Our Mission
The Department of Educational Technology supports the study and practice of facilitating and improving learning of a diverse population by creating, using, managing, and evaluating appropriate technological processes and resources. Believing technology is a tool that enhances and expands the educational environment, we promote the use of current and emergent technologies for teaching and learning in a dynamic global society. Educational technologists are leaders and innovators, serving in institutions of higher education, public or private school settings, federal, state, or local educational agencies, and educational organizations in the private sector.

Home cities of current EDTECH students

A way of teaching...a way of offering instruction
Educational Technology is an effective way to design, deliver and facilitate instruction, whether it is face-to-face in a classroom, online, or in training educational employees. In our master's and graduate certificate programs, we provide instruction online, using inquiry and project-based education, and computers as instructional tools. Our classes are typically hosted in Blackboard or other learning management system, and we integrate a variety of additional synchronous and asynchronous communication tools (such as blogs, wikis, desktop video conferencing, and virtual world environments) to support your overall learning experience.

In Educational Technology at Boise State, you'll take courses in technology integration into the classroom, web design, flash, theory and skills of multimedia development, program evaluation, web-based video, virtual worlds for learning, instructional design, online teaching, online course design, project-based learning, educational gaming, grant writing, and much more.

EdTech at Boise State. It's much more than audio-visual add-ons. It's a way of engaging students in class activities, making them think, allowing them to discover learning.

For information on courses in corporate, government, or military training, please see the Dept. of Instructional and Performance Technology

If you need online courses or a degree that our department doesn't seem to offer, please check out Boise State University Extended Studies.