DETROIT, Aug. 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Marygrove College President Dr. Glenda Price and Lawrence Technological University President Dr. Charles Chambers recently signed a joint agreement to provide the first Master of Education degree in Educational Technology (M.Ed in EdTech), beginning in Fall 2005.
Marygrove is a recognized leader in preparing educational professionals and distance learning while Lawrence Technological University is the Detroit region's leader in technology-based professional education. Through this partnership, they will offer teacher's advanced-level information-age tools and teaching methods.
As a sub-set to the full Master's degree, certified teachers may elect to receive the State of Michigan endorsement, the NP. Also, students enrolled in the Master of Education degree now have another option to complete a cognate in Educational Technology.
Dr. Price said, "We're delighted to partner with LTU in preparing teachers for the classroom of the future. For years, Lawrence Tech has led the way in technology education. Marygrove has been the choice for teacher training. The Student-Centered Classroom, while still revolutionary to some, is the wave of teaching in the 21st Century. Instead of 'old school' teaching methods where the instructor is the center of the classroom and the disseminator of information, tomorrow's students will be much more self-directed, research-savvy and advanced users of information-age tools."
Dr. Chambers agreed, "The Masters of Education in Educational Technology is a means for teachers to improve their teaching skills at the same time they improve learning for their K-12 students through the use of educational technology. The teachers who complete this degree will be ready to most effectively guide their students in using technology as a learning aide."
A Marygrove student enrolled in the M.Ed in EdTech will complete some of the required course work at Lawrence Tech and vice versa. Each school will draw on its strengths to present specialized course work. Upon completion, the degree will be issued from the college at which the student is enrolled.
Marygrove College is an independent private liberal arts college sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (IHM) in a unique, diverse urban setting. Situated on 53 acres of land in one of Detroit's finest neighborhoods, more than 1,200 students attend classes in its undergraduate and graduate programs in education, business, human resource management, social justice, social work, science, theater, music and the arts. For more information, contact Dr. Susan Claiborne at 313-927-1381 or sclaiborne@marygrove.edu, 866-313-1927 or www.marygrove.edu.
Lawrence Tech (www.ltu.edu) offers more than 60 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs in the Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. The 5,000-student independent university was founded in 1932 and now has a growing number of weekend programs.
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