Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate Record 2019-2020 
    
Graduate Record 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Instructional Design and Technology (Cert)


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Instructional Design and Technology Certificate


The purpose of the Instructional Design and Technology certificate is to prepare professionals across a range of settings include Pk-12, higher education, corporate, government, and non-profit organizations to effectively design instruction and integrate technology to support learning and school or workplace performance.  The certificate will prepare graduates to develop and lead all aspects of an instructional technology program within a school district, other educational agency, or business or government setting.  Graduates of the certificate will be prepared to design instruction and related courseware using a range of technologies, as informed by principles, theories, and research.  They will learn how to design and plan effective online, blended, and technology-enabled instruction; develop multimedia instructional materials and products; plan, organize, and coordinate instructional technology across a school, district, or organization; evaluate the effectiveness and intended outcomes (both short- and long-term); leverage and design instructional technologies for diverse learner populations; identify critical ethical and legal issues; and prepare related written documents such as needs analyses, reviews, and data-based justification for instructional technology recommendations.

The certificate program is available to degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students.  Degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students who enroll full-time in 9 credits per semester will be able to complete the certificate in one year (three semesters including the summer).  Degree-seeking and non-degree seeking students who enroll part-time in six credits per semester will be able to complete the program in a year and a half (three semesters).  Part-time students enrolling in one course (3 credits) per semester will be able to complete the program in three years (six semesters).