AECT
   

University of Maine

Instructional Technology

http://www.umaine.edu/

University of Maine 
108 Shibles Hall 
Orono, ME 04469 
Phone: (207) 581-2441 
Fax: (207) 581-2423 
Program Administrator: Dr. Abigail Garthwait 
                           Becky_Libby@umit.maine.edu 
 
admittance 
http://www.umaine.edu/graduate/default.htm 
PREREQUISITES: MASTER'S PROGRAM DURATION:
Higher Education   Yes  Number of required Courses  12
If yes, number of years or degree required   BA or BS   Number of weeks long   
Teaching Certificate   No  Comprehensive Exam Required?   No
Other requirement   Miller;'s Analogy, letters of reference, grade point average  Thesis Required?   No
ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFERS   Yes  Continuous Enrollment Required?   No
  Other Requirements    Practicum and digital portfolio
OTHER PROGRAMS in educational technology
or instructional development fields:
Does program culminate in a degree in the field of educational communications and technology?    Yes
Certificate Program available?  No  Name of the degree    Master's of Education / Instructional Technology
Specialist Program available?  No  Is this program part of another degree, certificate, or diploma?   Yes
Undergraduate Program available?  No  If yes, name of the degree, certificate, or diploma   Currently applying to have a degree automatically led to ME endorsement
Doctorate Program available?  EdD   
Program Content  
http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/academic/grad/edintech.htm 
 Number of courses/credits required in Educational Communications and Technology : 10  Areas of Emphasis within the curriculum
Number of other courses/credits required in education : 2 
 AREA
 
 ONLINE
 
 CREDIT HRS or
 
 COURSES
 
Number of courses/credits required outside of education : 0 
  Telecommunications  Yes   
  Media Management  No   
  Instructional Design  No   
  Media Management  Yes   
resources 
Distance Education or online coursework are used as part of this program: Yes
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES available to the student PRODUCTION FACILITIES available to the faculty
Online Library Resources   Yes  Video Production   Yes
Conferencing with Faculty   Yes  Audio Production   Yes
Student Online Study Groups   Yes   
Online Audio Conferencing  Yes   
curriculum evaluation
Curriculum Evaluation for this degree program includes the use of:    
Student scores on written exams   Yes 
Review by department committee(s)   Yes 
Review by committee, whose members include faculty and/or staff outside the department  No 
Anonymous student surveys   Yes 
Other evaluations    
NCATE Accreditation   No 
Other Accreditation   Except Fall NCATE accreditation! 
faculty   
Name
 
 Degree/Granting Institution
 Rank
 
 Status
 
 Specialty
 
J. Chiavacci  PhD/Univ. Colorado  Instr.  FT  Adaptive tech. 
A. Garthwait  EdD/Univ. Maine  Asst. Prof.  FT  Hypermedia 
     FT