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Online Instructional Technology Certificate

Who should apply?
This program is for anyone who wishes to develop or enhance professional skills in instructional technology. ITC graduates are headed for, or already employed in, careers in public and private education, corporate or military training and performance technology, and educational and instructional multimedia and product development. The program's students come from a variety of settings including education, business, the military, and media production. They represent a host of other backgrounds ranging from lifeguard to accountant and graphic artist to retired executive.

Certificate Requirements
To receive a Certificate in Instructional Technology, candidates must complete 15 units of coursework including EDTEC 540, 541, 544, and six units selected from EDTEC 550, 561, 570, or 572.

For more information, visit http://edtec.sdsu.edu or call (619) 594-6718.

>> See also our Advanced Distance Education Certificate, Advanced Instructional Design Certificate, and our Master of Arts in Educational Technology.

Online Advanced Distance Education Certificate

Who Should Apply?
The advanced graduate certificate program in distance education will provide necessary skills to:

Professionals in e-learning companies
Professionals in publishing companies
K-12 administrators and media and library specialists
Professionals in continuing and extended education departments of institutions of higher education
Media specialists in higher education
Higher education librarians, faculty, and part-time instructors involved in distance education
Project managers and program evaluators
Military personnel involved in distance education
Law enforcement personnel involved in distance education
Personnel in government agencies, such as FEMA, and the FAA, and many others, which have a particular interest in distance education
Personnel in many private and public organizations ranging from banks to phone and cable companies, amusement parks, museums, etc. which provide direct distance instructional services, virtual tours, virtual field trips, and other similar services to K-12, and college students

Certificate Requirements
To receive the certificate in distance education, candidates must meet the departmental admission requirements, receive a satisfactory score on the GRE (950 combined score on the verbal and quantitative portions) and must complete the following four core courses: EDTEC 550, 640, 650, 684, as well as one of the following elective courses with the approval of program advisor: EDTEC 653, 670, or 671.

For more information contact the program advisor: Professor Farhad Saba, Department of Educational Technology, San Diego State University, (619) 594-6138, fsaba@mail.sdsu.edu.

Information about this certificate is also available online at http://edtec.sdsu.edu.

>> See also our Instructional Technology Certificate, Advanced Instructional Design Certificate, and our Master of Arts in Educational Technology.

Online Advanced Instructional Design Certificate

Who Should Apply?
This certificate targets teaching professionals who want to hone their instructional design, facilitation, consultation, or project management skills. Graduates of this program take the lead in conceptualizing and producing a wide variety of learning interventions - from self-paced "overview" tutorials to complex electronic performance systems to podcasts and vodcasts. A hallmark of the program is its flexibility; the choice of different elective strands allow participants to focus, for example, on the design of (intrinsically-motivating) educational games and simulations; ways to strategically influence "informal" learning; and development of web sites and other products that embrace the principles of universal design. The program prepares participants for high-level roles in the learning enterprise, no matter what the setting in which they happen to work (K-12, higher education, business, nonprofit, military, government).

Certificate Requirements
To receive the Advanced Instructional Design Certificate, candidates must meet the departmental admission requirements, earn a satisfactory score on the GRE (950 combined score on the verbal and quantitative portions) and complete 18 units of coursework including: EDTEC 540, 541, and 544 and nine units of elective credit (600- and 700-level courses only).

For more information, visit http://edtec.sdsu.edu or call (619) 594-6718, or contact Donn Ritchie, director of EDTEC Distance Programs dritchie@mail.sdsu.edu, (619) 594-5076.

>> See also our Instructional Technology Certificate, Advanced Distance Education Certificate, and our Master of Arts in Educational Technology.

Online Master of Arts in Educational Technology

The Department of Educational Technology offers their online master's degree for anyone with a bachelor's degree who wishes to develop or enhance professional skills in educational technology. The purpose of this program is to support the wise use of systems, environments, tools, products, and strategies that enhance human learning and competence.

