Master of Arts (M.a.)
Educational Technology:
Leadership Master's
Program Highlights & Benefits
Online format
2 year completion time, including holiday breaks
One course completed every 8 weeks
Transfer credits considered
Program Overview
The MA Educational Technology: Leadership program is for teachers seeking a career path towards becoming a technology specialist, technology director, or technology coach. The program prepares teacher-leaders with the competencies required to improve the quality and effectiveness of instructional programs at a classroom, departmental, school, or district level. These competencies include skills to develop technology-enhanced learning experiences, assess their impact, and design appropriate professional development. The MA program’s content is aligned with national educational technology standards and performance indicators as set forth by International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE-C, 2012). Graduate students in this program who are also licensed teachers, will qualify for the Technology Specialist Endorsement for the State of Illinois by entitlement upon successful completion of the program.
Concordia University Chicago’s cumulative passing rate through July 2021 for the ISBE Technology Specialist exam (Test 178 and Test 223 combined) is 96.5%, compared to the state cumulative passing rate for that same period which is 90.1%.
Program Objectives
This program provides candidates with coursework aimed at mastering the following:
- Develop a vision for the comprehensive integration of technology within an educational setting.
- Demonstrate professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions in content, pedagogical, and technological areas.
- Utilize professional development approaches for faculty through the lens of adult learning and leadership theory, as they relate to the socio-technical implications of contemporary, online instructional practices.
- Deliberate and choose appropriate pedagogical strategies using technology to enhance instruction and improve learning outcomes.
- Recognize, develop, and use image-rich technology tools and curriculum to enhance instruction.
- Synthesize technology-enhanced practices in professional settings to build learning communities.
- Evaluate the impact of instructional practices through precise program evaluation techniques in a data-driven decision-making environment.
- Troubleshoot technical hardware and software issues in common educational settings.
- Recognize and evaluate trends in educational technology.
Areas of Study
| Course | Title | Hours |
| EDT 6010 | Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum* | 3 |
| EDT 6030 | Using Technology to Build Learning Communities* | 3 |
| EDT 6040 | Visual Literacy in the Classroom* | 3 |
| EDT 6050 | Technology for Effective Decision Making in Teaching & Learning* | 3 |
| EDT 6210 | Theoretical, Ethical, and Practical Foundations of Educational Technology* | 3 |
| EDT 6205 | Educational Technology Hardware and Software* | 3 |
| EDT 6065 | Emerging Technology Trends, Professional Learning, and Evaluation* | 3 |
| EDT 6070 | Educational Technology Leadership* | 3 |
| RES 6600 | Research in Education | 3 |
| EDT 6080 | Applied Project in Educational Technology (Capstone Course) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Capstone Experience
The EDT-6080 Applied Project in Educational Technology course serves as the capstone experience for this degree. A 3.0 grade-point average in courses in the MA-Educational Technology program is required prior to taking EDT-6080 Applied Project in Educational Technology.
Note:
NOTE: This is only an introduction of the program. You are responsible to review the Graduate Catalog for program details.
Asterisk (*) courses represent the courses required for the Technology Specialist Endorsement only.
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