Educational Technology
The Master of Science degree with a major in Educational Technology is designed to prepare the student to work with educational technology in educational settings. Two curricular emphases are offered within the degree:
- Technology Integration Specialist
- Library Media Specialist
Candidates who select the technology integration specialist emphasis study the design, development, and management of instructional materials through the use of educational technologies. Candidates who select the library media emphasis will be prepared to direct the activities of learning resource centers in elementary, middle and/or secondary schools, and will be eligible for recommendation for licensure as a Kansas school library media specialist.
Program Guide
Required Core |
Hours |
| SSLS 731 Digital Portfolio* | 1 |
| SSLS 733 Professional Development* | 1 |
| SSLS 734 Infrastructure Networking* | 1 |
| SSLS 735 Information Retrieval and Transfer* | 3 |
| SSLS 805 Design and Production of Instructional Materials* | 3 |
| SSLS 819 Practicum in Educational Technology* | 1-6 |
| SSLS 825 Administration of Instructional Systems* | 3 |
| SSLS 834 Curriculum Develoment* | 3 |
| SSLS 838 Educational Technology Curriculum* | 3 |
| SSLS 868 Educational Technology Applications* | 3 |
| TOTAL Core hours | 24 |
Research Options |
|
Option I (Thesis Program) |
|
| SSLS 890 Research and Thesis | 3-6 |
| SSLS 891 Methods of Research | 3 |
Option II (Non-Thesis Program) |
|
| SSLS 891 Methods of Research | 3 |
| TOTAL Research Hours | 3-9 |
Choose ONE area of emphasis: |
|
Technology Integration Specialist |
|
| SSLS 732 Topics in Educational Technology (____) | 3 |
| SSLS 817 Technology Integration Specialist | 3 |
| SSLS 818 Trends and Issues in Educational Technology | 3 |
School Library Media Licensure |
|
| SSLS 737 Cataloging and Classification* | 3 |
| CURIN 834 Advanced Children's and Young Adult Literature* | 3 |
| Electives by advisement | 0-3 |
| TOTAL Area of Emphasis Hours | 9-12 |
| TOTAL Hours | 36 |
*Indicates courses for licensure as a Library Media Specialist.
Note for Library Media degree only:
The student must provide evidence that he/she has a valid teaching license to be accepted into the Educational Technology Program. However, a valid Professional teaching license must be held to add the library media endorsement.
Procedural Steps for Master’s Degree and/or Licensure:
- The student must apply for and be admitted to a degree program through the Office of Continuing and Graduate Studies.
- The student must fulfill the entrance requirements for the Educational Technology program as directed by the advisor.
- The student must apply for candidacy in conference with the advisor.
- The student must petition the Continuing and Graduate Studies office to graduate. All official transcripts from other institutions must be on file in the Continuing and Graduate Studies office. The advisor must have unofficial copies of the same transcripts.
- The student must maintain an overall GPA of 3.00 or above for course work. A final grade of 80% or above is required for the final digital portfolio.
- The student must pass all tests as required by KSDE.
- The candidate must satisfactorily pass the e-portfolio at the end of the program.