Sivyu Chia
Coursework
Program Overview
The Master of Arts in Education, Option in Educational Technology and Media Leadership degree provides foundations and practical skills for individuals seeking career growth in educational, corporate, and public service settings that use educational technologies including resources for e-learning and social media. The program prepares graduates for leadership roles in educational institutions and other agencies; it provides training in instructional design, multimedia development and management, and e-learning, and it builds a foundation for individuals planning to pursue doctoral degrees.
My Courses
Core Courses:
ETEC 510: Foundations of Educational Technology and Media
Introduction to technology and media use in education and training. Overview of theoretical approaches, research trends, major developments, and prominent issues in the field. Incorporation of social, historical, psychological, and philosophical perspectives in the study of technology and media.
ETEC 523: Information and Digital Literacies
Information and digital literacies; principles and theories for integrating technologies into learning environments to improve planning, designing and implementing learning experiences; issues of technology planning, collaboration, and assessment; and digital citizenship. Course meets Level II Technology Standards.
ETEC 525: Digital Culture and Society
Critical examination of social and cultural implications of information technologies and media. Issues of cultural bias, equity, and questions of who benefits from particular technologies. International applications and implications of information technologies.
ETEC 350: Leadership in Technology and Media
Examines the role of leadership as it relates to the implementation of educational technologies and media. Theory, knowledge, and skills necessary to use, evaluate, plan, manage, and implement technologies effectively. Administrative issues associated with computers, including security and cyber-ethics.
ETEC 551: Education and the Internet
Survey of educational applications throughout the Internet. Characteristics of teaching and learning mediated through the Internet; analysis and design of Internet-based learning activities; design and development of online courses; implementation, management, and administration of online learning.
ETEC 570: E-Learning Design and Development
Introduction to e-learning design and development, including project management, instructional analyses and strategies, software selection, and evaluation. Interactive multimedia development applications, processes, and principles. Design and production of technology-enhanced instruction.
EDP 520: Quantitative Research Methods in Education
Examination and application of quantitative educational research methodology including research designs, sampling methods, inferential statistics and hypothesis testing, and the structure and content of a research proposal.
ETEC 695: Seminar in Educational Technology
Studies in educational technology including reviews of literature, critique of educational technology research, and systematic development and evaluation of areas of students' prior work.
Electives:
ETEC 545: Reading for Leisure and Learning
Selection and use of a wide variety of literature and informational texts to reinforce literacy instruction; reading promotion for learning, personal growth and enjoyment.
ET 387: Robot Programming and Mechatronics
Basic concepts of robot manipulators, robot kinematics, robot programming languages. Applications of industrial robots, machine vision systems. Basic concepts of mechatronic systems: combine hardware, software, interface, and system integration to make an intelligent system. Sensors and actuators for robotics and mechatronic systems.
ET 387L: Robot Programming and Mechatronics Laboratory
Laboratory exercises in industrial and educational robot operation and applications. Laboratory exercises on mechatronic systems. Robot systems and their computer language instructions will be used. The experiments include teach pendant programming, high level language programming, work-cell applications, continuous path programming.