What's Happening?
Spring Recruiting Dates Set - March 13th, 15th, & 20th
The Instructional Technology Department at San Jose State University is
currently recruiting graduate students for the 2007-08 academic year.
Four informational meetings have been scheduled in March for
prospective students to learn about the department. Recuriting days are:
Campus Option - Designed for Corporate trainers, International Students
and those wanting a campus option
Tuesday, March 13th - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sweeney Hall 447, San Jose
State University Campus
NEW Milpitas Cohort - Designed for Teachers in the Milpitas area,
Tuesday, March 20th, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Milpitas District Office, Room
206 1331 E Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035, (408) 945-2300
NEW Foothill Cohort - Designed for Teachers in the north county area,
Tuesday, March 20th, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Krause Center for
Innovation, Foothill Community College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos
Hills, CA 94022
NEW East Side Cohort - Designed for teachers in San Jose, Wednesday,
March 21st, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm East Side Board Room, 830 N. Capitol
Ave., San Jose, CA 9513
IT Advising Guide
The IT advising Guide contains detailed information about the
application process, filing for candidacy, obtaining career and
professional advising, comprehensive examinations, the IT Portfolio
process, advisor contact information, the "big picture" of class
scheduling and much more.
Sections in the guide assist you with plannning your program of
studies, where to obtain forms, information on IT Department activities
lots of help and assistance in planning your program of studies. We
hope that you will download the guide and print off a copy as a
reference to course planning.
Remember to work with your advisor when planning your program of
studies. Your advisor is willing to meet with you to plan your courses
and to assist you in meeting your career and/or professional objectives.
Have you filed for Candidacy?
Are you planning on graduating in May 2007 or December 2007? If so, you
need to see your advisor and file your candidacy form. Students may
file their candidacy forms after they have completed their two
prerequisite courses (EDIT 186 and EDIT 188) and any three other
courses. Candidacy forms should be filed one semester before the
student plans to graduate. Graduate School policy states, "you will
need to provide proof of candidacy approval when filing your
application for graduation.
A Master's candidate cannot formally apply for the award of degree
until the Advancement to Candidacy has been approved by the Graduate
Studies & Research Office." Additionally, the Graduate School
suggests "you file your Advancement to Candidacy petition as soon as
you have completed nine letter-graded units in graduate division at
SJSU and have satisfied the graduate requirement of Competency in
Written English (English competency must be completed before the
Candidacy petition will be considered by the Graduate Studies Office)."
Consult your advisor when filing:
* Dr. Robertta H. Barba - SH 404 - email:
rbarba@email.sjsu.edu
* Dr. Mei-Yan Lu - SH 424 - email:
meiyan@email.sjsu.edu
* Prof. Steve McGriff - SH 423 - email:
smcgriff@email.sjsu.edu
* Dr. Robert Isaacson - SH 425 - email:
rei@email.sjsu.edu
OR
* Call the IT Office at (408) 924-3620 for assistance
What is candidacy?
The candidacy form is simply an agreement between the student and the
university about the courses to be completed in order to each the MA
degree in Instructional Technology.
Where can I obtain a candidacy form?
http://www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies
Once you've completed the form, submit it to your advisor for approval.
It's simple, but very necessary to pay attention to the deadlines.
IT ID IT Lab and Tutoring Services
Do you have your IT ID?
The Instructional Technology Department has set up a tutoring and
homework center for Instructional Technology Students in Sweeney Hall
446 phone 408.924.5316.
The IT center is available to all Instructional Technology Students.
The lab hours are as follows:
* Monday 2 to 6 pm
* Tuesday 3 to 7 pm
* Wednesday - 2 to 6 pm
* Thursday - 3 to 7 pm
* Friday - CLOSED
* Saturday - 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month
Students may obtain their IT IDs in Sweeney Hall 404 during regular
business hours.
Lab support provided by Jason Mercer - email: jmercer_121@hotmail.com
Fall 2007 Admissions
Are you interested in applying for admission to the San Jose State
University Instructional Technology Program for Fall 2007? If you are
interested in applying for the program, contact us for an information
packet. We will get your packet to you in the return mail. Interested
applicants may call the IT Program Office at (408) 924-3620 or (408)
924-3613, OR you may email us at: rbarba@email.sjsu.edu. In any case,
if you are considering a Master's Degree in Instructional Technology,
we'd love to get you an information packet.
