La Salle University Offers a New Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology Management with Online Component

Growth and interest in the workplace learning and performance profession is expanding, according to the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ASTD has named training and development managers as one of the 25 great careers in the years ahead.

To meet this growth and opportunity, La Salle University has announced its new Master of Science degree in Instructional Technology Management (ITM) with an online component. The program combines theory, hands-on design experience, and management skills to provide learners with a theoretical and intellectual foundation of instructional design principles, methods, and techniques.

La Salle’s Master of Science in ITM provides an understanding of adult learning theories and the training to evaluate the software, applications, programs, and methods used in a corporate training environment. The program provides students with the opportunities to design, build, and implement multimedia and online projects for e-learning in a corporate, government or educational setting while understanding proper assessment and evaluation techniques.

Students are taught the leadership skills necessary to provide the vision, strategies, and solutions needed to create and sustain a culture of learning in the context of the global corporate, organizational, or government training environment.

“Online learning has exploded in the past five years as new technologies evolve,” said Bobbe Baggio, Ph.D., Director of the Instructional Technology Management Graduate Program.  “As a society we need to realize that the way we learn is changing. Training and education is not a one-time deal; the trend is a need for life-long learning in the workplace.”

A La Salle Master of Science in ITM prepares students for a myriad of exciting and well-paid positions, including instructional designers, instructional developers, e-learning specialists, corporate trainers, project managers, and instructional technologists, to name a few. There is a demand locally and nationally for instructional designers and those trained in creating and delivering educational content for a corporate environment.

The 36- credit ITM program is offered using a blended approach to learning that combines online courses with traditional courses, which are offered at two of La Salle’s convenient locations—Main Campus in Northwest Philadelphia, and the Montgomery Counter Center in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Courses are scheduled in the evenings to accommodate individuals with full-time careers.

Classes for the Instructional Technology Management program begin in January 2009. For additional information, visit www.lasalle.edu/itm, or call 215.951.1234.