Instructional Technology
Master of Science in Education
Information Technology Concentration
This fully online IT program is designed for K-12 teachers who teach IT courses or provide IT support to their school district. It is offered by the Department of Teacher Education in cooperation with the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems. It also is designed for business professionals who train or support end users.
View a Kearney Hub Newspaper article about this program
Excerpts from the article:
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- Students learn how to teach computer skills and how to use
computational thinking skills along with critical thinking, when and how
to use technology, and a little bit of programming with a language
called Scratch.
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- “They are learning to teach computers to kids,” said
Harms, who is chair and professor of computer science and information at
UNK. “I believe that teaching the teachers is the best place to start
to educate our young people about the technology skills needed for their
future careers.”
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UNK’s College of Education online graduate programs have earned Honor
Roll recognition in the former U.S. News and World Report’s national
rankings.
Degree Requirements
MSE in Instructional Technology = 36 hours
- Department Core Courses (12 hours required)
- Research Course (3 hours)
- TE 800, Educational Research - 3 hours
- Democracy (3 hours)
- TE 868, Copyright, Fair Use, and Ethics - 3 hours
- Diversity (3 hours)
- TE 810 , Design and Development of Instruction - 3 hours
- Technology (3 hours)
- TE 886P, Technology Tools for Teachers - 3 hours
- Instructional Technology Core Classes (9 hours required)
- Take:
- TE 870, Developing Web-based Portfolios - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- TE 877, Developing Web-based Educational Environments - 3 hours
- CSIS 840P, Client-side Web Application Development - 3 hours
- Take:
- TE 891, Field Experiences in Instructional Technology - 3 hours
- Information Technology Concentration (15 hours)
- Take all of the following:
- CSIS 825P, Database Systems - 3 hours
- CSIS 834P, Information Technology Teaching Methods - 3 hours
- CSIS 848P, System Administration - 3 hours
- CSIS 858P, Computer Security - 3 hours
- Approved Electives - 3 hours
** Information Technology students must take
TE 810, Design and Development of Instruction;
TE 868, Copyright, Fair Use, and Ethics;
TE 886P, Technology Tools for Teachers; and
TE 891, Field Experiences in Instructional Technology as part of the Core
requirements above. Information Technology students may take either
TE 877, Developing Web-based Educational Environments or
CSIS 840P, Client-side Web Application Development.
In lieu of a comprehensive examination an electronic portfolio will be submitted and evaluated. See Teacher Education Program Information and Admission Requirements for more information about the program.
For more information see http://aaunk.unk.edu/gradcatalogs/11-12cat/ed/mseit.asp