LAC 28:CXXXI.1355. Educational Technology Areas

A. Educational Technology Facilitation 1. Eligibility requirements: a. valid Type B or Level 2 Louisiana teaching certificate and three years of teaching experience; and b. complete a minimum of nine semester hours, three semester hours per course, of graduate credit in educational technology as follows: (i). design and development of multimedia instructional units; (ii). educational telecommunications, networks, and the internet; and (iii). technology leadership in schools. B. Educational Technology Leadership 1. Eligibility requirements: a. valid Type A or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate and five years of teaching experience; b. graduate degree from a institution of higher education accredited in accordance with 34 CFR 602; and c. minimum of 21 semester hours of graduate credit, as follows: i. education technology coursework, nine semester hours: (a). design and development of multimedia instructional units; (b). educational telecommunications, networks, and the internet; and (c). technology leadership in schools; ii. educational technology leadership coursework, 12 semester hours: (a). technology planning and administration; (b). professional development for K-12 technology integration; (c). educational technology research, evaluation, and assessment; and (d). advanced telecommunications and distance education. C. Online Instruction eligibility requirements: 1. Valid type B or level 2 Louisiana teaching certificate (requires three years of teaching experience) or equivalent out-of-state teaching certificate; and 2. Complete an online course or combination of online courses focused on the following topics: a. best practices in online course delivery; b. facilitation skills that foster reflective discussions in an online learning environment; c. effective strategies for assessing learning in the online environment; d. techniques for using online tools to address student learning needs; e. asynchronous discussion and online course-authoring tools; and f. ethical and legal issues related to the use of online resources; and 3. Complete an online teaching intern experience of at least one semester in length or successfully serve as an instructor/facilitator of an online course for at least six weeks in length.