The UNI Instructional Technology Master's Program aims to equip educators with digital-age teaching skills and promote ethical, multicultural practices in education. Established in the late 1960s, the program has evolved to offer both online and on-campus options, emphasizing 21st-century learning, instructional design, and research. Alumni work in various sectors including K-12, higher education, and business as technology integration specialists, instructional designers, and education leaders.

1. UNI Instructional Technology
Masters Program
Dr. Leigh E. Zeitz, Ph.D.
Dr. Ping Gao, Ph.D.

2. We are . . .
Preparing teachers with the knowledge to
have a vision . . .
and the skills to make it happen

3. Mission
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Model digital-age learning and
teaching experiences
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Promote digital citizenship, multiculturalism
and ethical behavior in a global culture.
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Challenge students to think beyond the status
quo and be change agents for learning
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Prepare reflective and innovative educators
committed to professional growth and lifelong learning

4. History
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Established Masters – Late 1960s
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Provided Masters cohort program since 1994
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Received national recognition by the
Association for Educational Communications
and Technology (AECT)
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Awarded for Excellence in
Teaching with Technology
in 2013

5. We Serve Many Communities
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On-line Instructional Tech Masters Cohort
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On-Campus (and on-line) Instructional Tech
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Other Programs:
 COE’s
Ed.D.
 Educational Leadership M.A.
 Teacher’s Professional Development M.A.

6. Learning Experience

7. Our Courses Explore…
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21st Century Learning
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Instructional Design
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Research

8. 21st Century Learning
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Using Digital and Social Media in Education
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Leading Change through Instructional Tech
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Selecting and Integrating Instructional Tech
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Developing and Directing Online Learning
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Understanding Visual Literacy

9. 21st Century Learning

10. Topics
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TPACK
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Digital Citizenship
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Universal Design for
Learning
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21st Century Learning
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Staff Development
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Grant Writing
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Developing Online Learning
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Technology Planning

11. Intel® Teach Elements
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Collaboration in the Digital
Classroom
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Project-Based Approaches
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Educational Leadership in the
21st Century
Design Blended Learning
Assessment in the 21st
Century Classroom
Thinking Critically with Data

12. Instructional Design
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Practicing Instructional Design
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Planning and Producing Instructional Media
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Supporting Learning with
Dynamic Web Design

13. Instructional Design
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Learning Theories
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Instructional Design Models
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Collaborative Design
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Peer Feedback
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Real-World Application
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Dynamic Web Design

14. Research
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Educational Research
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Enhancing Learning Through Action Research
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Writing a Graduate Paper/ePortfolio
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Final Masters Research Paper/Project/Article

15. Research
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Reading Research
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Action Research
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Researching Literature
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Creating an e-Portfolio
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Masters Culmination
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Literature Review
Project Report
Original Research
Journal Article

16. Research
www.uni.edu/itech

17. Alumni
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K-12 Education
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Higher Education
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Business

18. K-12 Setting
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Classroom Teachers
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Technology Integration Specialists
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Technology Coordinators
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Instructional Designers

19. Higher Education
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Pursue Doctoral Degree
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Professors of Instructional Technology
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Coordinate Tech Programs at Universities

20. Business
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Instructional Designers
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Trainers
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Training Managers

21. Come to UNI
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21st Century Learning
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Instructional Design

Research