Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Computing, Design, and Online Learning
This area of concentration is for educators from all walks of life who want to develop instruction using learning technologies. In this specialty you will study the research and theories behind technology choices, develop instructional design knowledge and skills, online and hybrid learning, project-based learning, technology's role in school reform, telementoring and telecollaboration, ethical and social issues in technology, and informal and intentional learning projects (e.g. on the web or in a museum or park). Graduates have become technology directors, instructional designers, and have also continued with doctoral study in this area for work in higher education at the community college or university level as faculty or administrators.
Students may earn a M.S. or a Ph.D. in this area of specialization.
This specialization can be found in the Graduate Catalog under the Curriculum and Instruction master's degree as G5. Educational computing, design, and online learning (15 credit hours).
Online Coursework
All coursework for the master's degree and Ph.D. is available online.
Instructional Design Emphasis
Instructional design principles are emphasized in this specialty. These principles are applied to teaching and learning in face-to-face instruction, immersive spaces and virtual worlds, augmented reality, and other distributed and online learning environments.
