INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY (IST) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
5003 Foundations of Instructional Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This introductory course provides an overview of the field of Instructional Technology. Course content and activities will help students develop an awareness and understanding of the history, theories, and philosophies driving the field. In addition, this course will introduce common technologies utilized across fields of study.
5011 Technology Skills and Abilities
(1-0) 1 hour credit.
The ever-changing body of knowledge and requisite skills needed for competency in instructional technology necessitates ongoing technical development. This course provides an orientation to specific skills and abilities for students who require updating, for students who may want to add to current skills, or for those students whose skills may be lacking. May be repeated for credit when specific skills vary.
5313 Media Design
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 5003 or consent of instructor.
An overview of assessment and measurement techniques, tools, and philosophies as they apply to current and developing applications of technology in learning environments.
5323 Concepts of Teaching and Learning
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of technologies, pedagogies, and theories as they relate to the design of instruction and practices that support effective teaching and learning. Investigation of how theories of knowing and learning are reflected in and supported by technology. Focus on current and emerging learning theories and how these relate to applications in technology-delivered and -supported learning environments.
5343 Instructional Design Theory
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 5003 or consent of instructor.
An investigation of theories, principles, and processes of instructional design including their application to instructional product and curriculum development.
5363 Distance Learning and Teaching
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examination of the application of tools, resources, and strategies to support, deliver, and enhance technology-supported curriculum. Students actively engage in online activities as they identify and plan a curriculum.
5383 Technology Training and Management in Educational Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
The dynamic nature of technology development and innovation requires strategies to ensure service populations are informed and skilled. This course will review models of technology, professional development, issues of change and technology adoption, and policy issues.
5703 Technology and Learning Cultures
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An examination of technology-delivered and -mediated instruction as it interacts with the learners’ views of the world and themselves. Course activities explore the implications of culture on the design, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. (Formerly EDU 5703. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 5703 and EDU 5703.)
5883 Storytelling as Instructional Method
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
One of the oldest instructional methods, storytelling is used across sectors to build upon case-based reasoning that engaged the learner through the analysis of personal experience. The course paints broad-brush strokes providing opportunities for the students to perceive oral and digital forms of storytelling in multiple constructs: cultural, methods, strategies, and purposes. (Formerly C&I 5883. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 5883 and C&I 5883.)
6103 Virtual Learning and Teaching
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 5003 or consent of instructor.
Gaming, virtual reality, and virtual worlds provide opportunities to learning through active participation in environments organized for specific purposes. This course explores instructional applications of virtual learning and teaching as students design a learning experience in a virtual environment.
6353 Multimedia Development
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
The design and development of interactive materials and resources for information retrieval, learning, and performance support. Course activities include the use of specific technologies to develop multimedia/new media prototypes. Can be taken in addition to MUS 6353.
6373 Analysis and Evaluation of Instructional Technology Trends
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An overview of evaluation approaches, techniques, tools, and philosophies as they apply to current and future applications of technology in education.
6503 Advanced Topics in Instructional Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 5003 or consent of instructor.
Course develops skills in instructional technology related to and derived from the characteristics of current topics in the field. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
6513 Advanced Instructional Design
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 5343 or consent of instructor.
This course focuses on an analysis of instructional design models, including grounded design or theory-based design and the design of pedagogically appropriate learning experiences.
6603 Animation
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 6353 or consent of instructor.
This course provides learners with opportunities to explore guiding principles for instructionally sound development and use of animation in learning contexts. The theoretical study of this tool is accompanied by practical application as students create animated instructional products.
6943 Internship
3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and Graduate Advisor of Record.
Individually supervised field experience in a setting that provides direct experience with the design, development, implementation, or evaluation or learning experiences that are technology-mediates. (Credit cannot be earned for both IST 6943 and other internships.)
6951,3 Independent Study
1 or 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and the student’s Graduate Advisor of Record.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.
6973 Special Problems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course that offers graduate students the opportunity to engage in specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the program’s regular course offerings. Special Problems courses may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but not more than 6 hours regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.
