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Oct 23, 2026
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EDUC 2060 - Educational Technology
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
Explore the multifaceted role of information and technology in education, emphasizing the critical social, ethical, and legal considerations involved. Learn to advocate for the safe and responsible use of digital resources, mastering effective documentation practices and respectful engagement on social media. Students engage in hands-on experiences with interactive software and instructional design principles and create dynamic lesson plans that elevate learning and assessment strategies. Students gain proficiency with current and emerging technologies and feel empowered to communicate with stakeholders in the K-12 environment while continually enhancing their technology skills. This course prepares aspiring educators to meet modern challenges while also enriching the learning experience for their students through technology integration.
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: It is recommended that the student should be able to do college level reading and writing as demonstrated by meeting enrollment requirements for ENGL 1120 or ENGL 1121 .
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Articulate the issues surrounding the use of information and technology from multiple viewpoints (e.g., social, ethical, legal, and human).
- Advocate for, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of information and technology, including appropriate documentation of sources and respect for others in use of social media. (SEP 6- Professional Responsibilities, I)
- Demonstrate strategies for using educational technology in instructional design (e.g., planning lessons, enhancing instructional strategies and techniques, and assessing learning).
- Explore instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning. (SEP 4- Planning for Instruction, I)
- Create lessons using interactive software.
- Demonstrate proficiency with technology commonly in use in K-12 settings.
- Demonstrate continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice. (SEP 6- Professional Responsibilities, H)
- Use technology to communicate effectively in the K-12 environment with internal and external stakeholders.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Ethics and responsibility in technology use
- Instructional design principles
- Interactive software for learning
- Proficiency with K-12 technologies
- Effective communication using technology
- Continuous professional development
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
Course Notes
This course includes embedded Standards of Effective Practice (SEPs) as mandated by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB).
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