Recent information surge has turned curriculum revision into a vital necessity in all university majors. As academic circles are expected to be among the first entities updating their information, they have no choice but to reconsider and revise their curricula. Educational technology is no exception, ...
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Recent information surge has turned curriculum revision into a vital necessity in all university majors. As academic circles are expected to be among the first entities updating their information, they have no choice but to reconsider and revise their curricula. Educational technology is no exception, which has to be pioneer in innovation and using new methods and facilities. This research was conducted to (1) study the current curriculum, and determine the credits for pre-university, general, basic, core, specialized, elective, and pre-requisite courses, and (2) determine the course syllabuses for pre-university, elective, and specialized courses. To accomplish the first objective, educational technology curriculum was studied. The following measures were taken to meet the second objective: (a) library and internet research to collect information on educational technology curricula of world’s prestigious universities, (b) surveys to ask academic experts’ opinions, (c) surveys to ask MA students’ opinions, (d) surveys to ask educational technology students’ opinions, (e) assessment of different educational research conference findings, (f) assessment of minutes of Supreme Council for Educational Planning. The results were finally used to design a curriculum.
Higher education has a great responsibility in considering society various needs, such as economical, cultural, and political ones and tries to meet them. In universities, this mission has not fully been completed, especially in terms of curriculum development. The main aim of this study was to ...
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Higher education has a great responsibility in considering society various needs, such as economical, cultural, and political ones and tries to meet them. In universities, this mission has not fully been completed, especially in terms of curriculum development. The main aim of this study was to investigate the possible applied aspects of Educational Technology field (a) from students' points of view and (b) by analyzing MSRT approved curriculum. The collected data were analyzed and the results showed that: (a) there was not any necessary consistency between the objectives and the contents of many special courses of the field with its practical credits. (b) The applied aspects of the field were also assessed to be relatively good or good.
Higher education has a great responsibility in considering society various needs, such as economical, cultural, and political ones and tries to meet them. In universities, this mission has not fully been completed, especially in terms of curriculum development. The main aim of this study was to ...
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Higher education has a great responsibility in considering society various needs, such as economical, cultural, and political ones and tries to meet them. In universities, this mission has not fully been completed, especially in terms of curriculum development. The main aim of this study was to investigate the possible applied aspects of Educational Technology field (a) from students' points of view and (b) by analyzing MSRT approved curriculum. The collected data were analyzed and the results showed that: (a) there was not any necessary consistency between the objectives and the contents of many special courses of the field with its practical credits. (b) The applied aspects of the field were also assessed to be relatively good or good.
