Minor in Educational Technology
Learning how to use technology to improve results has become strategically important across all sectors of education and training. Therefore, this Minor in Educational Technology is open to all students in any University bachelor’s degree program by completing the courses listed below. This coursework provides students with a theoretical grounding and practical experience using technology to improve teaching and learning in real-world situations. Although the courses are technologically rich, they extend beyond tools by immersing students in the knowledge base of researched best practices for improving results. In the service-learning capstone course, students form teams to develop a solution to a real-world educational problem in a local school or workplace. By the end of the Minor, students will have created a Web portfolio demonstrating the manner in which they meet the national educational technology standards. In order to be eligible to add the Minor, students must have completed 28 credits at the University of Delaware.
Required Courses
The 18 credits required for the minor are listed below. All courses must be completed with a C- or better.
Core Courses (12 credits)
All students take the following four 3-credit courses:
- EDUC 411: Introduction to Educational Technology
- EDUC 421: Internet Technologies
- EDUC 456: eLearning
- EDUC 492: Educational Technology Capstone
Educational Technology Electives (6 credits)
All students take two of the following 3-credit courses:
- EDUC 438: Learning Technologies Across the Curriculum
- EDUC 450: Technology and Cognition
- EDUC 485: Multimedia Literacy
- EDUC 439: Special Topics in Educational Technology
Recommended Course Sequencing
Students minoring in educational technology should take the introductory course (EDUC 411) first and the capstone (EDUC 492) last. In between, the courses can be taken in any order. The rationale is that in the introductory course, students become grounded in the national educational technology standards and create a portfolio framework for accumulating standards-based artifacts throughout the coursework. In the capstone course, students form teams to apply their educational technology knowledge and skills to solving an educational problem in their intended workplace. In this project-based capstone course, students practice the community building and teamwork skills rated so highly by employers in the National Survey of Student Engagement.
Careers
There are two audiences for the Minor in Educational Technology. First are undergraduates preparing for careers as educational professionals and teachers in K-12 schools. Second is the broader community of students preparing for careers in government, business, and industry for which eLearning has become the primary mechanism for continuing education and ongoing professional development. In all of these settings, employers need candidates who can improve results and make the workplace more effective. Students who complete this Minor may have an advantage when seeking employment in schools or companies that value the candidate’s ability to apply the principles of how people learn to design effective learning environments.
As noted above, the Minor in Educational Technology is open to all students enrolled in University of Delaware Bachelor’s degree programs. Please note, however, that completion of the minor does not lead to teacher certification. A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses.
Admissions
The Educational Technology Minor may be requested by any full-time, matriculated student who has completed 28 credits at the University of Delaware. To add the minor, log on to udsis. Under forms, choose the option to change your program or plan, then choose "add minor" and select EDTC-MIN from the menu, then click Submit. Note: EDTC-MIN is the code for the Minor in Educational Technology.
Program Coordinator
For more information, please contact Fred Hofstetter by e-mailing fth@udel.edu.
