The necessity to be able to adjust to the changing field of technology for education and address the needs of all learners in a digital age the Loyola School of Education has revamped the M.Ed. in Technology and Learning Technology program to provide an online M.Ed. in Learning Design & Technology.
Describe educational technology in detail.
Educational Technology is the area of study that studies the process of studying and designing, constructing the implementation, and evaluation of the learning environment, instructional materials, learners, as well as the learning process to enhance teaching and learning.
What Makes Educational Technology Important in Education?
The use of educational technology in the classroom is crucial because it allows teachers of today to incorporate modern tools and technologies into their classrooms. Teachers can improve and increase the effectiveness of their classes. It allows teachers to interact with their students in different creative, equitable, and innovative ways. Teachers also have the ability to extend their reach and network with educators and other teachers both nationally and internationally.
What opportunities come with earning a Master of Educational Technology degree?
A lot of teachers choose to pursue a Master’s education degree that focuses on Educational Technology in order to enhance their use of technology for education. They wish to know how to more efficiently integrate using 1:1 technology as well as how they can teach in either a hybrid, or completely online environment, or to increase the engagement of students and their performance with technology. In addition to learning the skills listed above and more, they also learn to implement the latest research-based strategies to improve their teaching practices and how to guide their students to follow the same path.
Students who have completed a Master’s in Technology in Education Technology degree have become:
- National Board-Certified Teachers
- School Administrators
- Tech Facilitators, Coordinators, and Technology Facilitators
- Personnel at EdTech Start-Ups
- Instructional Designers (both inside and outside of the realm of education)
- Online PreK-12 Teachers
- STEM Coordinators and Teachers
- Liaison and Professional Learning Leaders
- Curriculum Developers
Here are a few recent promotions that graduates of Loyola University Maryland’s Master’s degree in Technology in Educational Technology program have been granted:
- Music Teacher and Technology Teacher Joanna Edwards accepted a new job as Tech Teacher for Elizabeth Seton High School.
- In addition to the completion of her MEd on Educational Technology, Julia Goffredi started an exciting new role as coordinator of educational Technology for Notre Dame Preparatory School.
- Michele Baskin recently accepted a post in Great Minds to be a Digital Curriculum Developer in the PhD Science program.
What are the Loyola Educational Technology Program’s top five benefits?
- Engage and transformative online learning
- Learn about multimedia design and use it in the classroom
- Make yourself a leader in technology at your school
- Understanding the benefits and disadvantages of technology and how to tackle the two issues in the classroom.
- Professional networking that is active with educators and other teachers both nationally and internationally.
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Find out more about Loyola University Maryland’s completely online M.Ed. with a focus on Learning Design & Technology Learn more about the(formerly M.Ed. in Education Technology) course .
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