Who Should Apply for the Program?
The ITS/TF
Certificate Program is designed to address the needs of K-12 teachers,
as well as instructional technology specialists, community college
faculty/staff, and individuals interested in the design and development,
implementation and management of educational and training materials.
The Certificate program serves individuals who do not wish to
earn a Master of Science degree but wish to expand their knowledge
and skills in design, development, implementation and management
of instructional materials for different delivery systems.
It is also designed for students who are already enrolled in other graduate programs and desire the additional concentration in instructional technology to improve their employment candidacy. The certificate is not a license to teach but rather a University endorsement of instructional technology competence.
The program
uses an online delivery system for the majority of courses.
Some courses may require real-time virtual or face-to-face
meetings to provide hands-on activities for production purposes
or to offer site visitations.
Who is qualified for Instructional Technology Specialist?
The Instructional Technology Specialist
Certificate is open to all interested individuals with a bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university in this country
or its equivalent in a foreign institution based on a four-year
program and have a strong overall academic record with a “B”
average or better in the basic courses required in the area of the
proposed certificate program.
Who is qualified for 079 Special Endorsement?
Students
holding or qualified to hold, North Carolina class “A”
teaching licensure in at least one area of education prior to admission
or completion of the Certificate program are qualified to apply
for 079 Special Endorsement in Educational Computing and Technology
Facilitation (TF) upon completion of the IF Certificate program.
Individuals
in other fields that do not hold teaching licensure may be admitted
to the program and complete the certificate Instructional Technology
Specialist, but will not be recommended for 079 Special Endorsement
in Educational Computing and Technology Facilitation (TF).
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What are Program Goals and Objectives?
The certificate program seeks
to develop creative professionals who:
- Have developed
knowledge of computer utilization practices and the ability to
apply them in instructional settings
- Have developed
conceptual and practical understanding of principles of instructional
design and development.
- Are skilled in
instructional design processes.
- Have developed
production skills in the development of Web-based resources and
distance education programs.
- Provide leadership
to educational environments and facilitate planning and implementation
of instructional technology innovations.
- Are skilled in
multimedia development.
- Are sensitive and
aware of various organizational, ethical, cultural and pedagogical
issues related to utilization of media/emerging technology.
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What are the Program Requirements?
The Certificate
Program requires completion of 18 credit hours
graduate level courses. Students must complete two core courses
and twelve hours from a list of approved electives to complete the
certificate program.
Option I: Certificate
in instructional technology specialist (ITS) and 079 Special Endorsement
in Educational Computing and Technology Facilitation (TF)
Required Courses (15
credit hours)
-MIT 500: Instructional Systems Design: Theory and Research (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 511: Multimedia Design and Production (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 512: Computer Applications in Education (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 522: Organization Management of Instructional Technology Programs
(3 credit-hours)
-MIT 540: Colloquium I (1 credit-hour)
-MIT 541: Colloquium II (1 credit-hour)
-MIT 542: Internship (no class time. Field-based experience(1 credit-hour)
Select one course
from the following courses (3 credit hours)
-MIT 513: Computer-based Instruction (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 514: Distance Education (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 515: Web Teaching: Design and Development (3 credit-hours)
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Option
II: Certificate in instructional
technology specialist (ITS)
Required Courses (6 credit hours)
-MIT 500: Instructional Systems
Design: Theory and Research (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 511: Multimedia Design
and Production (3 credit-hours)
Select 12 credit
hours from the following approved elective courses
-MIT 520: Managing Instructional
Development (3 credits)
-MIT 513: Computer-based Instruction
(3 credit-hours)
-MIT 514: Distance Education
(3 credit-hours)
-MIT 515: Web Teaching: Design
and Development (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 522: Organization &
Management of Instructional Technology Programs (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 502: Systematic Approach
to Performance Improvement (3 credit-hours)
-MIT 540: Colloquium I (1
credit-hour)
-MIT 541: Colloquium II (1
credit-hour)
-MIT 542: Internship (no class
time. Field-based experience (1 credit-hour)
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What is the expected course offering?
All required
courses for the students who are seeking 079 Special Endorsement
in Computers in Education are offered on a regular basis each year.
The elective courses are offered every other academic year unless
there is an identified demand for the course.
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What should a TF applicant know?
All credit for courses taken in the Certificate Program are part
of the approved course work of the Masters of Science in Instructional
Technology (MIT) program.
No Praxis
Specialty Area tests are required for this program.
Graduate
students currently admitted and enrolled in a graduate degree program
may simultaneously pursue the Certificate Program if approved by
graduate program director and the certificate program director.
No other application is necessary.
Students
who are currently enrolled in the Graduate School and who wish to
pursue the Certificate Program must apply for admission to the program
before one-half of the required credits are completed.
A Certificate
graduate student may enroll on either a part-time or a full-time
basis.
Individuals
may take up to 10 semester hours as non-degree students provided
they meet the admission requirements for the Certificate program.
Individuals
who wish to enter into the M. S. in Instructional Technology graduate
program must apply to the graduate school before the completion
of 10 credit hours.
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