I have a Master of Arts in Organizational Management currently, and 12 graduate credits in Educational Technology. Would it benefit me completing an additional 6 graduate credits so I can say I have 18 graduate credits in Educational Technology? Do you think I would be qualified enough to teach with just these credentials? Or do you think I need another Master’s degree in a different area?
18 credits is the minimum. Someone with a master could "out rank" you. If you have experience it would work in your favor.
Randall is correct. Couple points/questions: 1) Are there any EdTech programs at the undergrad level? I've not seen any but if you are going to teach grad-level you would certainly need the required minimum. 2) Some accreditors only require 15 grad-level credits. (e.g. Western States http://www.wascweb.org/ ) 3) Some schools do not hold tightly to those standards when they have more demand than instructors. I have no idea if EdTech is one of those fields.
>> Find undergrad ed tech classes, the just read the bios and see how you measure up. As others mentioned, the 18 plus masters technically qualifies you - but you have to know what kind of people they hire. I couldn't find any undergrad ed tech classes in any of my local colleges, I hope you have better luck in your neighborhood!
Undergrad Ed Tech classes do exist. In Virginia all teachers must pass technology proficiencies, and so most education programs in virginia have a course on this. However, if you're a career switcher doing a licensure program through one of the local community colleges, you can find the course there. For example, here's the one through my local community college. http://www.rappahannock.edu/scheduledb/Summer/index.php?subject=EDU Regarding the 18 hours for Ed Tech, I'm not sure that you need 18 hours specifically in Educational Technology. From what I've observed in applying to positions is that most schools look for you to have a degree in education with so many hours in some topic, like 6 hours in School Law, or 6 hours in Curriculum Development. If you have 18 hours specifically in Educational Technology, that would put you ahead of someone, like me, who only has a measly 6 hours in Educational Technology, even though I have an MS in Education. I suppose it's all in how you spin it. I'm finding this 18 hours requirement slightly "weird". I'm going for 18 hours in History to teach a high school dual enrollment course. It'll be US History. From what I've been told, I only need 18 hours in history, it does not matter what the classes are in, so theoretically, I could do 18 hours in Ancient History, and as long as the courses have the HIST prefix, I can teach all history, including US History. This seems bizarre to me since I could, theoretically, have never taken a US History course before. But I suppose that should be the exception, not the rule. -Matt
I teach dual enrollment at my high school in history. You are right, the 18 hours does not matter what "area" you focus in. I took 2 British history, 1 US colonial Southeast history, 1 US South history, 1 Korean War Military history, and 1 American Civil War Military history as my coursework for my master's. As you can see, I "dabbled" in US history but also worked in other areas. My current dual enrollment assignment is teaching HY 201 (US History until 1877) and HY 202 (US History since 1877).
