IDT Master of Education

We know that there are other graduate education programs that purport to address technology in teaching. There are important philosophical differences from program to program. You should understand what those differences are and how they impact your future career goals.

We adhere to the International Society for Training in Education (ISTE) standards for technology facilitation. We encourage you to review these standards (and those of other programs you may be considering) to get a good sense of them. ISTE is widely considered to be the leading organization for the promotion of technology integration in public education. You will be qualified to be a technology facilitator or coordinator: someone who works with faculty to use technology as an integral part of the learning process. If you are interested in becoming a technology teacher (someone who teaches others to USE technology such as word processing and other productivity applications), you may want to consider the Industrial Technology program at UND.

We, like ISTE, recognize that technology use is not the same as technology integration. While some graduate degrees in educational technology focus on how to use technology as a teaching productivity tool, we focus on how technologies can support and enhance the learning process itself. This is accomplished through examining the underlying functionality of software and hardware, carefully aligning them with learning objectives and educational and learning theories such as constructivist learning, schemas, collaboration, and real-world problem solving.

This focus on technology integration is what sets our program apart from others. Our graduates are not only experts in leading technologies, they are experts in learning theory as it intersects with technology. This means that they are able to evaluate any technology (not just those they learned while in school) and design effective learning for any learner, in any domain, at any level.

Take a closer look at our course offerings below. This outline of the M.Ed. program will show you what courses you'll need to take, and in which concentration you may choose to develop areas of expertise. (Note: It may be helpful to download and view the program advising sheet alongside this list.)

IDT Core Courses (9 credit hours)

IDT 500  Survey of Instructional Design  3 cr
IDT 520  Instructional Systems Analysis & Design  3 cr
IDT 525  Instructional Systems Development, Implementation & Evaluation 3 cr

Additional Area of Emphasis IDT Courses (6 credit hours)

IDT 550  Theories & Models of Instructional Design  3 cr
IDT 590  Special Topics in IDT  3 cr
IDT 591  Readings in IDT   1-3 cr
IDT 592  Research in IDT  1-3 cr
IDT 593  Directed Studies in Instructional Design & Technology (Practicum) 1-3

K-12 Emphasis
IDT 510  Technology-Based Instruction: Applications & Methods 3 cr
IDT 540  Digital Media and the Internet in Schools  3 cr

Corporate Emphasis
IDT 560  Instructional Design Consulting  3 cr
IDT 570  Human Performance Technology  3 cr

Computer- and Web-Based Instruction
IDT 530  Introduction to Computer-Based Instruction  3 cr
IDT 535  Advanced Computer-Based Instructional Development  3 cr
IDT 545  Instructional Simulations & Games  3 cr
IDT 580  Introduction to Web-Based Instruction  3 cr

Scholarly Tools/Research Component (3 credit hours)

EFR 509  Introduction to Education Research  3 cr

Foundations (3 credit hours)

PSY 501  Psychological Foundations of Education  3 cr

Internship (2 credit hours)

IDT 584  Internship in Instructional Design  2 cr

ALL of the following:

EFR 500 Foundations of Educational Thought
IDT 995 Scholarly Project (Final Instructional Design Project)  2 cr

Electives (6 credit hours, must be approved by advisor)

 

Course Descriptions