Curriculum Project

One of the most important abilities acquired by EDTC students is the capacity to use educational technology for curriculum enhancements and improvements. Each student must demonstrate this capacity by creating a curriculum project that is designed to improve instruction or solve an educational problem in an authentic school or workplace setting. In a reflective journal, the student documents problems analyzed, approaches tried, and results achieved. By studying this journal, the EDTC faculty (as well as potential employers) can evaluate the extent to which the student has become a reflective practitioner who is able to discover best practices and adapt them to local needs.

Required Elements:

Protocol explains why tools were chosen

Content pedagogy and learning theory inform the curriculum design

Assessment aligns with learning activities

AECT Indicators:

AECT 1.3: Candidates demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate the effective integration of appropriate technologies and instructional materials.

AECT 2.1: Candidates apply content pedagogy to create appropriate applications of processes and technologies to improve learning and performance outcomes.

AECT 3.2: Candidates make professionally sound decisions in selecting appropriate processes and resources to provide optimal conditions for learning based on principles, theories, and effective practices.

AECT 4.4: Candidates design and implement assessment and evaluation plans that align with learning goals and instructional activities.