Our target audience is going to be students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) that have completed their undergraduate program with the intent to begin a master's program. According to UNIVSTATS, there were 3,966 students enrolled in a graduate program at UTRGV during the 2018-2019 school year. This will be the ELTECHS target audience. ELTECHS will develop a solution in the form of a multimedia presentation that will provide information about education technology programs.

Of 3,966 graduate students, 1,458 are men and 2,508 are women. The age range for prospective students spans from 20 years of age to above the age of 64. The majority of students enrolled in graduate programs fall into the age range of 22-34 , and account for 2,768 of the total 3,966 students. In 2019, 1,224 graduate students at UTRGV were enrolled exclusively in online courses, 492 were enrolled in some online classes, and 2,250 students were not enrolled in any online classes. These prospective students come from all walks of life, varying ages, and different career backgrounds. Women make up 66% of graduate enrollment and 43% of graduate students are enrolled either full-time or part time in online classes. Our expected impact of students stands at 3,966 students, and we are confident that we can expand the program to more students, with more than 24,000 students enrolled at UTRGV in 2019.

Implications of Instructional Solution:

• Increase awareness of what an educational technologist does.

• Provide more information on where you can apply skills learned as an Educational Technologist.

• Inform students that educational technology classes are offered in person and online.

• Promote gender neutral occupations.

• Encourage age related diversity within the instructional design and technology program.

UTRGV Student Population and Demographics. Univstats. https://www.univstats.com/colleges/the-university-of-texas-rio-grande-valley/student-population/.

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