EDT 6045 Special Topics in Educational Technology

The course is a capstone course focused on professional capacity to facilitate the adoption and diffusion of a new technology initiative. The project requires conducting inquiry into the management of a technology initiative, writing a technology plan for implementation, and sharing a prototype and data results with an established local or global learning community. Candidates will be involved in shared decision-making and collaboration while demonstrating fluency in technology. Topics explored include adoption and diffusion, data-driven decisions, legal issues, professional development, and professional leadership capacity.