M.S. in Educational Technology

Page address: http://ed.mnsu.edu/ksp/met/

The Minnesota State University Mankato Master of Science degree in Educational Technology responds to the growing needs of P-16 education and industry in providing instruction for the technological environment. Program emphasis may be educational technology integration in the classroom, instructional design for education, the technology leader or instruction for distance learning.

Student Testimonies:

“MNSU's Technology Education program has been a great experience. The coursework has prepared me for the future while providing practical tools to meet the needs of 21st Century Learners! Blogs, wiki's, avatars, cell phone classroom response systems...free applications galore! After 20 years in education, I didn't think I could get this excited about educational change!”

Scott Tiedens

“Classmates became teachers, coaches, and friends with the very first project. Thanks to my them and my professor I was able to use each new technology tool in a classroom setting almost as quickly I could learn about it.”

Tammy Hoppe

“This course is one that I recommend to any teacher—even those uncertain of their own technological skills. The support within the class by the teacher and students is incredible. There is so much that can be accomplished educationally with technology and as a learner you feel you can become a better educator because of the experience.”

Meg Lahammer

The program consists of 34 hours, including an alternate plan paper, 9 courses (27 credits) and a research portion (7 credits). Courses are presented online through the university course management system.

Each certificate consists of three 3-credit courses, and include:

Educational Technology in the Classroom

KSP 619 – Using Technology in the Classroom (3 credits)

KSP 624 – Differentiation Through Technology (3 credits)

KSP 629 – Assessing Learning Through Technology (3 credits)

Distance Education Instructor

KSP 664 – Distance Learning (3 credits)

KSP 680 – Developing the Online Learning Environment (3 credits)

KSP 667 – Media Utilization Tools (3 credits)

Instructional Technology & Design

KSP 689 – Introduction to Technology (3 credits)

KSP 643 – Instructional Design Using Technology (3 credits)

KSP 693 – Evaluation and Selection of Education Software (3 credits)

The Technology Leader

KSP 639 – District Level Administration (3 credits)

KSP 673 – Technology Funding (3 credits)

KSP 661 – Networking (3 credits)

Research Requirements:

KSP 609 - Research Methods (3 credits)

KSP 610 – Scholarly Writing (3 credits)

KSP 694 – Alternate Plan Paper (1 credits)

Further questions can be addressed to:

Dr. Deborah Jesseman, Program Coordinator, deborah.jesseman@mnsu.edu