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Program in
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EDUCATIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
CONCENTRATION
The
Educational
Technology
Concentration
of the
Master of
Science in
Library
Media
Education
prepares
professionals
who work
with
training and
development
specialists
to
incorporate
technology
into
instruction/training,
who serve as
trainers of
employees in
the use of
technology,
or who are
certified
teachers
that are
educational
technology
specialists
in P-12
settings.
Certified
teachers may
obtain the
Instructional
Computer
Technology
Endorsement
P-12 through
the
Educational
Technology
Focus. The
Kentucky
P-12
Instructional
Computer
Technology
Endorsement
requires a
teaching
certificate.
Certified
teachers and
non-certified
students may
obtain the
Educational
Technology
Certificate,
which is
listed on
the
university
transcript.
Students in
the
Educational
Technology
Concentration
must meet
the
requirements
for the
Master of
Science in
Library
Media
Education,
including a
minimum of
30 semester
hours plus a
research
course/tool,
for a total
of 33 hours.
Eighteen
hours are
required in
Library
Media
Education
courses with
15-hours in
core
courses.
Courses on a
student’s
approved
program of
study must
be completed
within a
period of
six years
from the
date of
enrollment
in the first
course(s).
Core
Courses:
Fifteen
semester
hours are
specified
core
courses:
LME 501
Program
Organization
and
Administration
LME 512
Issues in
Library
Media
Education
LME 535
Survey of
Educational
Technology
Practices
(Note:
Prerequisite
for LME 537)
LME 537
Principles
of
Educational
Technology
Applications
(Not offered
in the
summer.
Prerequisite:
Completion
of LME 535.)
LME 590
Practicum
(Note:
Permission
of the
instructor;
completion
of 24 hours
of course
work
including
LME 501,
512, 535,
and 537; and
admission to
candidacy.)
Specialization
: Fifteen
semester
hours are
required for
the EDTECH
focus:
LME 545
Educational
Technology
Production
LME 547
Integration
of
Educational
Elective
Courses
(Minimum of
9 sem. hrs.
of electives
in LME or
approved
courses
selected
from
appropriate
fields such
as
information
technology,
instructional
design,
information
systems,
information
management,
or computer
science.)
A student
completing
the LME
master’s
degree
program with
the
Educational
Technology
Focus also
completes
the Research
Tool. The
research
tool
requirement
is met by
successful
completion
(grade A or
B) of EDFN
500-Research
Methods, or
LME 519
Research in
LME, or EXED
534 Research
in
Exceptional
Education,
or an
equivalent.
LME 590
Practicum:
The LME 590
Practicum
course is
the capstone
experience
required for
completion
of the
degree
program.
Transfer
Credit: No
more than 12
hours of
previous
graduate
coursework,
whether
transferred
from another
institution
or from a
previous
master’s
degree from
WKU (or a
combination
of the two),
or as a
non-degree
seeking
student at
WKU can be
used to
fulfill
program and
research
tool
requirements.
Transferred
courses
cannot be
older than 6
years by the
time the
requirements
for the
degree are
completed.
Transfer
credit
cannot be
used in
place of LME
537
Principles
of
Educational
Technology
Applications
because it
requires
development
and
implementation
of an
instructional
design
project that
is a
foundational
component of
the LME 590
Practicum.
ICTE
Endorsement
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The Kentucky
P-12
Instructional
Computer
Technology
Endorsement
requires the
completion
of 12 hours
as follows:
LME 535
Survey of
Educational
Technology
Practices
LME 537
Principles
of
Educational
Technology
Applications
(Not offered
in the
summer,
Prerequisite:
LME 535)
LME 545
Educational
Technology
Production
(Prerequisite:
LME 537)
LME 547
Integration
of
Educational
Technology
(Prerequisite:
LME 537)
This
endorsement
may be
completed as
part of a
master’s
degree
program or
as a
standalone
certification
program. A
graduate
student must
have
previously
earned a
Kentucky
teaching
certificate
in order to
add the
endorsement
to this
certificate.
The
Instructional
Computer
Technology
Endorsement
P-12 can be
obtained
concurrently
with the
university
certificate
in
educational
technology.
This
endorsement
provides
certified
teachers in
Kentucky
with
professional
rank change
at the Rank
II or Rank I
levels.
If a student
is
completing
the LME
master’s
degree
program with
the
Information
Services
Focus, the
student can
obtain the
Instructional
Computer
Technology
Endorsement
P-12 by
completing
the last two
courses—LME
545 and LME
547.
Educational
Technology
Certificate
<back>
The 12-hour
graduate
Educational
Technology
Certificate
provides
essential
technology
skills
including
the design
and
curriculum
integration
techniques
of
multimedia
presentations,
web pages,
databases,
spreadsheets,
instructional
software,
digital
video/audio
editing,
desktop
publishing
and more.
Students
will also
acquire
knowledge of
and ability
to
troubleshoot
standard
hardware,
software and
peripheral
devices.
This
graduate
certificate
program can
enhance the
experiences
of educators
from other
states as
well as
business/information
technology
trainers in
incorporating
technology
into
instruction
and
assisting
students/employees
in their use
of
technology.
It does not
require
teacher
certification
or lead to
any teacher
certification
for
individuals
who do not
already hold
a teaching
certificate.
LME 535
Survey of
Educational
Technology
Practices
(Note:
Prerequisite
for LME 537)
LME 537
Principles
of
Educational
Technology
Applications
(Prerequisite:
LME 535
LME 545
Educational
Technology
Production
(Prerequisite:
Completion
of LME 537)
LME 547
Integration
of
Educational
Technology
(Prerequisite:
Completion
of LME 537)
The
Instructional
Computer
Technology
Endorsement
P-12 can be
obtained
concurrently
with the
university
certificate
in
educational
technology.
As part of
an approved
program of
study, this
endorsement
can provide
certified
teachers in
Kentucky
with
professional
rank change
at the Rank
II or Rank I
levels |
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