COEHP+Mission+and+Goals

**Mission:**
====The mission of our department is to enhance the quality of life of the residents of Arkansas, the nation, and the world through the development of scholar-practitioners in education, health, and human services.====

The goals of the College of Education and Health Professions are as follows:

 * ==== Attract and maintain a culturally diverse faculty of high quality and provide a supportive work climate that is conducive to professional growth and development. ====
 * ==== Attract and retain a culturally diverse student population of high quality and prepare students to assume roles as scholars -practitioners. ====
 * ==== Assist in the building and maintenance of library holdings and other information resources supporting academic programs, research, and service. ====
 * ==== Model, promote, and support excellence in teaching. ====
 * ==== Ensure levels of support, staffing, and enrollments appropriate to college, departments, and program missions, priorities, and functions. ====
 * ==== Produce and disseminate high-quality research, scholarly works, and creative products that contribute to the knowledge base and best practices in all fields. ====
 * ==== Offer nationally accredited and recognized undergraduate and graduate programs. ====
 * ==== Provide high-quality services across the state through educational, professional, and technological programs. ====
 * ==== Ensure levels of support, staffing, and enrollments appropriate to college, departments, and program missions, priorities, and functions. ====
 * ==== Produce and disseminate high-quality research, scholarly works, and creative products that contribute to the knowledge base and best practices in all fields. ====
 * ==== Offer nationally accredited and recognized undergraduate and graduate programs. ====
 * ==== Provide high-quality services across the state through educational, professional, and technological programs. ====
 * ==== Offer nationally accredited and recognized undergraduate and graduate programs. ====
 * ==== Provide high-quality services across the state through educational, professional, and technological programs. ====
 * ==== Provide high-quality services across the state through educational, professional, and technological programs. ====

Connections
==== My experience in educational technology aligns closely with the educational goals of the college and department, better preparing me to effectively design learning objects that feature the judicious implementation of instructional technology. Technology can greatly benefit both instructors and learners by increasing knowledge, productivity, and understanding in a variety of educational environments. Additionally, the completion of ETEC 3303 has underscored the wide range of diversity among learners with various needs that stem from developmental impairments to language barriers. As educational technologists, we must strive to meet these needs. The Assistive Technologies and English Learning Language projects found on this resource wiki allowed me to identify current technologies and tools that could meet the far ranging needs of these students. ====

==== For additional information, please visit the College of Education and Health Professions website and the Department of Curriculum and Instruction website ====

Goal:
The Educational Technology Program prepares students for professional positions as educational technologists in education, business, government and the health professions.

**Mission:**

==== Educational Technology is the systematic application of scientific or other organized knowledge to the practical tasks of education and learning. This mission statement is based upon our beliefs about education and learning. ====

Based upon research and emerging technologies, Educational Technology is committed to:

 * ==== Advancing the study of learning theories and techniques ====
 * ==== Designing instruction that integrates technology appropriately ====
 * ==== Advocating integration of technology to support learning in diverse instructional contexts ====
 * ==== Promoting learner-centered assessment of technology supported instructional environment ====

Connections
====As I completed the course ETEC 5303, I learned a great deal regarding how to integrate technology into a variety educational settings. Several of the course projects were designed to illustrate the relative advantage of incorporating technology into our lessons to help engage learners. Educators are often equipped with specific content and pedagogy knowledge. In contrast, the completion of this course has helped me develop strategies to judiciously implement appropriate technologies that lead to increased productivity and motivation within learners. The technology integration exercise allowed me to develop a lesson plan that allowed me to select appropriate technologies that would beneficial in helping the learner achieve the chosen goals and objectives.The exercise allowed me to research and explore a variety of different technologies that were appropriate for the lesson content. As I completed this project, I had to apply many of the theories and skills learned over the course of the semester to create learning activities that utilized technology in an efficient and productive manner.====