AECT Standards
The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Standards are, "concerned primarily with the curriculum and candidate competencies required for initial programs in the area of educational communications and instructional technologies (ECIT)...The intended audiences for the standards are those faculty members and administrators who have responsibility for, and control of, such programs. The standards are intended to accompany NCATE's Standards, Procedures, and Policies for the Accreditation of Professional Education Units, and to address Standard 1 of the NCATE standards" (AECT.org)
Boise state university
Mission Statement
The Department of Educational Technology is a diverse network of education scholars, professionals, and candidates who:
Conceptual Framework
Boise State University College of Education’s conceptual framework, “The Professional Educator,” establishes our shared vision in preparing educators to work effectively in P-12 schools. It provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, scholarship, service, and accountability.
The Professional Educator
Boise State University strives to develop knowledgeable educators who integrate complex roles and dispositions in the service of diverse communities of learners. Believing that all children, adolescents, and adults can learn, educators dedicate themselves to supporting that learning. Using effective approaches that promote high levels of student achievement, educators create environments that prepare learners to be citizens who contribute to a complex world. Educators serve learners as reflective practitioners, scholars and artists, problem solvers, and partners.
The Department of Educational Technology is a diverse network of education scholars, professionals, and candidates who:
- Lead research and innovations in online teaching and learning,
- Model, promote, manage, and evaluate digital-age teaching and learning resources in K-higher education environments,
- Inspire creativity and expertise in digital media literacies,
- Design and develop imaginative learning environments,
- Empower learners to be evolving digital citizens who advocate cultural understanding and global responsibility,
- Promote and pattern participatory culture, professional practice, and lifelong learning, and
- Forge connections between research, policy, and practice in educational technology.
Conceptual Framework
Boise State University College of Education’s conceptual framework, “The Professional Educator,” establishes our shared vision in preparing educators to work effectively in P-12 schools. It provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, scholarship, service, and accountability.
The Professional Educator
Boise State University strives to develop knowledgeable educators who integrate complex roles and dispositions in the service of diverse communities of learners. Believing that all children, adolescents, and adults can learn, educators dedicate themselves to supporting that learning. Using effective approaches that promote high levels of student achievement, educators create environments that prepare learners to be citizens who contribute to a complex world. Educators serve learners as reflective practitioners, scholars and artists, problem solvers, and partners.
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