旧金山州立大学

The Department of Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies offers the Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in Instructional Technologies, and an 18-unit Certificate in Training Systems Development. The program prepares professionals in online and e-learning instructional design, design of technology-based instruction for K-20 educators or trainers in a variety of business and industry environments, and design for problem-based learning solutions. The program also offers a California supplementary authorization in computer science for K-12 teachers who complete 12 units of coursework in the four required areas.

The ITEC program offers all courses online and many in blended learning environments with simultaneous in-class and online attendance using a web conference system. The program accommodates distance learners and can be completed in an average of 3-5 semesters. Additional courses are offered in special Winter or Summer Sessions.

The program prepares participants for careers in the prestigious, fast-moving Instructional Design field. Students gain skills with traditional and emerging learning technologies, choosing courses in mobile applications, Web design, gamification, augmented/virtual reality, social networking and assistive/adaptive technologies. Students are introduced to a variety of pedagogies for learning from established to current learning strategies. Students create instruction for various learners, designing learning for mobile, e-learning, and face-to-face instruction using a number of software, hardware, and physical technologies. Graduates become instructional designers for corporations, industry, public service organizations, and classrooms. Alumni can be found around Bay Area companies and school districts as well as across the state. The program prepares students in traditional Instructional Systems Design methods as well as rapid prototyping, agile and design-based methodologies.