Both EDTEC 540 and EDTEC 541 must be completed satisfactorily before application to the program will be considered.

To apply for the program, candidates must achieve a satisfactory score on the GRE (950 combined score on the verbal and the quantitative portions, 4.5 on the writing component), secure three letters of recommendation, and complete the university and department application forms.

Once admitted to the master's degree program you will work with an advisor to select a program of study following the guidelines specified in the Graduate Bulletin.

For more information, visit http://edtec.sdsu.edu or call (619) 594-6718.

Summer 2008 Courses

EDTEC 540 - Educational Technology

Rationale, foundations, theories, careers, trends, and issues in educational technology. Implications of educational technology for instruction and information in schools, government, and corporations.

Instructor: Corey Fayman

Special Sessions Credit Course No. EDTEC 540 (three units)
Schedule No. 08SU 08982 EJ
Dates: May 28-August 20 (Registration deadline: June 11)
Location: Online
Fee: $819

EDTEC 541 - Web-Based Multimedia Development

Systems, aesthetic, and learning theories applied to design of web-based educational multimedia. Planning and prototyping digital media.

Instructor: Bob Hoffman is an associate professor of Educational Technology at San Diego State University where he teaches graduate courses on the design of educational multimedia.

Special Sessions Credit Course No. EDTEC 541 (three units)
Schedule No. 08SU 08971 EJ
Dates: May 28-August 20 (Registration deadline: June 11)
Location: Online
Fee: $819

EDTEC 570 - Advanced Teaching with Technologies

Prerequisites: EDTEC 470 or equivalent work experience.

Design of constructivist lessons and units using Internet resources. Use of visual organizing tools and databases for instruction and assessment. Tools for professional knowledge base organization and electronic portfolios.

Special Sessions Credit Course No. EDTEC 570 (three units)
Schedule No. 08SU 09041 EJ
Dates: May 28-August 28 (Registration deadline: June 11)
Location: Online
Fee: $819

EDTEC 572 - Technology for Course Delivery

Use of technology to support planning, presenting, and managing instructor-led courses.

Instructor: Minjuan Wang

Special Sessions Credit Course No. EDTEC 572 (three units)
Schedule No. 08SU 09026 EJ
Dates: May 28-August 20 (Registration deadline: June 11)
Location: Online
Fee: $819

EDTEC 700 - Alphabet Soup of Learning and Performance Systems

CMS, ECM, LMS, LCMS, EPSS, HRMS, HCM, KM, RLO, XML, LMNOP· the field of educational technology is littered with acronyms! It's growing increasingly difficult to tell what the technologies are and when you might need it. In this course, we will survey technologies and systems currently used to develop, deliver and manage learning and performance interventions. We will also discuss how your organization can effectively select and combine these technologies to address your learning and performance problems.

See the EDTEC 700 web site for information on attendance policy, technical requirements, and meeting times at http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec700/sum08.htm

Special Sessions Credit Course No. EDTEC 700 (one unit)
Schedule No. 08SU 08993 EJ
Dates: May 28-August 20 (Registration deadline: June 11)
Location: Online
Fee: $273

EDTEC 700 - Leadership Skills for the Instructional Designer

So you finally got that big promotion. Congratulations! Then it dawns on you: you've mastered designing and developing training but are not even sure where to begin with your new management title. In this course, we will discuss common issues that face first line managers and introduce processes and principles to manage projects, direct reports, stakeholders, transition change, and fiscal cycles. We will also be joined by instructional designers who have moved into first line, middle, and senior management to learn their best practices as you transition into your new and future roles.

See the EDTEC 700 web site for information on attendance policy, technical requirements, and meeting times at http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec700/sum08.htm

Special Sessions Credit Course No. EDTEC 700 (one unit)
Schedule No. 08SU 09030 EJ
Dates: May 28-August 20 (Registration deadine: July 14)
Location: Online
Fee: $273

April 28, 2008

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