Instructional Technology
Course Descriptions
Courses
Designed
for
Instructional
Technology and
Web-Based
Learning
Each entry includes the University's catalog number, course title, number of credits, and brief description.
IT
344
Basic Instructional
Technology
Skills
(1)*
Allows
the
student
to
prepare
a
portfolio
that
demonstrates
in
instructional
technology
skills
which
are
required
for
admission
to IT
442, 443
or 444.
*Students wishing to demonstrate their competency without taking IT 344 may do so by completing a portfolio. For more information on this option visit http://it.wce.wwu.edu/344/challenge.html.
IT
442
Classroom
Use of
Instructional
Technology
(Elementary)
(3)
Prereq:
IT 344
or
portfolio
of basic
instructional
technology
skills.
Examines
the use
of
instructional
technology,
including
using
the
computer
as
teacher,
student,
partner
(tool)
and
aide. Successful
completion
satisfies
the
Woodring
College
of
Education
instructional
technology
education
competency
requirement.
IT
443
Classroom
Use of
Instructional
Technology
(Special
Education) (3)
Prereq:
IT 344
or
portfolio
of basic
instructional
technology
skills.
Examines
the use
of
instructional
technology,
including
using
the
computer
as
teacher,
student,
partner
(tool)
and
aide. Successful
completion
satisfies
the
Woodring
College
of
Education
instructional
technology
education
competency
requirement.
IT
444
Classroom
Use of
Instructional
Technology
(Secondary) (3)
Prereq:
IT 344
or
portfolio
of basic
instructional
technology
skills.
Examines
the use
of
instructional
technology,
including
using
the
computer
as
teacher,
student,
partner
(tool)
and
aide. Successful
completion
satisfies
the
Woodring
College
of
Education
instructional
technology
education
competency
requirement.
IT
458
Instructional
Design
(4)
Prereq:
IT
444
or
permission
of
instructor.
Introduction
to the
process
of
instructional
design.
Topics
include
tasks
analysis,
competency
specification,
instructional
strategies,
media
selection,
user
interface,
rapid
prototyping,
formative
evaluation,
and
project
management.
IT
459
Distance
Education:
Theory
and
Practice
(4)
Prereq:
IT
444 and
458,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Examines
the
concepts,
technologies,
and
issues
related
to the
design,
development,
delivery,
policy-making,
and
evaluation
of
distance
education
courses
and
programs.
Course
includes
online
learning
environment
development.
IT
460
Desktop
Publishing
and
Technical
Writing
(3)
Prereq:
IT
442,
443, or
444,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Basic
issues
of
desktop
publishing
for
technical
documents,
including
layout,
design,
scanning,
and
graphics.
IT
461 Multimedia
Tools
and
Applications
(3)
Prereq:
IT
442,
443, or
444,
or
permission
of
instructor.
An
overview
of the
tools
required
for the
creation
of
interactive
multimedia. The
tools
are
organized
into
three
categories:
authoring
systems,
hypermedia
authoring
environments,
and
media
production
(such as
graphics
production,
video,
and
sound).
IT
463
Techniques
and
Tools in
Multimedia
Development
(4)
Prereq:
IT
444,
458, and
459, or
permission
of
instructor.
Create
digital
media
(e.g.,
graphics
video,
audio);
identify
properties,
strengths,
and
weaknesses
of
digital
media in
different
learning
contexts;
analyze
its use
in a
variety
of
settings
including
distance
delivery.
IT
465
Development
of
Web-Based
Learning
Environments (4)
Prereq:
IT
444,
458, and
459,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Design
and
develop
Web-based
instruction
and
materials;
study
various
forms of
Web-based
instruction
with
emphasis
on
online
learning
technologies.
Integrates
appropriate
methods,
curricular
resources,
assessments,
and
Internet
delivery
systems.
IT
466
Authoring
for
Multimedia
Development
(3)
Prereq:
IT 461
or
permission
of
instructor.
Techniques
and
procedures
for
authoring
when
developing
multimedia.
Scripting
required
in
implementation
of
concepts.
IT
467
Creating
Modules
for
Electronic
Delivery (4)
Prereq:
IT 444,
458, and
459,
or
permission
of instructor.
Design
and
develop
technology-enhanced
interactive
learning
objects
for
teaching
and
training.
Focus on
using
multimedia
and
instructional
design
for
online
learning.
Students
explore
concepts
and
findings
identified
in the
multimedia
and
distance
education
literatures.
IT
468
Interactive
Multimedia
Systems (3)
Prereq:
IT
442,
443, or
444,
or
permission
of
instructor.
An introductory
study of
interactive
multimedia
systems.
