If you are a student in the Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Educational Technology Integration program and you intend to continue into our M.Ed. in LDT master’s degree program, we encourage you to begin your application process during or as you complete your fourth of the five courses in the certificate. If students wait too long into their fifth course of the certificate program, and then there’s a delay in finalizing your admission, there could be additional obstacles to your admission. If you have questions about transitioning from a certificate to a degree student, please talk with your advisor or write to Dr. Kirby. We aim to make your transition as smooth as possible.
Archives for October 2015
M.Ed. Degree Program Choices
Students currently enrolled in the 33-credit M.Ed. in LDT—Educational Technology Option program are eligible to transition to the 30-credit M.Ed. in LDT (no option) program. However, such a move does not benefit every student. Anyone who moves to the 30-credit program will be required to complete all of the 30-credit program’s requirements, which may in turn require more courses to be completed than if the student simply continued their 33-credit program. Ultimately, students in the Ed Tech Option should be aware that making the transition is possible, but any consideration of the transition should be made with the consultation of your advisor and Dr. Kirby. If you have questions about this, please ask your advisor.
LDT at PETE&C
The LDT program will be exhibiting at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Exposition and Conference (PETE&C) in Hershey, Pennsylvania (USA) on February 21 to 24. We would love to have current LDT World Campus students work with us at our booth to talk with prospective students and industry professionals about our online programs. We also hope to have a meet-up of all LDT students and faculty who are attending the event. So, if you’re planning to attend PETE&C, please write to Dr. Kirby.
Request for Interviews with Current Students
Our social media team would like to interview current LDT-World Campus students via video conference. We are looking for all types of LDT students—just beginning, nearly complete, international, domestic, etc.—to feature on our social channels. Please write to Dr. Kirby if you would like to share your Penn State student story!
Spring 2016 Course Offerings
Our planned Spring 2016 lineup:
- INSYS 433 – Teaching and Learning Online in K-12 Settings – Schedule 657421
- EDTEC 467 – Emerging Web Technologies and Learning – Schedule 656965
- LDT 505 – Integrating Mobile Technologies into Learning Environments – Schedule 663727
- INSYS 527 – Designing Constructivist Learning Environments – Schedule 656470 (prerequisites waived)
- LDT 550 – Learning Design Studio – Schedule 656638
- LDT 566 – Computers as Learning Tools – Schedule 656644
- LDT 581 – Theoretical Foundations of Learning, Design, and Technology – [Schedule number TBD] (prerequisites waived)
- LDT 832 – Designing e-Learning Within Course Management Systems – Schedule 656659
Course offerings are subject to change.