Instructional Design Education

Electives

EDIT 526 Web Accessibility Develops understanding of principles of universal web design. Students apply this understanding by designing and developing accessible web site using web authoring tools. For course link, click here.

EDIT 571 Visual Design and Applications Provides basic knowledge of the range of capabilities of available graphic and visual design applications. Students learn to cultivate effective visual design practices for creating instructional products. For course link, click here.

EDIT 573 Project Management Explores project management principles and applications used to manage, plan, and track large-scale, complex instructional design projects. For course link, click here.

EDIT 575 e-Learning Design Applications Provides basic knowledge of available applications for creating, delivering, managing and tracking e-learning experiences. Students learn to create instructional products using the latest e-learning design applications. For general course link, click here. For syllabi of software taught, click on Adobe Captivate, Articulate 360 and Camtasia.

EDIT 576 Mobile Learning and Applications Explores current best practices and techniques required to deliver effective learning content through mobile devices. Students learn pedagogical approaches to mobile learning as well as investigate various mobile platforms and applications. For course link, click here.

EDIT 590 Educational Research in Technology Focuses on developing skills, insights, and understanding basics to performing research in the field of Instructional Design and Technology. Develops expertise in action research methodology, design, and implementation. For course link, click here.

COS 600 Multidisciplinary Problem Solving and Leadership In this course, participants will experience a hands-on approach to incorporating problem solving principles into the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) disciplines and consider implications for innovations in research, development, and entrepreneurship. This course consists of face to face meetings, follow up webinars, a collaborative project, and the opportunity for internship. For course link, click here.

EDIT 601 Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) Portfolio Enables students to create and publish digital portfolio that demonstrates effective and meaningful integration and syntheses of instructional design and technology concepts, principles, and competencies learned across program courses at mid-degree program point. For course link, click here.

EDIT 611 Innovations in e-Learning Explores leading-edge learning technologies and their integration into the e-learning design process. Hands-on activities focus on technology planning, selection, implementation, and evaluation utilizing instructional design best practices. For course link, click here.

EDIT 762 Quality K-12 BLD/OL Learning Examines and evaluates quality indicators for the design of blended and online learning pointing to the six major areas for consideration: instructor-learner, learner-learner, learner-content, learner-interface, learner-instructional strategies, and social presence. For course link, click here.

Required Courses

EDIT 701 Advanced Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) Portfolio Enables students to create and publish a digital portfolio that demonstrates effective and meaningful integration and syntheses of instructional design and technology concepts, principles, and competencies learned across program courses at end-degree program point. For course link, click here.

EDIT 704 Instructional Technology Foundations and Theories of Learning Reviews practical and pedagogical issues related to design and development of technological instruction. Emphasizes investigating instructional design as a field and community of practice, and reviewing core learning theory constructs applicable to design of instructional technology. For course link, click here.

EDIT 705: Instructional Design Helps students analyze, apply, and evaluate principles of instructional design to develop education and training materials spanning a wide range of knowledge domains and instructional technologies. Focuses on variety of instructional design models, with emphasis on recent contributions from cognitive science and related fields. For course link, click here.

EDIT 706 Business of Learning Design and Technologies Explores the business issues underlying the selection, implementation and evaluation of technology-based learning interventions. Focuses on developing the skills necessary to improve performance and achieve measurable, positive change that supports an organization’s strategic goals. For course link, click here.

EDIT 730 Advanced Instructional Design Provides students with the knowledge and skills for designing highly contextualized and engaging problem-solving learning environment using a grounded, theory-based design approach. Emphasizes the design of technology supported learning environments using a variety of pedagogical models. For course link, click here.

EDIT 732 Analysis and Design of Technology-Based Learning Environments Enables design, implementation, and evaluation of technology-based education and training materials using advanced computer-based authoring tools. For course link, click here.

EDIT 752 Design and Implementation of Technology-based Learning Environments Students design and produce multimedia/hypermedia applications based on current theory and research in instructional design and cognitive science. Examines user needs, information models, structure, and media selection and uses to inform design and production of final project. For course link, click here.