Courses Taken
This page lists the Educational Technology courses included in my M.Ed. program. Each course is linked to a course project page where related assignments, artifacts, reflections, and learning products are organized.
EDTC 6323 – Multimedia / Hypermedia
This course concentrates on the development and utilization of hypermedia and multimedia in education. Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to develop an interactive instruction by utilizing audiovisual technologies and computer-based/Web-based technologies in a meaningful, educational context.
EDTC 6341 – Student-Centered Learning Using Technology
This course provides the teacher/trainer with the skills and conceptual knowledge for instructional design and development of student-centered learning activities in learning environments. The course also addresses critical issues in the instructional design and development process, including effective modifications of instruction that uses advanced technologies for special needs students, and mentoring other faculty members.
EDTC 6320 – Instructional Technology
This course provides a history and overview of the field of instructional technology. Demonstrations of technologies in different educational settings are explored. Practical and theoretical means for ascertaining the needs of learners, implementations of specific technologies to meet those needs, and assessment of effectiveness of those technologies in meeting learner's needs are presented.
EDTC 6321 – Instructional Design
This course uses an instructional systems design model to guide the student in systematically developing effective Instruction. Theoretical and practical issues in instructional systems design are examined. Other instructional design models are introduced.
EDFR 6300 – Research Methods in Education
A survey of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research designed to introduce students to educational research. This course will include research design, literature review, critiquing research, and action research.
EDTC 6358 – Theory and Practice of e-Learning
The capstone course for the E-Learning Graduate Certificate Program. Students are expected to apply previously learned skills and knowledge to plan and manage an e-learning project in a real-life context..
EDTC 6325 – Educational Communications
This course addresses the development of instruction for e-learning environments. Learners will use a research-based rationale for the selection and utilization of technologies for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating instruction using an open source courseware management system. Learners will also explore the potential of 3-D virtual environments for instructional application
EDTC 6332 – Practicum in educational technology/ Field-Based Project
Guided observation and practice in the applications of technology to a specified educational setting are emphasized.
EDFR 6302 – Fundations of Learning, Cognition & Human Development[TO BE TAKEN SPRING 2027]
Advanced study in the specialization of life-span development theories to human behavior, learning and cognition. Includes specific models of cognition and relevant research. This course includes the nature of needs of people at all developmental levels from prenatal through old age.
EDTC 6351 – Web-Based Multimedia in Instruction[TO BE TAKEN SPRING 2027]
This course provides a framework by which distance educators can infuse learner-centered principles into the design and development of multimedia for online education. In this course you will learn how to create, capture, prepare, and publish audio/video products using a variety of multimedia authoring tools.
Note: This page will be updated as the additional courses (EDFR 6302 & EDTC 6351) are completed on Spring 2027.