Apply on line:
Domestic Students visit http://csumentor.edu
International Students visit
http://www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies/InternationalGradAppl.pdf (pdf format)
Application Deadline for Domestic Students for Fall 2007 is August 1,
2007
Information on other application dates may be obtained from the
Graduate School web server at: http://www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies
CSU On-line Application form at:
http://www.csumentor.edu
International Student Application form at:
http://www.csumentor.edu
Fast Track Your Application visit the IT Fast Track page:
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/it/fast.html
Check your status by visiting http://my.sjsu.edu
Advising Information
Do you want to talk to someone about your career goals and objectives?
Be sure to see the IT On-line Advisor. Need help with your course
selection? Each IT student is assigned an academic advisor to help them
with course selection, career preparation, professional challenges,
personal problems related to academic performance and so forth.
Advisors can be reached in their offices Monday through Thursday
afternoons. For quick information concerning policies and procedures,
see the San Jose State University Instructional Technology Faculty
Advising Guide (pdf version). During the summer months, email is the
best way to contact your advisor.
Technology Test Dates - Spring 2007
Students enrolling in Teacher Education, Child Development, or Special
Education teacher credential programs (both single and multiple
subjects) should plan to take the College of Education Technology Test.
The College of Education Technology Test is a four-hour long, hands-on
examination designed to assess students readiness for "methods" courses
and student teaching experiences. The test will be administered at the
following times:
Note: Check in time is at 7:30 am in Sweeney Hall 431 for Saturday
testing and 11:45 am for Friday testing.
* February 17, 2007 - 8:00 am - Saturday - SH 433
* March 17, 2007 - 8:00 am - Saturday - SH 433
* April 14, 2007 - 8:00 am - Saturday - SH 433
* May 19, 2007 - 8:00 am - Saturday - SH 433
Students may register for the test in Sweeney Hall 404. Monday through
Friday from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm.
Ms. Fabiola Zendegas
San Jose State University
One Washington Square Hall
San Jose, CA 95192-0076
If you need to speak to someone in person about the test, call Ms.
Fabiola Zendegas at 408.924.3620 or email her at fzendeja@email.sjsu.edu
Study materials and PDF (Acrobat) registration form are available
online at:
http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/it/compch
NOTE: You will not receive formal confirmation - Please report on the
test day for which you registered. If for some reason the test is
filled, you will be called and given the opportunity to select another
testing time. While efforts are made to match students to
operating systems (Mac or PC) it is not possible to guarantee students
the computer operating system of their choice. No student is
guaranteed a Mac or a PC. Please report 15 to 20 minutes ahead of time
on test day. Tests are given in Sweeney Hall 431, 446 and/or 433.
Forms On Line
In an effort to meet the needs of busy professional students, the
Graduate School at San Jose State University has streamlined
operations. Graduate students may obtain the most commonly used forms
online without a visit to the Graduate School. The new web site,
Checklist for Completion of Master's Degree at
http://witloof.sjsu.edu/proj/ gradstud/check.htm is a wonderful
resource for students. All forms in this section require the use of
Adobe Acrobat - visit Adobe for a free reader -
http://www.adobe.com/acrobat
Program Evaluation Reports
Each semester, members of the graduating class evalute the overall
instructional technology department, their courses of study and their
educational experiences. In establishing a total quality learning
environment, those reports are shared here. Please note that the files
are stored as pdf documents and may be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Those with disabilities should call the IT Offices at 408.924.3620 to
obtain an electronic text-based version.
* Spring 2006 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF
Format)
* Fall 2005 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF Format)
* Spring 2005 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF
Format)
* Fall 2004 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF Format)
* Spring 2003 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF
Format)
* Spring 2002 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF
Format)
* Fall 2001 IT Program Evaluation Report (PDF Format)
* Fall 2000 IT Program Evaluation Report
* Spring 2000 IT Program Evaluation Report
* Fall 1999 IT Program Evaluation Report
* Spring 1999 IT Program Evaluation Report
* Fall 1998 IT Program Evaluation Report
EDIT 124, EDIT 180, EDIT 186, EDIT 272 On Line
EDIT 124 - Selection of Media Materials , EDIT 186 - Using
Instructional Media, EDIT 180 - Independent Study, and EDIT 272
Information Management & Distance Learning Systems, are now ready
in a self-paced, on-line format. These courses have been developed as
an anywhere, anytime, teaching/training on demand course. Students may
enroll from home and complete the courses on their own time schedule.
Take a peak or enroll today and begin your course of study:
EDIT 124 Selection of Media Materials
EDIT 186 Using Instructional Media
EDIT 180 Independent Study
EDIT 272 Information Management and Distrance
Learning Systems