Online Ed.S. Degree in
Instructional Technology
Program Description
The Instructional Technology (IT) Ed.S. degree allows students to obtain an advanced degree in the rapidly growing field of instructional technology.
Valdosta State University's Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology began offering an online Education Specialist Degree in Instructional Technology in Summer 2000. Applications for each cluster are accepted in Spring and Fall. Georgia media specialists, technology coordinators, and other educators and trainers with a Master's degree in any field are invited to apply. This degree upgrades Georgia Teaching, Service and Leadership certificates to the 6th year level.*
The online program offers participants the opportunity to complete all coursework at a distance using the Internet and WebCT. Because the online learning system is available continuously, students access their courses at their convenience using any computer connected to the Internet by a web browser such as Netscape. Experiential learning and application of knowledge are vital components of each class.
* Applicants seeking Initial Media Specialist Certification at the Ed.S. level will be required to complete additional courses beyond the degree requirements and to pass the GACE II exam. Not all additional courses are offered in the online format.
Selected Educational Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions to plan, organize,coordinate, and supervise instructional technology by applying principles, theo-ries, and research related to project, resource, delivery system, and informationmanagement (AECT, Management Domain).
- .Students will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions to evaluate the ad-equacy of instruction and learning by applying principles, theories, and researchrelated to problem analysis, criterion-referenced measurement, formative andsummative evaluation, and long-range planning (AECT, Evaluation Domain).
- Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to use processesand resources for learning by applying principles and theories of media utilization,diffusion, implementation, and policy-making (AECT, Utilization Domain).
Examples of Outcome Assessments
- Students will complete a literature review that synthesizes information regarding aninstructional technology topic of interest, gathered from an extensive review ofresearch from journals, books, and other sources, and is written at a graduate level,in APA format.
- Students will plan and carry out an Action Research Project, including (a) the devel-opment of an action research proposal (ARP), (b) the implementation of the ARP,and (c) report of findings to learning community and school community.
- Students will submit an Action Research Report documenting the utilization, man-agement, and evaluation of a technology-based intervention used in the candidate'swork environment.