Candidates are to possess School Certificate/GCE with passes at Credit Level or above in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics obtained in not more than two (2) sittings or ii) Teachers’ Grade II Certificate with passes at Credit or Merit Level in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.  Since this is a professional programme at secondary school level, students will have major or minor teaching subjects and they must have credit pass in their teaching subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, and Government).

Direct Entry Candidate

Candidates to be eligible for Direct Entry Admission must possess NCE or equivalent in two relevant subjects at Credit or Merit level. In addition, must possess i) School Certificate/GCE, O’Level passes in at least five other subjects at credit level including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two sittings or ii) Teachers’ Grade II with Credit or Merit in five relevant subjects including English Language and Mathematics. Students must have credit pass in their teaching subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, and Government

B.Ed. Educational Technology

The Philosophy for Educational Technology

The philosophy of the B.Ed. Educational Technology is centered on the promotion of the study of Educational Technology and its cognate subjects as academic disciplines in an effort to satisfy the dire need for qualified teachers for the effective implementation of the National Policy on Education at the post-primary school level.

Objectives

The objectives of the Educational Technology programme at the University level are to produce highly qualified Teachers knowledgeable in both the processes of Educational Technology and capable of inculcating these in the students. Students should have the following competencies:

1. Ability to demonstrate competence in instructional design, educational software development and multimedia authoring.
2. Ability to select and integrate distance learning resources

iii. Ability to develop, select and integrate teaching and learning resources in the classroom.

1. Skills in research abilities in different areas of instructional and learning technologies.
2. Ability to conduct research related to optimal efficiency and effectiveness of instructional and learning technologies.
3. Ability to provide a variety of community services through seminars, symposia, workshops

Career Opportunities in Educational Technology

1. Technology Integration Specialist in primary, secondary and higher institution
2. Instructional Designers
3. Educational Technology Specialist
4. Content Creators/Developer
5. E-Learning Developers
6. Educational Software Developer
7. EdTech Consultant
8. Educational Technology Researcher
9. Online Learning Coordinator
10. Instructional Technology

Introduction

 The Department of Educational Technology took off as a programme in the Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education in the College of Education of Osun State University after resource verification, during 2020/2021 Academic Session. The programme started as a four-year Degree programme with options in Seven (7) teaching subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, Economics, English, and Political Science.