COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Department of Educational Technology

Degrees Offered: B.Ed., M.E.d

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Chair:Huang, Ya-ping

The Department

Established in 1997, the Department of Educational Technology focuses on the integration of instructional development, media production with digital processing, and human resources development. The curriculum consists of two major areas:

1. educational theories (including instructional development, human resource development and research methodologies)
2. application of current technology (including digital and analog media productions).

In order to ensure teaching quality and to help students acquire hands-on experiences with multimedia production, the Department has it's own web server, accompanied with two computer laboratories, an audio lab, an IE（Information Experience）Lab, a multimedia lecture room, as well as sufficient hardware and software for digital image processing, animation production, and audio-visual production. The curriculum prepares students for a variety of career positions, such as Web-based instructional designers, multimedia producers, and corporate trainers. To accommodate students with a variety of backgrounds, talents, and interests, multiple methods are used to recruit both undergraduate and graduate students.

Faculty

Professors

Kao, Hsun-fung ; Lee, Shih-chung ; Shyu, Hsin-yih Cindy

Associate Professors

Chen, Ching-fan ; Huang, Ya-ping ; Shih , Ju-ling ;

Assistant Professors

Chang, Chiung-sui ; Ho, Li-an ; Ku, David Ta-wei ; Tsai, Ping-yeh ; Tyan, Kwan-jun ; Shen, Chun-yi ; Cheng,Yi-chia

Degree Requirements

1. Requirements for a degree of B.Ed. in Educational Technology:
   Students must complete at least 142 credits of courses, including University general required courses (45 credits) and professional courses (97 credits) of Educational Technology. Professional courses provided by the Department of Educational Technology including: (1) Required Courses (55 credits); (2) Elective Courses (42 credits) include three categories of courses: Media Production (12 out of 18 credits); E-learning Material Production (15 out of 23 credits); Education and Training (15 out of 35 credits).
2. Requirements for a Master's degree in Educational Technology:
   Students must complete 27 credits of courses, including 15 credits of required courses and 12 credits of elective courses. Students are also required to submit a written master's thesis completed under the supervision of a faculty member, and pass an Oral Examination.

Course Descriptions

Undergraduate Courses

A0875 Photography (3/0) This course introduces basic theories on visual communication and principles on photography from the aspect of instructional technology. This course will start from the appreciation of professional photographs and conclude with the exhibition of personal projects. In the course, students will have opportunities to have hands-on experience on picture taking by employing lens, shutter, focus, lighting, and composition.

A1076 Educational Communications and Technology (3/0) This course presents a survey of educational communications media and technology, including characteristics of media, the teaching-learning process, technology evaluation and utilization of media teaching.

A1207 Evaluation of Instruction (0/3) This course introduces concepts and procedures for evaluating the whole instructional process, including instructional design, instructional content, teacher performance, and instructional media. Activities include classroom presentation of self-designed instructional unit and various evaluation methods.

A1370 Principles of Instruction (3/0) This course explores basic concepts of instruction, including learning theories, factors of instruction, events of instruction, teaching strategies, evaluation of learning effect, and instructional design. Students learn to apply the theories during group discussions.

A1590 Curriculum Development (0/2) This course presents a systematic process of developing curriculum, including goal setting, objective definition, content analysis, resources allocation, teaching strategies, as well as implementation and evaluation will be discussed. New trends such as integrated curriculum and innovative teaching will be strongly focused.

A1605 Human Resource Development (3/0) This course covers basic knowledge and skills of HRD. Topics include company organizational functions, values and positioning of HRD, roles and responsibilities of HR specialist, recruiting interview skills, evaluation skills, and labor law.

A1627 Instructional Design (3/0) This course introduces the concept, models, steps, and functions of instructional design. Students are required to understand the above knowledge and apply them in team projects.

A1635 Educational Testing and Measurement (0/2) This course discusses the principles of sound assessment as well as methods of testing and measurement in education, including critical roles of assessment, varied assessment methods, and assessment applications.

A1717 Instructional Strategies and Methods (0/2) This course presents various instructional strategies such as lecture, demonstration, discussion, practice, role play, simulation, coaching, e-Learning, etc. Students are required to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each method, and when and how to apply them to design a course.

A1719 Needs Assessment (3/0) This course concerns the theory and practice of needs assessment. Case study is employed as a learning method. Students also work on needs assessment project in groups.

A1725 Special project in Educational Technology (0/3) This course introduces heuristic knowledge that students should know before joining the workforce. Topics include office etiquette, interview skills, corporate value chains, employee welfare, business process, etc.

A1997 Adult and Lifelong Education (0/3) Focuses of the course are on the concept of individual differences, what they are, and how they affect the learning and teaching of adults.

