations of Educational Practices
  Open only to graduate students enrolled in classroom initial licensure programs. Focuses on learning and teaching in schools in terms of historical, philosophical, social, and political issues. An introduction to the occupation of teaching through placement in local schools, lectures, readings, written assignments, and small group discussions. 6cr, 1st sem, Summer Term.
• SED ED 501: Foundations of Educational Practice Lab
  Orientation to school requirements, state licensure, and technology. Introduction to the uses of educational media and technology in classrooms. Includes introduction to networks accessible to teachers and students. Must be taken concurrently with SED ED 500. 1st sem, Summer Term.
• SED ED 703: Intellectual History of Education: Plato, Rousseau, James and Lewis
  Readings in and discussion of The Republic, Émile, Talks with Teachers, and The Abolition of Man? Intended to introduce doctoral students to the thinking and writing about significant issues in education with conceptual sophistication. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED ED 704: The Intellectual Foundations of Education
  Emphasize close readings of selections from significant philosophic texts, discussions about the issues they raise, and connections to contemporary debates about American education. Included will be selections from Locke, Franklin, Jefferson, Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Emerson, Mann, and Dewey. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED ED 950: Continuing Study
  For EdM, CAGS, and EdD candidates who have completed all coursework and who are preparing for comprehensive examinations or dissertation hearings, or are completing theses. No credit.
• SED EM 523: Children's Literature: Overview
  Survey of children's literature (print and nonprint) including wide reading of children's books and introduction to authors, illustrators, and other media creators. For teachers and those preparing to become library teachers. 4cr, either sem.
• 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 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 EM802. 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 690: Designing Educational Multimedia
  Students design and produce interactive, computer-based multimedia that supports learners in achieving specified learning objectives. Analysis of effectiveness in educational multimedia. Emphasis on design, development, usability, testing, revision, and evaluation of a course project with working models. Best taken with EM670. 4 cr, 1st sem.
• SED EM 705: Advanced Web and Database Integration for Educators
  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.

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