Master's Program
The Educational Computing, Design, and Online Learning Program at Kansas State University offers course work leading to a master's degree and/or a Graduate School Certificate Endorsement (not the same as licensure) in Classroom Technology for elementary and secondary teachers, school library media specialists, technology coordinators and administrators. The master's degree program is configured to develop/match a wide range of appropriate emerging technologies to curriculum needs to support student achievement. The curriculum is designed to meet individual professional goals.

Online Coursework
All coursework is available online.

Emerging Technologies Emphasis
Newly designed courses take a broad view of teaching and learning in the context of “virtual learning” — learning in which the world is the classroom — beyond the traditional training of educational technology programs.

Evidence of Mastery
The state of Kansas does not have computing/technology licensure for elementary or secondary teachers. Completion of the master’s degree includes the K-State Graduate School Certificate (not the same as licensure), which assures school leaders that the graduate has completed a program of study leading to competence in this field through:

• learning how to apply emerging technologies to instruction
• translating research into practice
• analyzing, evaluating, and fostering technology use to create new models of leadership for learning

Program Goals, Mission, and Outcomes
The faculty provide instruction, consultation, and scholarship which focuses on creating “knowledge architects” - school and district leaders who think critically about how best to use technology to support student knowledge development, creation, and assessment.  The program is grounded in “learning by doing”, so that graduates understand theory and can apply it in practice. The standards are:

• Ethical decision-maker
• Critical thinker
• Effective communicator
• Connected collaborator
• Diverse learner
• Information navigator

Faculty promote: ethical decision-making, methodologies that concentrate on quality technology adoption and implementation, student-centered approaches, authentic assessment, and the educational value of clinical experience. To this end, they engage in a range and intensity of leadership activities which brings attention at the state, national and international levels of their skills at informing the profession and creating a modern curriculum infused with technology that increases achievement and enhances both assessment capabilities and the joy of learning.

See also the ECDOL website for further information on the Classroom Technology Online Specialty at http://coe.k-state.edu/ecdol