Interdisciplinary Master of Arts with Instructional Science and Technology Emphasis ~ Faculty and Student QuotesThere is an increasing demand for the blend of knowledge and skills offered by the Interdisciplinary Masters in Instructional Science and Technology (IST). This program provides an exciting opportunity in a variety of careers-educator, instructional designer, corporate trainer, curriculum developer, educational technologist, and a host of related occupations. This graduate program prepares learners to remain professionally up-to-date and in demand in the fast-changing landscape of modern education and training fields. The unique distributed learning experience-integrating intensive face-to-face seminars with state-of-the-art online learning-will not only enable our graduates to advance their current careers, but it will position them to assume leadership positions of education and training into the future. Successful educators and e-learning developers in the knowledge-based, global economy require greatest command of all the technological tools and methodologies available to them, and our IST program is designed precisely for that. While the IST program is preparing me for postgraduate studies that address the use of technology in education, it is also providing me with skills I can use to improve the courses I am teaching right now. IST faculty are enthusiastic and engaging, and share a wealth of expertise in the fields supported by this program. I find my interactions with the faculty and within my cohort to be enlightening and often exhilarating. |