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Library Media Specialist Focus

Educational Technology Focus

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Comprehensive Examination

Educational Technology Focus - Experienced Teacher Certification:

The Educational Technology focus prepares experienced teachers who wish to apply technological tools to the learning process and to develop leadership skills necessary to become efficient and effective site-based or district level technology coordinators. This focus is for students pursuing an Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement at the Rank II or Rank I levels. The degree requires 30 hours of coursework, including 15 hours of core courses, 9 hours of specialization courses and a 3 hour research tool. Completing a Comprehensive Examination and Professional Portfolio are also required for the degree. Currently there is no PRAXIS exam for the Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement.

Research Tool (3 hours) - students with a master's degree or previous research course may not be required to take a research too pending advisor approval. Students must pass the research tool with a minimum grade of "B."

LME 519 Special Topics in Library Media Education OR

EDFN 500 Educational Research Foundations OR

EXED 534 Seminar: Research in Exceptional Child Education

The required core (15 hours of the following or their equivalents):
LME 501 Program Organization and Administration
LME 512 Issues in Library Media Education
LME 535 Survey of Educational Technology Practices
LME 537 Principles of Educational Technology Applications (LME 535 prerequisite)
LME 590 Practicum (24 hours of LME courses, inlcuding LME 510, 512, 535, 537, and research tool, admission to candidacy prerequisite)

Professional Specialization (15 sem. hrs. required):
LME 545 Educational Technology Production
LME 547 Integration of Educational Technology
LME 509 Investigations in Educational Technology
LME 519 Special Topics in Educational Technology
ELECTIVE (selected from the fields of Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or Computer Science with the approval of the academic advisor)

Educational Technology Focus, Educational Technology Certificate:

The Educational Technology Certificate Focus is for students who want to be business/information technology trainers, or who work with trainers to incorporate technology into instruction and work with employees in their use of technology. Graduates of this program also receive a Certificate in Educational Technology, but no Experienced Teacher ICTE Endorsement. The course work for this program is the same as in the Experienced Teacher Certification program.

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edited 11/25/2007 by Cynthia Houston