A2019 Educational Statistics (0/2) This course focuses on statistical methods for acquiring and analyzing research data, emphasizing empirical methods, and experimental designer. Students must have learned basic statistical concepts.

A2172 Educational TV Production (3/0) The aim of this course is to help students understand basic TV production process, including pre-production, production, and post-production. Students will learn to incorporate lighting, audio, camera movements, camera operation, and picture compositions skills to produce an educational program cooperatively.

A2176 Performance Technology (3/0) In this course, a systematic process linking business goals and strategies with the workforce responsible for achieving the goals will be introduced. The human performance technology model including stages like performance analysis, cause analysis, intervention selection and design, and intervention implementation and change will be explored and discussed in class through various learning activities.

A2178 Organizational Development (0/3) This course presents a process that applies behavioral science knowledge and practices to help organizations achieve greater effectiveness, including increased financial performance and improved quality of work life will be investigated comprehensively. Moreover, concepts like change management, knowledge management will also be discussed.

A2277 Graphic Design (0/3) This course provides the basic knowledge and skills in the art and science of visual communication for students. The field of Graphic design combines the human factor and technology with aesthetics in the production of type graphics, signage, publications, identity systems, packaging, film graphics, posters, computer interface design, and other forms of communication.

A2340 User Interface Design and Development (0/3) In this course, students will learn fundamental principles about how to design, implement, and evaluate a user interface for interactive and web application. Topics will include user and task analysis, low- and high-fidelity prototyping, evaluation techniques, iterative design, and research topics such as learning modules, multimedia courseware interfaces, and web learning manage system.

D0044 Digital Image Processing, Production and Application (0/3) This course provides solid understanding of Photoshop. Based on the application of this software students will learn how to accomplish different tasks, from retouching photographs to websites, and the competence of evaluating digital images.

D0045 Computer Programming (I), Production and Applications (3/0) This course concerns with the basic training of programming language, and writing for the programs of simple computer games, so that students can write programs to implement instructional materials.

D0046 Computer Programming (II), Production and Applications (0/3) This course concerns with the writing applications of database and programs of computer games, such that students can write programs to implement instructional materials.

D0049 Information System (I), Production and Applications (3/0) In the course, students not only learn how to implement PHP programs on the Internet, connect PHP programs with mySQL database, but also manage their database systems, and use the mechanism to construct Internet applications systems.

D0050 Information System (II), Production and Applications (0/3) The goal of the course is mainly to let students understand Flash and write interactive action scripts. Through the Internet, students will implement dynamic multimedia information systems presented on the Internet.

D0107 Application and Practice of Multimedia Authoring System (I) (3/0) This course introduces several multimedia authoring tools. Students are required to master the major functions and use them to accomplish multimedia projects.

D0108 Application and Practice of Multimedia Authoring System (II) (0/3) Application and Practice of Multimedia Authoring System (II) (0/3) This course will introduce various multimedia e-learning courseware builders. Students have to understand the characteristics of different software and use them in the most effective situation. Students also have to learn to incorporate different software and instructional theories to establish an ideal e-learning course.

D0109 E-learning Courseware Development (0/3) This course requires students to develop an e-Learning course to solve a training problem. Students will be challenged with various scenarios. Under the constraints, students will have to develop an e-Learning product, and justify its efficiency and effectiveness.

D0110 E-Learning Theory (3/0) This course provides a context for students to explore in "why, what, and how" issues of e-learning. Through on-line discussions and group projects, students will understand the overall e-learning structure and deploying in e-learning systems. Students will be trained to utilize teaching and learning strategies from the pedagogy perspectives in e-learning environment.

D0130 Digital Audio Editing and Practice (3/0) This course covers the fundamental elements of audio for digital multimedia production. A large component of the course is the "hands on" operation of audio production equipment. Experience will be gained in the use of audio equipment and software in the design and production of courseware for e-learning.

D0139 Digital Video Editing and Practice (3/0) This course provides the basic knowledge and skills in the digital video editing and video production for students. Through the project-based individual/group team-work to training and practice the techniques of video production, including storyboard creating, nonlinear video editing, and other specialized professional techniques for electronic video materials.

D0141 2D Graphics Design and Animation Production (3/0) This course is concerned with the fundamental context of 2D animation production which includes the basic tools of animation production, the skills of painting, chromatology design, and other theories of 2D graphical design.

D0142 3D Animation Production (0/3) This course introduces the software of 3D animation-" 3D Studio Max". Students can learn from this course how to model the models and scenes, set the lights and the objects of material, and keyframes of animation, and the other fundamental skills in 3D animation production.

