Instructional Systems Technology
M.S.Ed. in Instructional Systems Technology (Residential or Online)
Design effective instructional materials and implement effective strategies for workplace learning and performance improvement.
- Prasanna is a blogger by profession, and loves to write about education technology. Her write-ups intend to provide a deep insight about enormous resources and ideas available to make learning better and effective with the use of technology.
- OpenLearn: Educational Technology OpenLearn offers free online courses on a variety of topics. The educational technology portion of their website collects expert blogs, free courses, and other resources specific to the ed-tech sector of teacher training and discovery. Learning to Teach Online Podcast.
- Ed Tech Viewpoint. The 5 Keys to Educational Technology. What is educational technology? What are its purposes and goals, and how can it best be implemented? Hap Aziz, director of the School of Technology and Design at Rasmussen College, explores what he terms the 'five key components' to approaching educational technology. By Hap Aziz; 09/16/10.
This degree provides you with an in-depth introduction to analyzing, developing and evaluating educational tools, programs and systems to be used in education or training settings. This 36-minimum-credit-hour program includes coursework, an internship, and a year-long studio project conducted under faculty supervision.
- Application Deadlines
Starting Semester Deadline Fall Aug 6 Spring Dec 1 Summer Apr 23 International students are encouraged to apply early to allow extra time for their materials to arrive. - Admissions Requirements
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Graduate Studies Office will accept unofficial transcripts and self-reported test scores for admission reviews. Any admission made with these documents would be conditioned on receipt of official documents, which should be provided as soon as possible.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 out of 4.00
- Completed online application that includes:
- Transcripts
- Personal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- GRE scores
- Resume (international students only)
- Minimum 79 TOEFL score or minimum 6.5 IELTS score (international students only)
- Funding
- Learn about the variety of fellowships and assistantships that are available to graduate students.
- Visit Student Central for information about financial assistance.
- Consult your employer about the availability of tuition reimbursement or tuition assistance programs.
- Active duty military, veterans, and military families should visit the Center for Veteran and Military Students to take full advantage of available financial assistance and educational benefits.
- Careers
A degree in instructional systems technology has applications not just in educational settings, but in corporations, government, military, and nonprofit organizations.
As a graduate, you’ll be prepared to solve instructional problems and to tackle human performance issues, from training factory workers to use new equipment to developing a change management plan for introducing new management practices in a global company
Some career options include:
- E-learning developer
- Instructional designer
- Corporate trainer
- Researcher
- Professor
- Education content developer
For this reason, the future of education relies on an ongoing dialogue between educators and educational institutions, and professionals in the tech world. For Technologists and Designers For tech professionals, this means a growing and ongoing need for development in the area that is able to scale as evolving devices and emerging technology.
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What is educational technology? There are a variety of definitions of educational technology.
What is instructional design and technology?
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT):
Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using and managing appropriate technological processes and resources. [1]
The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology:
Educational technology is a systematic, iterative process for designing instruction or training used to improve performance. [6]
Educational Technology involves the disciplined application of knowledge for the purpose of improving learning, instruction and/or performance. [7]
History of the Definitions
Edtech’s [educational technology’s] definition has evolved over the years as a variation of ways of dealing with learning processes (2), a conceptual framework (9), theory and practice (5), and the latest study and ethical practices of dealing with technological processes and resources (1). [8]
1963
Audiovisual communications is the branch of educational theory and practice concerned with the design and use of messages which control the learning process. It undertakes: (a) the study of the unique and relative strengths and weaknesses of both pictorial and nonrepresentational messages which may be employed in the learning process for any reason; and (b) the structuring and systematizing of messages by men and instruments in an educational environment. These undertakings include planning, production, selection, management, and utilization of both components and entire instructional systems. Its practical goal is the efficient utilization of every method and medium of communication which can contribute to the development of the learners’ full potential. [2]
1972
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Educational technology is a field involved in the facilitation of human learning through systematic identification, development, organization and utilization of a full-range of learning resources and through the management of these processes. [3]
1977
Educational technology is a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to those problems involved in all aspects of human learning. [4]
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1994
Instructional technology is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management and evaluation of processes and resources for learning.[5]
References:
- Richey, R. C., Silber, K. H., & Ely, D. P. (2008). Reflections on the 2008 AECT Definitions of the Field. TechTrends, 52(1), 24-25.
- Ely, D.P. (1963). The changing role of the audiovisual process in education: A definition and a glossary of related terms. TCP Monograph No. 1. AV Communication Review, 11(1). Supplement No:6.
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (1972). The field of educational technology: a statement of definition. Audio-visual Instruction, 17(8), 36-43.
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (1977). The definition of educational technology. Washington, D.C.: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
- Seels, B. B., & Richey, R. C. (1994). Instructional technology: The definition and domains of the field. Washington, DC: Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
- The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. What is Educational Technology? Retrieved from: http://www.etc.edu.cn/eet/eet/articles/edtech/index.htm
- Spector, J. M. (2015). Foundations of educational technology: Integrative approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives. Routledge.
- Hsu, Y. C., Hung, J. L., & Ching, Y. H. (2013). Trends of educational technology research: More than a decade of international research in six SSCI-indexed refereed journals. Educational Technology Research and Development, 61(4), 685-705.
- Davies, I. K., & Schwen, T. M. (1972). Toward a Definition of Instructional Development.
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