Masters in Educational/Instructional Technology..?

My situation: I'm a Canadian citizen who currently teaches English at a state university in Mexico. I've been teaching English now for about three years. I have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from a well-respected university in Canada.

After considering my background and current interests, I think a Masters in "Educational Technology" or "Instructional Technology" would be ideal for me. I'd like to take a distance-only Masters degree. Given my current job, it will be very difficult for me to enroll in a course with any residency requirements or that requires proctoring away from my job.

Another problem for me is cost. My salary, while high by Mexican standards, is very low by American standards - about $1000 per month. After factoring in my living expenses, I'm left with very little money to spend on a Masters degree.

One program that interests me is the MLS in Instructional Technology at Fort Hays State University. The program sounds great, and I've been told that the program can be done completely by distance. The problem, however, is money: FHSU is about $180 per credit hour, so the complete degree would be roughly $8000 US. While relatively cheap compared to other schools offering similar programs, it would be extremely difficult to cover this cost.

I wonder about financial aid. As a non-American living in a foreign country, it doesn't look to me as though I'd have much help in this area.

Any thoughts or ideas? Anyone know of a distance university that offers this kind of program even more cheaply..? (Yep, I didn't think so...)

Thanks very much....

 

The University of Wyoming offers a Master of Science in Education with a specialization in Adult Learning and Instructional Technology. It's $195 per credit hour, but only requires 34 hours, for a total of $6,630.00, which would save you about $1500 over Fort Hays. I also think the MS would be looked at more favorably than an MLS, but that is in the eye of the beholder, of course.

As far as financing your education, have you looked at some of the resources that the US State Department has for foreign students wishing to study in the US? If not, here is a link that might help you.

 

Thanks for the information. Wyoming looks promising, but I find the NSU web-site to be a bit obtuse and difficult to pry info out of.

 

I hope it is acceptable to post a link to a list of degrees which was originally posted at another site. Anyways, here is a list of distance learning master's degrees in educational technology:

http://forum.usnews.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=73518

 

What is the Canadian financial aid system like? Is it available to Canadian citizens abroad? Is it tenderable at foreign universities or only Canadian ones? Would Athabasca University www.athabascau.ca , the University of Calgary http://esternal.educ.ucalgary.ca/gder/index.html or Royal Roads University www.royalroads.ca meet your requirements?

 

Thanks, Ted. I've previously looked into all three of those programs, and they are pretty pricey. For example, Athabasca is about $14,000 and RRU is well into the mid-20s.

 

Try the BA in 4 weeks site. They list a MA Ed Tech for $6,000

http://bain4weeks.com/mastermenu.html

 

Wow! I am loving this site! I am jotting down the suggestions for myself. 5,000 bucks...that is my kind of degree!

Good luck LS650. Please report back.