D0166 English for Educational Technology (0/3) The purpose of this course is to enhance students' English ability through engaging in activities designed for the field of educational technology. Students will work individually and cooperatively to practice their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills on various topics.

D0167 Design and Practice of Interactive Courseware (3/0) This course reviews basic courseware features, analyzes methodologies for multimedia-based learning, and discusses activities relevant to designing and developing multimedia projects. Students are required to evaluate a multimedia courseware and integrate the courseware into a lesson plan.

D0184 Learning Strategy and Technique (0/3) The purpose of this course is to present the foundation and application of learning strategies and techniques, including psychological theories, learning style, learning strategy, thinking strategy, and knowledge management. Students will have opportunities to conduct a case study to observe and evaluate participants' learning strategies and techniques.

D0198 Introduction to Distance Education (0/3) This course is about the fundamental themes in the distance instruction, with an emphasis on knowledge relevant for web-based instructional design. Planning, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of distance instruction systems in educational setting will be discussed in this course.

D0199 Seminar 2009: E-Learning and Educational Technology (2/0) This course encourages students to take the theories of educational technology into practices, by inviting 14 guest speakers from well-known academic organizations, government agency as well as famous e-Learning enterprise in the domain of human resource development (HRD), e-Learning or Educational Technology. Students will be informed of the trends and applications of Educational Technology.

D0200 Training Practice in Industry (0/3) This course emphasizes analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating training for business and industry.

T0081 Research Method (3/0) This course provides a broad overview of identifying research questions, designing research strategies, retrieving and organizing literature, determining research methods, and examining the theory and practice of both quantitative and qualitative research. Students will have opportunities to clarify their own research questions and write research proposals with relevant research designs.

T0145 Educational Psychology (0/3) This course describes theories of human developments, learning processes, behavior changes, and cognitive psychology by introducing several psychologists. Through case studies and class activities, students will learn to observe and analyze educational problems from aspects of individual differentiations, learning motivations and conditions, and knowledge-related factors. They will also learn to provide possible solution by initiating educational strategies using principles taught in the course.

T0994 Applied Project in Educational Technology (2/2) This course requires students to integrate their educational technology knowledge and skills, follow the process of ADDIE model, and actually produce a product of professional level in the training area.

Master’s Program

A1076 Educational Communications and Technology (3/0) This course considers the present, past, and future of educational technology, while helping individual students develop personal understanding of and orientation to the field.

A1121 Learning Psychology (3/0) This course addresses different aspects and processes of how people learn, including behaviorist views, social learning theory, cognitive views, memory, transfer, problem solving, motivation, etc.

A1384 Qualitative Research (0/3) This course is designed to have 18 units divided into three big categories, namely research process, research methodologies, and research methods. In research process section, there are brief introduction to research design, research ethics, validity and reliability, data collection, data analysis, and report writing. In research methodology, theoretical paradigms such as biography, case study, action research, phenomenology, ethnography, and grounded theory are taught. In research methods, students learn to conduct field study, participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, and content analysis.

A1605 Human Resource Development (0/3) This course covers the entire field of HRD, from orientation and skills training to career development and organizational development will be discussed. In addition, related concepts, processes, and practices form the basis of successful HRD will be provided.

A1606 Diffusion of Educational Innovations (3/0) The purpose of this course is to convey several aspects regarding the implementation of educational innovations. Several models of diffusion of educational innovations will be investigated. Particularly, elements relating to the innovation decision process including knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation and confirmation stages will be discussed comprehensively. Concern-Based Adoption Model and change management will also be studied.

A1672 Instructional Design (0/3) In this course, models and theories of instructional design will be introduced and discussed for planning and developing instructional (training) programs. Completing an ISD project using any ISD models is required to assure that students acquire the knowledge and skills essential to perform procedures of ISD successfully.

A1719 Needs Assessment (3/0) This course is concerned with the theory and practice of needs assessment. Case study is employed as a learning method. Students also work on needs assessment project in groups.

A1725 Seminar on Educational Technology (3/0) This course provides opportunities for students to cooperate with their instructor to accomplish a series of training products. In each phase, the instructor begins by presenting a realistic case with training needs, and then holds a brainstorming meeting to design a solution. The solution will be developed by the whole class, implemented in a real setting, and evaluated for its usefulness.

A1785 Educational Statistics (0/3) This course focuses on basic statistical concepts and applications. Important concepts include: population and sample, random sampling, normal distribution, and standard scores; applications include correlation and regression, the idea of hypothesis test, t-test, chi-square test, and analysis of variance.

A1829 Seminar on Educational Training (3/0) This course covers the theory and practice of modern management as applied to training program and the role and responsibilities of the training manager, including the analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, and marketing of training processes. In this course, students will be able to understand contemporary theories and methods of training as well as have the opportunities to explore authentic cases of training programs.

