Admission to the Program
Please follow the outlined steps to complete your application for admission to the Educational Technology MA Program:
1. Submit all required application documents through the University’s graduate applications website during the admission dates. Please ensure that you meet the eligibility requirements before applying.
2. Take an on-site written admission exam. The dates for the exam are listed on the graduate applications website and further information about the exam is provided below.
3. Students who are successful in the written exam will be invited to an on-site oral exam. Please make sure to check your email for the invitation.
Written Admission Exam Format
The exam may consist of a written test involving both open-ended questions and multiple-choice questions, and/or application-based tasks, to be conducted in the computer lab.
Familiarity with the following tools expected
- MS Office
- Cloud Services
- Web 2.0 Tools (e.g. Canva, Nearpod, Figma)
Suggested readings
- Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L. & Cocking, R.R. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. National Academy Press.
- Gay, L.R., Mills, G.E., & Airasian, P.W. (2011). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and applications. Pearson Higher Ed.
- Mayer, R.E. (2024). The past, present, and future of the cognitive theory of multimedia learning. Educ Psychol Rev, 36, Article # 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s10648-023-09842-1 - Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., Russell, J. D., & Mims, C. (2019). Instructional technology and media for learning (12th ed.). Pearson
- Spector, M.J. (2015). Foundations of educational technology: Integrative approaches and interdisciplinary perspectives. Routledge.
- Touretzky, D., Gardner-McCune, C., & Seehorn, D. (2023). Machine learning and the five big ideas in AI. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 33(2), 233-266.
