Master of Science in Education - Educational Design and Technology

This program exists to equip individuals in learning organizations to serve as ethical, innovative, and effective leaders of learning, design, and educational technology. The CUW program has a fourfold emphasis: digital literacy, applying current research and design principles in order to create digital age learning experiences, exploring the implications of digital culture upon the present and future of learning organizations, and reflecting upon the spiritual and ethical implications of technology in education.

Program Outcomes

(ISTE Standards for Teachers)

1. Learner: Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others
and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve
student learning.
2. Leader: Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student
empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning.
3. Citizen: Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate
in the digital world.
4. Collaborator: Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students
to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems.
5. Designer: Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that
recognize and accommodate learner variability.
6. Facilitator: Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement.
7. Analyst: Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and support
students in achieving their learning goals.
8. Christian Ethical Leader: Educators model Christian servant leadership through
consistent, moral, and ethical behaviors and, by example, inspire others to do likewise in
their personal, professional, and community life.

Curriculum 

Required Courses
EDT 5000Digital Citizenship and Ethics3
EDT 5005Leadership, Collaboration, and Coaching3
EDT 5010Assessment and Data Analysis3
EDT 5015Theories of Learning and Design3
EDT 5020Instructional Design3
EDT 5025Research in Educational Technology3
EDT 7040Ed Tech Capstone Project3
EDT 7001Educational Design and Technology Portfolio I0
EDT 7002Educational Design and Technology Portfolio II0
EDT 7003Educational Design and Technology Portfolio III0
Electives
Select 12 credits of the following:12
Modalities of Digital Learning
Digital Literacy
Ed Ministry in Digital World
Support and Troubleshooting
Applying Technology in Content Areas
Multimedia for the Classroom
Building Online Learning Communities
Educators as Game Designers
Special Topics in Ed Tech
LMS Administration
Other electives as approved by the program director
Total Hours33