program of study
This site is part of the Education Technology Program at New Jersey City University. Below is the program of study.
Masters in Educational Technology, New Jersey City University
The Master of Arts Degree in Educational Technology is designed to meet the needs of classroom teachers who want to apply technology to the learning process and/or for individuals wishing to develop leadership skills as site-based
technology coordinators. The master’s degree in Educational Technology is intended to develop a broad range of technological expertise while at the same time focusing clearly on the new way that technology is changing how students and educators create and understand knowledge. Participants in the program will learn the new role of information, not as isolated facts but as building blocks to develop cognitive skills. The program is designed for beginners with little or no background in computing as well as for experienced computer users. As a
capstone experience, candidates can choose to write a thesis or design a project.
Coursework Completed
EDTC 623 Introduction to Educational Technology
This course provides background knowledge of basic educational technologies with particular emphasis on the applications of instructional technology in the K-12 curriculum. The technologies included are: microcomputers, input/output devices, storage systems, telecommunications software, productivity tools, CD-ROM, educational
software, and information presentation software. Candidates explore the history and direction of instructional technologies,the ethical and social issues, the importance of media literacy, as well as new forms of assignments and
assessments with the new technologies.
EDTC 618 Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology
The principal theories of human learning are surveyed including behaviorism, cognitive information processing,
and constructivism. Additional theories which have been shown to affect learning are examined, including motivational, developmental, biological, sociological, and physiological factors. Special emphasis is given to alternative educational
approaches, methods, strategies, and technologies that increase instructional effectiveness.
EDTC 625 Using Integrated Software Across the Curriculum
Students learn about integrated software packages (i.e., software which integrates word processing, database management, paint, draw, spreadsheet, and telecommunications capabilities into one package). The
package is studied as the starting point of a resource based curriculum. New types of learning and assignments across the curriculum are explored.
EDTC 621 Using the Internet in Education
This course prepares in-service and pre-service teachers to use the Internet as an educational resource, through the creation of a webproject. Students gain an insight into using new technologies to create
and active learning environment that encourages critical thinking and collaboration. Students learn to do research on the World Wide Web, correspond using e-mail, participate in Usernet bulletin boards and LISTSERVE mailing
lists, and create a web page. Students are introduced to working with graphics, digital sound, and video. The controversial issues of censorship, intellectual property rights, security, source validity, and the impact of multimedia
technology on education.
EDTC 642 Introduction to Authoring Tools
This course will explore a variety of authoring tools. Candidates will conduct a comprehensive survey of authoring
tools and create documents applying design elements in order to create an e-book tailored for different learning styles. Candidates will examine the ways hypermedia can be used to improve student achievement in the library/media
centers by using a variety of media types including; sound, video, and animation.
EDTC 614 Introduction to Distance Learning
This course provides knowledge of distance learning technologies in use today and anticipated for tomorrow. The technologies include telecommunications as the medium for all forms of distance learning, real time
two-way video and audio both over fiber and over ISDN using room systems or desktop computers, forms of asynchronous and synchronous distance learning, graphical and text-based methods of distance instruction. Candidates learn to enhance the distance learning instruction by using various AV tools. The goal is
to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional projects part of this class.
EDTC 631 Technology Facilitator: Issues and Challenges
This course prepares candidates to serve as technology facilitators- professionals who promote the development and
implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans and budgets for P-12 schools. An analysis of district-wide and school curriculum needs, state agency mandates and federal imperatives as well as personnel roles
and services will be conducted.
EDTC 619 Advanced Authoring Tools
This course looks at the rapid development in information presentation using motion to create presentations
controlled by a computer. A variety of software packages are used to create movies, animations, and sound tracks to
explore a dynamic flow of information. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project and a portfolio
as part of this class.
EDTC 629 Graphics and Graphic Design in Education
This course provides a conceptual bridge between language arts and visual arts. It examines the history, creative strategy, and art of written language and typography, with special emphasis on the technologies of language. During the semester, candidates examine the genesis of the visual form of language, the material constraints on visual form, and its ability to communicate both cultural value and information. Reading, discussions, and hands-on design
projects expose candidates to current topics of this changing field. Assignments emphasize the development of an aesthetic “feel” for type and the current philosophic discussions concerning the production of meaning through visual
form.
Coursework To Be Completed
EDTC 617 Publishing on the Web: Design, Theory, and Applications (Fall 2012)
The Internet is another source for information presentation. This course focuses on advanced techniques such as sound, animation beyond GIF animation, movies, forms, interactive web pages, cgi scripts, and Java, as well as the
theory of information presentation and design on a web site. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
EDTC 622 Research Applications in Educational Technology (Fall 2012)
This course provides an in-depth treatment of the research and evaluation process including design, measurement, and statistical analysis. The course emphasizes the interpretation, synthesis, evaluation, and analysis of
research in the area of educational technology. During this course, candidates will write their proposals for either a thesis or a project, which are completed in EDTC 628 Research Applications in Educational Technology II.
EDTC 624 Technology in the English/Language Arts Curriculum (Fall 2012)
This course focuses on creative writing,reading, literacy education, and the new forms of creative expression as they relate to educational technology. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
EDTC 627 Seminar: Current Issues and Trends in Educational Technology (Fall 2012)
This course is designed to explore the latest trends and research in curriculum integration. In this course, candidates investigate the Educational Computing and Technology Facilitation Standards and its integration into the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and their impact on the school library media center.
EDTC 628 Research Applications in Educational Technology II (Spring 2013)
This course is the capstone of the program. The purpose of this course is to integrate the candidate’s program of study into a practical manifestation of educational change and technology innovation. Each candidate, working closely with an adviser, completes the thesis in this course.
