Education Specialist in Instructional Design and Technology, EdS

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Program Objectives

NYUS’s Education Specialist degree in Instructional Design and Technology program enables students to contribute to the education profession through independent learning and scholarship. Upon completion of this program, students are able to:

Evaluate and apply current practices in course, program, and training development using effective instructional design and models supporting technology-based learning in various instructional situations.
Continue to renew and develop expertise in the field of instructional design technology demonstrated by effective written, spoken, and digital communication.li>
Evaluate and assess a range of technology-based learning models and integrate the use of effective technologies in supporting learner success.li>
Explore and extrapolate implications in the advancement of future technologies in education and training on a global basis.

Apply the skills and knowledge required in the use of multimedia applications in the development of training and learning activities.
Student demonstrates professional communication skills in writing through organizing, thinking critically, and communicating ideas and information in documents, presentations, and publications

Prerequisites for Major Courses
Master’s degree from an accredited institution.

Note: Courses in the Education Specialist program are eight-weeks in length and students are scheduled for one or two courses concurrently.

Program Outline

To receive an Education Specialist degree, students must earn 30 graduate semester hours. Twenty-four of the program hours must be completed through Keiser University. Students must pass a Comprehensive Examination at the completion of coursework. Program requirements are as follows:

Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership Major Core Courses ( 30.0 credit hours )
Foundation Courses ( 18.0 credit hours )
Policy, Politics, and Community Relations	3.0 credit hours
Ethical and Legal Issues in Education/Leadership	3.0 credit hours
Designing Training and Performance Solutions	3.0 credit hours
Leading Technologies Innovation	3.0 credit hours
Funding of Educational Institutions	3.0 credit hours
Curriculum Design	3.0 credit hours
Instructional Design and Technology Core Courses ( 12.0 credit hours )
Instructional Design Theory	3.0 credit hours
Analysis and Design of Technology- Based Learning Models	3.0 credit hours
Instructional Multimedia	3.0 credit hours
Current Issues in Instructional Technology	3.0 credit hours
Comprehensive Exam	Passing Score

Faculty

Dr. Sue Adragna, Chair–Educational Leadership, Adult Education, Curriculum Instruction
Dr. Kelly Gatewood, Chair–Instructional Design and Technology
Dr. Andrea Thompson
Dr. Jessica Fuda-Daddio
Dr. Michelle Bridgewater
Dr. Terri Bubb
Dr. Cynthia Glenn
Dr. Larry Pace
Dr. Theresa Rouse
Dr. Kelly Schwirzke
Dr. Stephanie VanDeVenter
Dr. Ashlee Wood
Dr. Jackie Booth, Chair of the Master of Science in Education
Dr. Richard Dietzel
Dr. Jim Hutton
Dr. Brian Keintz
Dr. Andrew Kirschner
Dr. Salla Lozada
Dr. Manuel Rosa
Dr. Steve Roth
Dr. Dianna Martin