Leading and Supporting Educational Technology in K-12 Schools

Catalog description

This course is designed to address the specific needs of educational technology professionals for K-12 technology leadership positions. The course will allow students to simultaneously examine both the issues and practices involved in managing technology operations and the technical knowledge required to implement, oversee, and contract for the services required to deliver tech-based learning. The course will lead students through such leadership topics as strategic planning, budgeting, professional development, legal and ethical issues, policy development, and team building, along with the technical concepts of networks, servers, devices and device management, security, and web services as needed to manage technical staff and successfully interact with technology providers. Students will also connect with a technology administrator or director to gain first-hand knowledge of the issues and challenges faced in the field.