Masters in Educational Technology, New Jersey City University
The Master of Arts Degree in Educational Technology is designed to meet the needs of classroom teachers who want to apply technology to the learning process and/or for individuals wishing to develop leadership skills as site-based
technology coordinators. The master’s degree in Educational Technology is intended to develop a broad range of technological expertise while at the same time focusing clearly on the new way that technology is changing how students and educators create and understand knowledge. Participants in the program will learn the new role of information, not as isolated facts but as building blocks to develop cognitive skills. The program is designed for beginners with little or no background in computing as well as for experienced computer users. As a
capstone experience, candidates can choose to write a thesis or design a project.
Coursework Completed
EDTC 623 Introduction to Educational Technology
This course provides background knowledge of basic educational technologies with particular emphasis on the applications of instructional technology in the K-12 curriculum. The technologies included are: microcomputers, input/output devices, storage systems, telecommunications software, productivity tools, CD-ROM, educational
software, and information presentation software. Candidates explore the history and direction of instructional technologies,the ethical and social issues, the importance of media literacy, as well as new forms of assignments and
assessments with the new technologies.
EDTC 618 Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology
The principal theories of human learning are surveyed including behaviorism, cognitive information processing,
and constructivism. Additional theories which have been shown to affect learning are examined, including motivational, developmental, biological, sociological, and physiological factors. Special emphasis is given to alternative educational
approaches, methods, strategies, and technologies that increase instructional effectiveness.
EDTC 625 Using Integrated Software Across the Curriculum
Students learn about integrated software packages (i.e., software which integrates word processing, database management, paint, draw, spreadsheet, and telecommunications capabilities into one package). The
package is studied as the starting point of a resource based curriculum. New types of learning and assignments across the curriculum are explored.
EDTC 621 Using the Internet in Education
This course prepares in-service and pre-service teachers to use the Internet as an educational resource, through the creation of a webproject. Students gain an insight into using new technologies to create
and active learning environment that encourages critical thinking and collaboration. Students learn to do research on the World Wide Web, correspond using e-mail, participate in Usernet bulletin boards and LISTSERVE mailing
lists, and create a web page. Students are introduced to working with graphics, digital sound, and video. The controversial issues of censorship, intellectual property rights, security, source validity, and the impact of multimedia
technology on education.
EDTC 642 Introduction to Authoring Tools
This course will explore a variety of authoring tools. Candidates will conduct a comprehensive survey of authoring
tools and create documents applying design elements in order to create an e-book tailored for different learning styles. Candidates will examine the ways hypermedia can be used to improve student achievement in the library/media
centers by using a variety of media types including; sound, video, and animation.
EDTC 614 Introduction to Distance Learning
This course provides knowledge of distance learning technologies in use today and anticipated for tomorrow. The technologies include telecommunications as the medium for all forms of distance learning, real time
two-way video and audio both over fiber and over ISDN using room systems or desktop computers, forms of asynchronous and synchronous distance learning, graphical and text-based methods of distance instruction. Candidates learn to enhance the distance learning instruction by using various AV tools. The goal is
to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional projects part of this class.
EDTC 631 Technology Facilitator: Issues and Challenges
This course prepares candidates to serve as technology facilitators- professionals who promote the development and
implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans and budgets for P-12 schools. An analysis of district-wide and school curriculum needs, state agency mandates and federal imperatives as well as personnel roles
and services will be conducted.
EDTC 619 Advanced Authoring Tools
This course looks at the rapid development in information presentation using motion to create presentations
controlled by a computer. A variety of software packages are used to create movies, animations, and sound tracks to
explore a dynamic flow of information. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project and a portfolio
as part of this class.
EDTC 629 Graphics and Graphic Design in Education
This course provides a conceptual bridge between language arts and visual arts. It examines the history, creative strategy, and art of written language and typography, with special emphasis on the technologies of language. During the semester, candidates examine the genesis of the visual form of language, the material constraints on visual form, and its ability to communicate both cultural value and information. Reading, discussions, and hands-on design
projects expose candidates to current topics of this changing field. Assignments emphasize the development of an aesthetic “feel” for type and the current philosophic discussions concerning the production of meaning through visual
form.
Coursework To Be Completed
EDTC 617 Publishing on the Web: Design, Theory, and Applications (Fall 2012)
The Internet is another source for information presentation. This course focuses on advanced techniques such as sound, animation beyond GIF animation, movies, forms, interactive web pages, cgi scripts, and Java, as well as the
theory of information presentation and design on a web site. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
EDTC 622 Research Applications in Educational Technology (Fall 2012)
This course provides an in-depth treatment of the research and evaluation process including design, measurement, and statistical analysis. The course emphasizes the interpretation, synthesis, evaluation, and analysis of
research in the area of educational technology. During this course, candidates will write their proposals for either a thesis or a project, which are completed in EDTC 628 Research Applications in Educational Technology II.
EDTC 624 Technology in the English/Language Arts Curriculum (Fall 2012)
This course focuses on creative writing,reading, literacy education, and the new forms of creative expression as they relate to educational technology. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.
EDTC 627 Seminar: Current Issues and Trends in Educational Technology (Fall 2012)
This course is designed to explore the latest trends and research in curriculum integration. In this course, candidates investigate the Educational Computing and Technology Facilitation Standards and its integration into the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and their impact on the school library media center.
EDTC 628 Research Applications in Educational Technology II (Spring 2013)
This course is the capstone of the program. The purpose of this course is to integrate the candidate’s program of study into a practical manifestation of educational change and technology innovation. Each candidate, working closely with an adviser, completes the thesis in this course.