Graduate Educational Foundations
Graduate Educational Foundations
2023 Fall Term
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MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EDFOUND 624
This class is designed for special education, communicative disorders, and elementary education majors. It includes testing, measurement, and evaluation of student progress in multiple contexts. Teacher testing, assessment, and decision making in the school environments are emphasized as well as examining traditional and performance assessment strategies. Basic statistical procedures, the use and interpretation of standardized tests, appropriate use of non-testing techniques are covered as well as various grading and reporting systems.
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
EDFOUND 625
This class is designed for special education, communicative disorders, and secondary education majors. It includes testing, measurement, and evaluation of student progress in multiple contexts and subject areas. Teacher testing, assessment, and decision making in the school environments are emphasized as well as examining traditional and performance assessment strategies. Basic statistical procedures, the use and interpretation of standard tests, appropriate use of non-testing techniques are covered as well as various grading and reporting systems specific to the secondary school setting.
INTRODUCTION TO INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
EDFOUND 701
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of instructional design. It includes an intensive study of the instructional design process and application of the process to solve instructional problems.
RESEARCH METHODS TO SUPPORT LEARNING TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION
EDFOUND 712
In an ever-changing field, learning technology professionals must be equipped to understand the needs of their organization and act accordingly by proposing solutions, evaluating them effectively, and making data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement. This three-credit course will focus on applying foundational and current research in the learning technology field to explore needs.
ISSUES, PERSPECTIVES, AND DIRECTIONS: A PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN EDUCATION
EDFOUND 723
As the introductory course for graduate studies in education, this seminar will provide an introduction to the use of research to support practice through an investigation of essential philosophical questions and current educational issues. Students will connect these studies to reflections on their own practice as they develop skills of analysis and argumentation.
PLANNING EFFECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
EDFOUND 726
Producing effective learning experiences is no easy task. It takes a deep understanding of learner experience design principles, learner needs, universal design, and copyright along with strong collaboration and project management skills. This three-credit course will equip current and future learning technology professionals with the tools they need to produce effective learning experiences for their organizations.
LEADING LEARNING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
EDFOUND 751
Learn how to create learning technology programs and initiatives that meet organizational and audience needs. This course will cover designing workshops, programs, and initiatives around specific needs, as well as how to determine needed resources and ways to assess quality. Students will also have the opportunity to create a professional development plan that will prepare them for career advancement.
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND LEARNING TECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE SEMINAR
EDFOUND 779
The purpose of this course is to provide the master's student with the opportunity to connect what they have learned in their coursework to the outcomes of the program and the needs of the instructional design and learning technology profession.
READING, ANALYZING, AND EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
EDFOUND 780
The course provides practicing teachers with background in the processes of reading, analyzing, and evaluating research in the field of education. The emphasis is on development of skills in understanding how educational research is conducted, and in knowledge and skills needed to evaluate research writing in educational journals.
FOUNDATIONS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION
EDFOUND 781
An overview of the history and current research on giftedness and talent. Development, characteristics, and individual learning differences of students with gifts and talents will be explored, as will educational strategies and program options in gifted/talented education. Readings will emphasize multicultural issues at local, state, national and international levels.
COORDINATING GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
EDFOUND 785
Students will understand, analyze, and apply the administrative, legal, educational, and advocacy issues involved in coordinating district-level gifted and talented educational programming. Students will develop a professional project in their own district as part of an embedded practicum while working with one or more experienced gifted program coordinators.
INDIVIDUAL STUDIES
EDFOUND 798
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.
THESIS RESEARCH
EDFOUND 799
Students must complete a Thesis Proposal Form in the Graduate Studies Office before registering for this course.