Educational Technology Specialist

M.S.Ed. in Educational Technology Specialist

This fully online 30-credit-hour program prepares students to be leaders in K-12 schools. Throughout the course of their studies, students will hone their interpersonal and technology skills and work collaboratively with K-12 faculty and staff to create and manage highly engaging learning environments. For students holding an initial teaching certification, this degree leads to recommendation for an additional New York certification as an Educational Technology Specialist, and satisfies the academic requirements for Professional Certification. The program meets the standards established by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and is CAEP certified.

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Outcomes

Students will be able to:

self-assess their Educational Technology Specialist Professional Dispositions using a rating scale and explain their choices in written form.
identify an organizational problem, then design a 7-14 hour adult training program to address the problem, a core skill in a career as an Educational Technology Specialist.
document their daily experiences and complete a weekly one-page reflection in their internship journal that documents their 100-hour internship.
work collaboratively with their site supervisors to design, deliver, and evaluate a technology workshop based on an identified organizational need.

Career Outlook

“In our Emerging Learning Technologies class we’ve been trying to integrate different mediums of immersive learning like VR and AR into the classroom so that teachers have more to utilize than just zoom or Google Classroom. I love SUNY Potsdam. I've been able to work full time, while also remaining engaged and interactive with other students that are here on campus.”
Sara Benko Alumna from the educational technology specialist program

Home in the North Country

For more than two decades, SUNY Potsdam Professor Tony Betrus ’93 & ’94 has continued to have a positive impact on his students, promoted a passion for learning, and emphasized the importance of technology. His dedication to education runs in the family. His wife Kristen (Schneider) Betrus ’95, mother Barbara '91, and brothers Ryan '95 & '02 and Jon Betrus '97 & '01 all received their degrees from SUNY Potsdam and transitioned to careers as teachers—proving that there’s something special when you set foot on the campus.