Program Overview

Curriculum & Instruction (MEd) - Educational Technology

The Educational Technology track in the Curriculum and Instruction MEd program is designed for certified and experienced educators who want to increase their technological skills and become highly skilled at successfully integrating technology into the curriculum as well as develop leadership skills necessary to become site-based technology coordinators in K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

Program Details

• The program requires 15 credit hours of core courses, including completion of a capstone research project (3 credit hours).
• In addition, students take 15 credit hours of specialization courses.
• Total Credit Hours Required: 30 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree

Track Prerequisites

• Evidence of eligibility for a professional teaching certificate in Florida in a related area and/or sustained teaching experience within schools/colleges (approved by track coordinator).

Degree Requirements

Core

15 Total Credits

• Complete the following:
  • EDG6935 - Introductory Seminar in Teacher Leadership (3)
  • EDG6223 - Curriculum Theory, Organization, and Policy (3)
  • EDF6472 - Data-Driven Decision-Making for Instruction (3)
  • EDF6233 - Introduction to Action Research and Analysis of Classroom Practice (3)
  • EDF6635 - Capstone: Action Research in Teacher Leadership (3)

Specialization

15 Total Credits

• Complete all of the following:
  • EME6405 - Adapting and Integrating Innovative Technologies in Education (3)
  • EME6507 - Multimedia for Education and Training (3)
  • EME6602 - Integration of Technology into the Learning Environments (3)
  • EME6053 - Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies (3)
• Complete at least 1 of the following:
  • EME6055 - Current Trends in Instructional Technology (3)
  • EME6062 - Research in Instructional Technology (3)
  • EME6613 - Instructional System Design (3)
  • EME6417 - Interactive Online and Virtual Teaching Environments (3)
  • EME6458 - Virtual Teaching and the Digital Educator (3)
  • EME6457 - Distance Education: Technology Process Product (3)

Grand Total Credits: 30

Application Requirements

Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans.

Financial Information

• Fellowships are awarded based on academic merit to highly qualified students.
• They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies.
• Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation.

Capstone

• Students complete a Capstone Action Research Project EDF 6635 at the end of the program.
• Students must complete an Intent to Graduate form the semester prior to enrolling in EDF 6635.

Core Courses

• Must be taken in the first semester in the program.
• EDG 6935 - Introductory Seminar in Teacher Leadership 3 Credit Hours
• EDG 6223 - Curriculum Theory, Organization, and Policy 3 Credit Hours
• EDF 6472 - Data-Driven Decision-Making for Instruction 3 Credit Hours
• EDF 6233 - Introduction to Action Research and Analysis of Classroom Practice 3 Credit Hours
• EDF 6635 - Capstone: Action Research in Teacher Leadership 3 Credit Hours Independent Learning

The MEd requires a course-based action research study and completion of a capstone experience.