A1870 Message and Interface Design (0/3) The goal of this course is to advance students' message development knowledge and skills of graphics, text, sound and animation. This course also introduces the concepts and technology necessary to design, implement, and evaluate user interfaces.

A1999 Design and Development of Multi Media Web-Based Environments ( 0/3) This course addresses the student’s basic knowledge of designing and developing web-based multimedia courseware. Aspects of theory include psychology principles and research on multimedia learning. Students will have the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills to design and develop their multimedia courses.

A2018 Web-Based Instruction and Learning (3/0) This course presents an introduction to instructional computing via the World Wide Web. Special emphasis is placed on using the WWW as learning "with" technology, such as cognitive tools and constructivist learning environments. Literature reviews, e-course evaluation, and e-learning activities design are major tasks in this course.

A2075 Project Management and Evaluation (0/3) Examines the organization, planning, and controlling of projects and provides practical knowledge on managing project scope, schedule and resources. Topics include project life cycle, work breakdown structure and Gantt charts, network diagrams, scheduling techniques, and resource allocation decisions. Concepts are applied through team projects and tutorials using project management software.

A2176 Performance Technology (3/0) This course encompasses the theory and practice of analyzing, designing, implementing, and evaluating instructional and non-instructional solutions for all levels of human learning and performance problems. In this course, students will be able to define the purposes and functions of performance technology, analyze organization's performance problems and identify their causes, select the most appropriate performance improvement interventions, define the steps and critical components of the implementation plan, and evaluate the effectiveness of performance improvement interventions.

A2211 Distance Education (0/3) This course is about the fundamental themes of distance instruction, with an emphasis on knowledge relevant to web-based instructional design. Planning, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of distance instructional systems in an educational setting will be discussed in this course.

D0076 Production of Instructional Web-based Materials (3/0) We explore several software and e-learning platforms of open source to construct an integrated environment in which our students can design and implement e-learning contents. We also create our learning contents through Flash or some screen video capture tools, and build theses learning contents in our e-learning platforms.

D0110 E-Learning Theory (0/3) This course addresses learning theories appropriate for e-learning environment. Students will have the opportunity to illustrate various perspectives represented by these theories and apply them to analyze and solve e-learning problems.

D0118 Topical Seminar on E-Learning (0/3) The focus of this course is on issues of teaching and
learning in e-learning. Topics include: platform of e-learning, instructional design of e-learning, professional roles of e-learning, evaluation of e-learning, teaching strategies of e-learning, and trend of e-learning.

D0206 Educational Evaluation (0/3) The purpose of this course is to convey several issues regarding the evaluation in educational setting. The philosophy, purpose, models, procedures, as well as standards on implementation of evaluation will be discussed. Particularly, evaluation of instructional design, instructional resources, instructional behavior (teaching evaluation), curriculum (program) evaluation and educational system evaluation will also be addressed.

D0207 Interaction Design of E-Learning (0/3) This course covers the study of principles and applications of human-computer interactions within the context of a rich constructivist learning environment. The topics discussed in this course will focus on interaction between(1) learner and learner, (2)learner and teacher, and (3)learner and e-learning material.

D0208 Seminar on Distance Education (0/3) Major topics include the role and responsibilities of groups and structures that support instructional technology and distance education programs, change management, advisory groups, performance support systems, strategies for encouraging corporate and foundation support.

D0234 Instructional Design in E-Learning (3/0) This course is aimed at introducing students to the essential elements of Instructional Design (ID) in e-Learning, and providing an overview of the fundamental principles, processes and practices that currently shape and define ID. Students are expected to apply the major steps of the ID model in developing an e-learning courseware.

D0235 Design and Production of Instruction Web-Based Materials (0/3) We explore several software and e-learning platforms of open source to construct an integrated environment in which our students can design and implement e-learning contents. We also create our learning contents through Flash or some screen video capture tools, and build theses learning contents in our e-learning platforms.

D0236 E-Learning Courseware Design (3/0) This is an asynchronous online course that teaches creation of web-compatible resources using current web technologies.

D0269 Corporate Training Practices (3/0) This course focuses on practical skills and knowledge that students will need in pursuing jobs such as training specialists in the corporate setting. Course topics include corporate value chains, roles and responsibilities of a training specialist/trainer, and how to design and evaluate a training program. It also introduces three software widely applied in the corporate setting: MS Project, MS Excel, and MS Access.

T0081 Research Methods (3/0) This course discusses the procedures and methodology for conducting research in education, including research question, defining variables, hypothesis testing, literature review, research design, writing a research proposal and paper.