The Master of Science Degree in Instructional Design and Educational Technology (IDET) is a fully online program oriented toward trainers, instructional designers, e-learning specialists, professional educators in K-12, higher education, and corporate, military, health, and public service sectors. The IDET program is consistent with state, national, and international standards, supported by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Association for Talent Development (ATD), International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) standards and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards. IDET offers current professional grade technology tools and uses current design models with service outlet opportunities. The program’s goal is to enable graduates to solve learning and performance problems by means of applying instructional design principles, emergent technology applications and software, learning theories, best practices, and relevant research. These projects are supported and encouraged to involve community and international collaborators and allows students a considerable amount of flexibility to explore areas of personal interest. IDET students, work with their faculty advisor to develop a program of study emphasizing the aspects of Educational Technology they wish to focus on, fitting to each student's learning and career goals.
The IDET Master's Program is driven by three major Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). Graduates will:
- Plan and develop effective, efficient instruction and related assessments using instructional design processes and principles to solve 21st century learning and performance problems.
- Design and develop complete, effective instruction for online learning environments in an active learning management system.
- Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and application of the field’s underlying theories, knowledge base, and tools in an electronic portfolio, or website.