Educational Media and Technology

The Undergraduate Program in Educational Media and Technology

The Educational Media and Technology program prepares the student to assume the role of a K-12 school library media specialist.

The coursework includes a combination of technology, traditional library science, and curriculum design, preparing teachers to assume the role of information specialist in the school media center. Through increased awareness of current educational research and best practices, students are empowered to become leaders in their educational settings.

Resources for Learning More About the Educational Media and Technology Program

College of St. Scholastica Admissions Department
Advisor's Manual Course Sequence
Minnesota Board of Teaching outcomes for the School Library Media Specialist license.

Options for Licensure
Educational Media and Technology may be taken as an add-on license to any elementary or secondary teaching license. Students take 28 additional credits. This includes a 4 credit practicum.

Educational Media and Technology may alternatively be taken as a stand-alone teaching major. Students take 24 credits of educational foundations courses and 34 credits of Educational Media courses, including a 10 credit student teaching component of 400 hours. The courses may be viewed in The College of St. Scholastica Catalog.
It is highly recommended that the student take a second major, such as Business Communication, if taking EDM as a stand-alone teaching major.

Undergraduate Course Delivery Undergraduate courses in Educational Media are taught in the evening only so the courses will not conflict with other undergraduate Education courses. They are taught as a hybrid between face-to-face instructor contact and independent learning via WebCT.

Overview of the Graduate Program The Educational Media and Technology program is offered for graduate credit. If they already have a teaching license, students may earn the school library media specialist license and the master's degree through the distance mode in WebCT. See Graduate Studies for specific information about the Educational Media and Technology program, including the opportunity to view two courses in WebCT.

If a student does not have a teaching license and wishes to obtain the school library media specialist license, The College of St. Scholastica Graduate Teaching Licensure program offers the educational foundations courses in a compressed format. Those courses, with the Educational Media and Technology courses and a 400 hour practicum in a K-12 school media center setting lead to the license.

Student and Professional Organizations

• MEMO (Minnesota Educational Media Organization)
• American Association of School Librarians
  

Career Options

• Minnesota Association of School Administrators Jobs Links
• EdPost Job Listings

Licensure Rules

• Minnesota
• Wisconsin

Praxis Exam

• School Library Media Specialist Praxis Exam Registration
• School Library Media Specialist Praxis Exam Hints for Studying I
• School Library Media Specialist Praxis Exam Hints for Studying II
• School Library Media Specialist Praxis Exam Hints for Studying III
• School Library Media Specialist Praxis Exam at a Glance - PDF

Resources for Students

• The College of St. Scholastica Writing Center for On or Off Campus Students
• CSS Library
• MnLink: Minnesota Library Information Network
• Aleph (New online catalog)
  
  Updated 07-8-2006