Includes
videodiscs,
computer
interfacing,
CD ROM
and
multimedia
authoring
software.
IT 470
The
Internet
in
Education
(3)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444,
or
permission
of
instructor. Studies
the use
of the
Internet
and the
World
Wide Web
in
educational
settings,
including
strategies
for
effective
student
and
teacher
use. Topics
include
e-mail,
Web-browsing,
videoconferencing,
implementation,
ethics
and
issues. Examines
alternatives
in Web
development.
Graduate Courses
IT
503
Designing
Instruction
and
Selecting
Technologies
for
Learning (4)
Prereq:
IT
442,
443, or
444
or
equivalent;
graduate
status
and EDUC
501 or permission
of
instructor.
Systematic
analysis,
design,
development
and
evaluation
of
instructional
practices.
Class
discussions
and
projects
apply
instructional
design
principles
in P-12
classrooms
and
emphasize
the
appropriate
integration
of
technologies
at
relevant
stages
of the
learning
process.
IT
518
Current Issues
in
Education (1-5)
Prereq:
graduate
status
or
permission
of
instructor.
Examination
and
discussion
of
several
current
and
controversial
issues
in
education.
Repeatable
with no
maximum.
IT
544
Instructional
Technology
and
Education
(4)
Prereq:
graduate
status
or
permission
of
instructor.
A study
in the
use of
technological
tools
for instruction;
for
teaching,
training,
and student
learning;
for presentation
and
development;
and for
administration
and
management.
Incorporates
distance
delivery
procedures
and
effective
planning
for the
use of
instructional
technology.
Satisfied
the
Woodring
College
of
Education
instructional
technology
and
education
competency
requirement. Emphasis
on K-12
education.
IT
546
Instructional
Technology
and
Education
- CCE (4)
Prereq:
admission
to the
CCE
program
or
permission
of
instructor.
A study
in the
use of
technological
tools
for instruction;
for
teaching,
training,
and student
learning;
for presentation
and
development;
and for
administration
and
management.
Incorporates
distance
delivery
procedures
and
effective
planning
for the
use of
instructional
technology.
Satisfied
the
Woodring
College
of
Education
instructional
technology
and
education
competency
requirement. Emphasis
on the
Continuing
and
College
Education
Master's
program.
IT 550
Technology Leadership:
Policies,
Planning
and
Administration (4)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444 or
equivalent;
graduate
status;
and IT
503, 571
and 572
or
permission
of
instructor.
Problems
and
principles
in
establishing
and
maintaining
the use
of
instructional
technologies
in
educational
institutions,
including
establishing
school
and
district
policies
for
technology,
developing
budgets,
managing
resources,
maintaining
facilities
and
technology
infrastructure.
IT
551
Seminar
in
Instructional
Technology (4)
Prereq:
20
credits
in the
program
and
permission
of
instructor.
Analysis
of
issues
affecting
present
and
future
implementations
of
instructional
technology.
IT
552
Instructional
Design:
Strategies (3)
Prereq:
IT 560
or
permission
of
instructor.
Survey
of
strategies
for
delivering
instruction,
including
large-scale
strategies
such as
cooperative
learning,
lectures
and
technology;
and
microstrategies
such as
feedback,
advance
organizers,
teaching
procedures
and
questioning
strategies.
IT
555
Readings
in
Instructional
Technology
(2-5)
Prereq:
permission
of
instructor.
Supervised
study
focusing
on one
or more
selected
topics
in
instructional
technology.
Repeatable
to a
maximum
of 6
credits.
IT
558
Distance
Education:
Theory
and
Practice (4)
Prereq:
IT 546
and 560,
or permission
of
instructor.
Examines
the
concepts,
technologies,
and
issues
related
to the
design,
development,
delivery,
policy-making,
and
evaluation
of
distance
education
courses
and
programs.
Includes
development
of
online
learning
environments.
IT
560
Instructional
Design
for
Multimedia
Development
(4)
Prereq:
graduate
status
or
permission
of
instructor.
Introduction
to the
process
of
instructional
design.
Topics
include
task
analysis,
competency
specification,
instructional
strategies,
media
selection,
user
interface,
prototyping,
formative
evaluation,
and
project
management.
IT
561
Designing
Computer-Based
Instruction (3)
Prereq:
IT
560 and
566 or
567, or
permission
of
instructor.
Addresses
the
design,
development,
and
evaluation
of
computer-based
instructional
(CBI)
software.
Covers
the
steps in
creating
an
effective
CBI
lesson,
designing
effective
displays,
use of
graphics
and
illustrations,
use of
color,
analyzing
questions,
learner
control,
and
storyboarding.
IT
563
Techniques
and
Tools in
Multimedia
Development
(4)
Prereq:
IT
546,
558, and
560, or
permission
of
instructor.
