General Information
Instructional Design and Development (IDD)
Mission
The Instructional Design & Development emphasis area in Learning, Design, and Technology (formerly known as "Instructional Technology") provides students with knowledge of cutting-edge computer and multimedia technology and its application in diverse educational contexts, such as K-12 education, higher education, and training situations in business and industry.
Objectives
Our goal is to prepare professionals who are current in the systematic analysis of learning and performance problems, and the design and development of effective instruction.
Employment Opportunities
Instructional design firms and corporate training departments: Companies with their own instructional design departments and independent firms that specialize in instructional design or computer-based education.
Government, military, and health related training agencies: Agencies involved in instructional design and computer-based applications.
Higher education and technical schools: Institutions that employ faculty, computer and media specialists, and technology coordinators.
Computer sales and consulting firms: Computer sales companies having clients with specific computer needs such as software development, and training of employees in computer use.
K-12 Schools: School systems that hire Technology Coordinators or recruit
certified teachers with strong skills in technology integration. (Note:
Getting an M.Ed. or Ed.S. in the IDD emphasis area does not lead to initial
certification.)
Application Deadlines
All application materials must be completed and received by Learning, Design, & Technology and the Graduate School by this date to ensure an admissions decision by the respective term.
Note: the deadlines listed below are those required by Learning, Design, & Technology.
| INTAKE | DOMESTIC |
INTERNATIONAL |
| Fall Semester | July 1 |
April 15 |
| Spring Semester | November 15 |
October 15 |
| Summer (Pre-session) | April 1 |
February 15 |
| Summer (Regular) | May 1 |
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