Department of Educational Studies Teachers College
Computer Education Teaching License
The Department of Educational Studies offers one teaching licenses related to educational technology. The Computer Education License is a 15 hour add-on license to any teaching license that can be added to any initial teaching license: elementary, secondary, or all-grade. See also the partner licensure programs that have been designed to complement the Computer Education License.

Theme Undergraduate Courses
Curriculum Integration EDTEC 350 (REQUIRED)
   

Select two courses from below:

Multimedia Web Design EDTEC 352

Learning & Teaching with Emerging Technologies

EDTEC 355
Studies in EdTec EDTEC 360
Digital & Visual Literacy EDTEC 365
   
Tech. Policy EDTEC 470 (REQUIRED)
   
Select 1 course from below:
Tech. Internship EDTEC 480
Tech. Infrastructure EDTEC 485

Graduate Courses for License Add-on

Theme

 Graduate Courses

Curriculum Integration

Tech. Policy

Tech Infrastructure

EDTEC 550 (REQUIRED)

EDTEC 670 (REQUIRED)

EDTEC 685 (REQUIRED)

 

 

Select two courses from below:

 

Learning & Teaching with Emerging Technologies

EDTEC 655

Studies in EdTec

EDTEC 660

Digital & Visual Literacy

EDTEC 665

Distance Ed & Distributed Learning Tech. EDTEC 675


Computer Education for Journalism Major

The Departments of Educational Studies and Journalism have designed a special version of the 15-hour Computer Education Teaching License for Journalism Education majors. The EDTEC advisor can substitute as many as three journalism courses of the seven required for the Computer Education Teaching License. Students interested in this option need to meet with their Journalism and EDTEC advisors prior to applying for the license.


Level 1. Foundation Skills
Substitute JOURN 103 (Visual Communication and Presentation) for EDTEC 320

Level 2. Technology Methods (no substitution)
EDTEC 350: Curricular Integration of Technology

Level 3. Content Development
Substitute JOURN 342 (New Media Journalism) for EDTEC 352

Level 4. Digital Literacies (choose one course, no JOURN substitution):
EDTEC 355: Inquiry Models in Educational Computing (sub for EDTEC 360 or 365); OR
EDTEC 360: Theories and Design of Instructional Computing; OR
EDTEC 365: Visual Literacy and Computer Interactions

Level 5. Policy (no substitution)
EDTEC 470: Technology Policy and Ethics

Level 6. School Infrastructure and Online Learning (no substitution):
EDTEC 485: Distance Learning and School Infrastructures

Level 7. Elective:
Substitute JOURN 230, 321, or 323 for EDTEC 480