EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (WITH ENDORSEMENT), M.ED.

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ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students with a baccalaureate degree from a fully accredited college or university who have an Ohio teaching certificate or license, and who present satisfactory evidence of the ability to pursue graduate study can be considered for admission. Admission requirements include submission of:

1. A completed application form.
2. Official transcripts from all colleges/universities where degrees were previously received.
3. Take the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and earn a score above the 50th percentile; students are exempt from these test requirements if:

• Baccalaureate degree is less than six years old at time of application AND undergraduate cumulative grade point average was at least 2.75 out of 4.00;
• OR Baccalaureate degree is six years old or older at the time of application and your cumulative grade point average was at least 3.00 out of 4.00;
• OR student completes the equivalent of 12 semester hours of Cleveland State University graduate course work (including EDB 601) and receive a grade of B or better in each course.

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Specialization leading to a Master of Education degree.

(30 credits)

PURPOSE

This specialization is for educators who wish to develop and enhance their ability to use computers and related informational technologies in a regular classroom setting. Students explore the use of a variety of hardware and software in the K-12 setting, including the use of distance education technologies (both Web-based and video). For students certified or licensed as classroom teachers in Ohio, this program also grants the Ohio computer/technology teaching endorsement.

PROGRAM OF STUDY COLLEGE CORE

(12 credits)

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

• EDB 601 - Research in Education and Human Services

SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• EDB 604 - Social Issues & Education
• EDB 606 - Philosophy of Education
• EDB 608 - School & Society In The American Past
• EDB 609 - Comparative & International Education

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• EDC 501 - Child Development
• EDB 620 - Psychology of the Adolescent Learner
• EDB 628 - Psychology of Learning & Instruction

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION CORE

• ETE 455/ETE 555 - Instructional Design 

SPECIALIZATION

(18 credits)

• ETE 570 - Technology in Learning Environments
• ETE 572 - Advancements in Educational Technology
• ETE 573 - Innovation: Projects in Educational Technology

ELECTIVES (SELECT THREE):

• ETE 571 - Technological Change in Schools
• ETE 690 - Designing Online Instruction
• ETE 691 - eLearning Tools and Techniques
• ETE 595 - Current Topics & Research in Educational Technology

CULMINATING ACTIVITY

SELECT ONE OF THE FOUR OPTIONS:

• Porfolio Assessment (0 credits) (included in ETE 573)
• Comprehensive exam (register for EDB 691 if no other course taken; 0 credits)
• EDB 698 - Project (1-4 credits)
• EDB 699 - Thesis (1-4 credits)