What is the name of your degree?
I will be (hopefully) earning a Masters in Educational Technology Leadership when all is said and done.
What do you plan to do with your degree?
That's a good question. It's easier for me to tell you what I don't plan to do, and that's this: I don't plan to launch into any kind of full-time career. There are many possibilities for things I could do, such as design school websites, assist teachers with technology use, help draft plans for technology integration, teach online classes, etc. One thing I think would be fun would be to teach one online course per year as an adjunct instructor at Doane. It doesn't pay much, but I would be able to do something I enjoy without a significant year-round time commitment. The best part is, I could do it from home.
What class are you taking now?
The class I am taking now is called Computers in Education & Human Development. So far, it's my favorite class of the five that I've taken. It's all about defining the field of educational technology, examining different learning theories and exploring a modern vision for technology use in the classroom. Our next major assignment is a book report, and I get to read a book about the educational potential of video games. Perhaps all that Call of Duty Black Ops experience I gained this winter will come in handy. ;) Last week I had to write a philosophy of educational technology. It was fun to organize my thoughts about how technological tools can benefit both students and teachers.
Here is a diagram I created to visually depict the field of educational technology:
It shows how educational technologists first conduct a Needs Analysis, identify goals, and then design, develop, and implement appropriate technological processes and media in order to facilitate the accomplishment of those goals, all the while evaluating the effectiveness of the product. I decided that I really like creating diagrams! :) Anyway, maybe I'll post my philosophy of educational technology when I get my grade back. If I get a bad grade, I probably won't post it though, haha! Let me know if there's anything else you want to know about what I'm doing.
