Educational Technology

Overview

Students gain core educational technology knowledge and skills and then specialize in an area within the field.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this Educational Technology program from Kent State University will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge about different types of hardware and of a variety of different software applications.
• Conduct literature reviews to examine issues associated with technology and learning.
• Develop, implement and troubleshoot web-based, interactive multimedia educational programs.
• Design, develop and evaluate educational materials using various technology tools.
• Apply principles of message design to the development of educational materials.
• Identify critical issues related to the field of educational technology.
• Advocate for the appropriate use of technology in educational settings, including providing equitable access to technology resources for all students.
• Apply principles of change management, organizational development, technological diffusion and adoption and project management to effecting change in an organization.
• Practice the systematic evaluation of educational materials that use technology, based upon the objectives previously established for the unit or lesson.
• Assess the effectiveness of the use of technology for instruction, with a variety of assessment techniques.