Create
digital
media
(e.g.,
graphics
video,
audio);
identify
properties,
strengths,
and
weaknesses
of
digital
media in
different
learning
contexts;
analyze
its use
in a
variety
of
settings
including
distance
delivery.
IT
565
Development
of
Web-Based
Learning
Environments (4)
Prereq:
IT
546, 558, and
560,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Design
and
develop
Web-based
instruction
and
materials;
study
various
forms of
Web-based
instruction
with
emphasis
on
online
learning
technologies.
Integrates
appropriate
methods,
curricular
resources,
assessments,
and
Internet
delivery
systems.
IT
566
Authoring
for
Multimedia
Development
(3)
Prereq:
IT 461
or
permission
of
instructor.
Techniques
and
procedures
for
authoring
when
developing
multimedia. Scripting
required
in
implementation
of
concepts.
IT
567
Creating
Modules
for
Electronic
Delivery (3)
Prereq:
IT 546,
560, and
558,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Design
and
develop
technology-enhanced
interactive
learning
objects
for
teaching
and
training.
Focus on
using
multimedia
and
instructional
design
for
online
learning.
Students
explore
concepts
and
findings
identified
in the
multimedia
and
distance
education
literature.
IT
568
Advanced
Design
of
Multimedia
Instruction
(3-6)
Prereq:
IT 566
or 567
or
permission
of
instructor.
Advanced
issues
in the
design
and
development
of
interactive
multimedia
instructional
lessons.
Covers
design
issues
related
to the
use of
multimedia
for
instruction
and is
organized
around
individual
student
projects.
Repeatable
to a
maximum
of 6
credits.
IT
571
Implementing
Technology-Enhanced
Learning
Activities (3)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444 or
equivalent;
graduate
status;
IT 503
and 571,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Implement
an
instructional
plan
that
integrates
appropriate
methods,
curricular
resources,
assessments,
and
technology
in a
classroom
setting;
gather
data to
evaluate
the
plan's
effectiveness.
Develop
a
learning
object;
do
usability
testing
and
analysis.
Begin
development
of an
electronic
portfolio.
IT
572
Implementing
Technology-Enhanced
Learning
Activities (3)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444 or
equivalent;
graduate
status;
IT 503
and 571,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Develop
advanced
skills
in
information
and
communication
technologies,
assistive
technologies,
and
productivity
tools.
Employ
one of
these
technologies
in
creating
a
prototype
to be
used for
research.
Develop
material
and
methods
for
teaching
of
software
applications.
IT
573
Emerging
Issues:
The
Social,
Ethical,
Legal,
and
Human
Implications
of
Technology (3)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444 or
equivalent;
graduate
status;
and IT
503,
571,
572, or
permission
of
instructor.
Consideration
of a
wide
range of
human
and
social
issues
relating
to the
use of
technology,
including
equitable
access,
social
and
cognitive
effects
of
various
technologies,
appropriateness
of
technologies
for
students
with
diverse
learning
needs,
gender,
and
cultural
bias,
copyright,
and
health
concerns.
IT
574
Educational
Technology
Research,
Evaluation,
and
Assessment (3)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444 or
equivalent;
graduate
status;
and IT
503,
571,
572, or
permission
of
instructor.
Research
the
effectiveness
of
technology
products
and
processes,
selecting
appropriate
technology
tools
for
assessment,
and
evaluating
learner
and
program
outcomes.
IT
575
Designing,
Implementing
and
Evaluating
Professional
Development (3)
Prereq:
IT 442,
443, or
444 or
equivalent;
graduate
status;
and IT
503,
571,
572, or
permission
of
instructor.
Identify
research-based
models
for
professional
development,
implement
them
effectively
in
particular
settings,
and
evaluation
participant
outcomes.
Emphasis
on
diffusion
of
innovations
and
facilitating
change.
IT
640
Current
Topics
in
Education (1-5)
Prereq:
master's
degree
and
permission
of
instructor.
Studies
of
current
topics
in
learning
resource/library
science
or
instructional
technology.
Repeatable
with no
maximum.
IT
690
Thesis
(1-9)
Prereq:
advancement
to
candidacy
and
approval
of the
student’s
graduate
committee.
Research
study
under
the
direction
of a
faculty
committee. Repeatable
to a
maximum
of 9
credits. S/U
grading.
IT
691
Research
Seminar
(1-6)
Prereq:
advancement
to
candidacy
and
approval
of the
student’s
graduate
committee
or
program
advisor.
Graduate
research
under the
direction
of
program
advisor/committee. Repeatable
to a
maximum
of 6
credits. S/U
grading.
