This is a term paper with a literature review that candidates write during their first year in the program. It establishes the need for school or building-level improvements in the educational technology infrastructure, including teacher professional development, research-based best practices, and learner characteristics of all students. (M.Ed. in Educational Technology Performances)
This is a major research paper that the candidate writes toward the end of the master’s program. In an action research project, the candidate conducts a local experiment in order to determine whether a nationally recognized best practice implemented in the local school or workplace can achieve results akin to those described in the research literature. (M.Ed. in Educational Technology Performances)
The candidate designs and develops one or more lessons or modules on a topic of strategic importance to the curriculum of the local school or workplace. ISTE-C candidates must create teacher professional development informed by the principles of adult learning. (M.Ed. in Educational Technology Performances)
Emphasizes the collection and analysis of qualitative and survey data for planning and decision-making in educational contexts. (Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Final Paper and Presentation)
Focuses on models, theories and practice of program evaluation and applied research in education. Topics include experimental and quasi-experimental designs, validity, political and ethical issues of evaluation and the implementation and practice of process and outcome program evaluation. (Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, Final Paper)
This is a strategic plan that explains how the local school or workplace will go about achieving strategic goals by using technology to provide instruction, collect data, and evaluate results in order to determine the extent to which standards have been met. The plan includes a work schedule, hardware and software configuration, a proposed budget, and a budget explanation. (M.Ed. in Educational Technology Performances)