Instructional Technology - Overview
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Program Outline | PLEASE NOTE: For many graduate programs in the School of Education, the Miller Analogies Test is NO LONGER REQUIRED. Please check with the director of the specific program in which you are interested about this requirement. |
The Instructional Technology program prepares individuals for a variety of instructional development and technology-related positions in education, business, and industry. Three areas of emphasis are available to students:
- Educational Technologies - enables teachers and other school personnel to plan, implement, and evaluate technology-based instruction and learning activities in P-12 settings. Students interested in leadership roles in educational technology, such as technology coordinators in schools or school districts, can work toward meeting the standards for the Illinois State Board of Education's Technology Specialist certificate through this program.
- Instructional Design & Performance Improvement - focuses on skills necessary for careers in instructional technology, performance improvement, instructional design, and training in non-school settings.
- Interactive Multimedia Technologies - appropriate for people wishing to pursue the design and development of various interactive multimedia and web-based learning experiences.
Several unique features of the program provide students with opportunities for important practical experiences that complement course work. Juried presentations provide students with an opportunity to share their work with a jury of professors and peers, and defend their work in light of their own goals and the content of their degree program. Design Studios provide students with opportunities to work on real-world projects for a variety of real clients in order to develop skills in collaboration, design, development tools and techniques, and project management.
