5 Guided Elective 3 Total Degree Requirements 36 Course Descriptions Common Core MEDA 5000. The course examines the social, cultural, historical, and political ramifications related to information and to the invention, adoption, and diffusion of technology in education. The impact of technology on information and the ethical treatment of information in a technologically enhanced school environment are examined. Stresses knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to implement and manage technology in educational environments. Hands-on experience is provided through the course laboratory.
Students plan, implement, and evaluate educational technology for use in education.
Introduction to the skills of teaching as they relate to the school library media setting and to the use of educational technology. Emphasis on research methods and on critical evaluation of reported research in the fields of school library media and educational technology. Course Descriptions in Educational Communications and Technology Concentration MEDA 5517. A study of the basic elements of multi-media including text, graphic art, sound, animation, and video. This course will cover the methods of creating each of the elements of multimedia, and how to combine them into meaningful units for maximum effect.