Ph.D.
in Urban Education specializing in Educational
and Media Technology
Designed for those individuals seeking advancement
in the field of Educational and Media Technology,
this program combines the disciplines of Library
and Information Science and Urban Education, providing
the highest levels of education in each field
to prepare leaders and consultants in research,
education, and management in this new and rapidly
growing field. Graduates apply their skills in
a variety of settings - institutions of higher
education, public or private school settings,
federal, state or local government agencies, community
organizations and the private sector.
- The information society requires knowledge
of information technology. Teachers must keep
up to date, in technology itself and also in
its value and applications to learning. The
rapid pace of technological changes affects
school and libraries and necessitates evaluation
and preparation for change.
- The value of information in the information
society requires that intermediaries be able
to restructure the information to increase its
intellectual and physical accessibility. Graduates
of this program will have the interdisciplinary
preparation in education and in library and
information science to assess and forecast information
needs and to use educational and media tools
to meet those needs.
- Research is needed on the value and applications
of educational and media technology to learning.
The prevalence of technology in education today
needs support from researchers who can investigate
tech relative impact on learning of technological
variables like setting, structure, and attributes.
- There is a demand in southeastern Wisconsin
and elsewhere for such specialists. The demand
is fed in part by a trend of multiple careers
during the lifetimes of today's workforce. Thus,
staff development and retraining are vital elements
of the workplace. Consequently, there is a need
for consultants, managers and instructors who
can design, implement and evaluate technology-based
models and application packages to support such
educational activities.
Graduates of this program will be able
to:
- Design, implement,a nd evaluate technology-based
models and application packages to support training
activities.
- Assess and forecast information needs and
use educational and media tools to meet those
needs.
- Understand and discuss the significant elements
of the literature of educational and media technology.
- Analyze the theoretical perspectives and applied
practices.
- Apply appropriate research methods to the
design and analysis of a significant question
or problem.
- Examine the implications of educational and
media technology research for service in media
centers, libraries, schools, and other educational
settings.
In conjunction with an advisory committee, the
student plans a schedule of courses and other
educational experiences necessary to meet his/her
needs for subject expertise and research skills.
Degree Requirements
Candidates planning to specialize in Educational
and Media Technology must meet the criteria for
both the School of Information Studies (SOIS)
and the School of Education. The Doctoral Committee
of the SOIS and the Admissions Committee of the
Urban Education Doctoral Program will review each
application. Students not holding a Masters of
LIbrary and Information Science degree will need
to complete the core courses offered in the School
of Library and Information Science's MLIS program
(501, 511, 571, 591). A student may request
that the SOIS Doctoral Committee waive one or
more of these core course requirements based on
the student's work experience and/or courses taken
elsewhere.
In addition to the general credit and degree
requirements of the Urban Education Doctoral program,
the specialization in Educational an Media Technology
consists of a minimum of 30 graduate credits,
excluding dissertation credits.
Of these 30 credits, a minimum of 18 credits
must be taken in Library and Information Science,
including:
845 Doctoral Seminar in Educational and Media
Technology. This 3-credit seminar also satisfies
part of the Urban Education seminar requirement.
At least four of the following 3-credit courses:
670 Production and Utilization of Instructional
Technology;
789 electronic Networking & Information
Services;
785 Database Management Systems for Information Professionals;
774 Online Information Retrieval'
788 Information Systems: Analysis and Design;
890 Advanced Research Methods in Library & Information
Science.
Three credits from these variable-credit courses:
733 Advanced Topics in Information Retrieval;
891 Advanced Topics in Library and Information
Science.
The preliminary examination will include a section
covering the student's understanding of educational
and media technology. The dissertation research
must be original research appropriate to the field
of educational and media technology. From beginning
the Doctorate of Urban Education program to the
presentation of dissertation, students have seven
years to complete this program. Students are eligible
to apply for various types of financial aid.
Contact the Chair of the SOIS Doctoral Committee
for further information about hate specialization
at 414-229-4707; Email: info@sois.uwm.edu.
For admission to the Urban Education Ph.D. program
contact Dr. Larry Martin, Director, at 414-229-5754,
or via email: lmartin@uwm.edu
Please visit the School of Education website:
http://www.soe.uwm.edu/pages/welcome/Departments/Urban_Education/
Specializations/Educational_Media_Technology
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