The mission of the Instructional Technology Department in the
College of Education at San José State University is to
prepare instructional designers who have the knowledge, skills,
dispositions and ethics that ensure equity and excellence for
learners in a culturally diverse, technologically complex, global
community.
The policies and practices of the Instructional Technology
Department in the College of Education at San
José State University are based on the belief that
teaching or training in a democracy requires and must ensure
that:
Learners have access to an excellent and equitable
education;
Educators at every level have knowledge of their subject
matter and their students, value and engage in ethical practice and
excellent pedagogy, and develop dispositions and habits of the mind
that ensure that all learners have equitable access to an excellent
education;
Stakeholders and partners in the community be involved
in the collegial community engaged in the professional conversation
and decision making that delineate standards, assign resources,
guide program design, and reward accomplishment in the Department
and College.
Graduate degree student learning outcomes:
Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to design conditions for learning by applying
principles of instructional systems design, message design,
instructional strategies, and learner characteristics.
Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to develop instructional materials and experiences
using print, audiovisual, computer-based, and integrated
technologies.
Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to use processes and resources for learning by
applying principles and theories of media utilization, diffusion,
implementation, and policy-making.
Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise
instructional technology by applying principles of project,
resource, delivery system, and information management.
Students will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and
dispositions to evaluate the adequacy of instruction and learning
by applying principles of problem analysis, criterion-referenced
measurement, formative and summative evaluation, and long-range
planning.
