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Educational Technologies at Missouri
A division of the Office of the Provost

Frequently Asked Questions

What are ET@MO's primary services?

  • Provide planning and development assistance as academic units wish to incorporate educational technology and adapt teaching/learning strategies to electronic media
  • Assist schools and colleges with planning certificate and degree programs for delivery through distance education
  • Investigate and recommend appropriate distributed learning activities and act as an information source for distributed learning arrangements and costs
  • Provide instructional design assistance and technical facilitation for distributed education- courses, classes, seminars, or conferences with educational technology requirements
  • Present methods to help instructors define educational goals, student needs, and choose appropriate delivery media
  • Encourage teaching strategies that meet the faculty's preferences and work effectively in the chosen media
  • Conduct workshops, colloquia, and institutes for groups of faculty to investigate distributed education strategies and supporting technologies
  • Introduce instructors to examples of distributed education that use various media to accomplish learning objectives
  • Provide individual consultation with faculty on their projects through ET@MO institutes and drop-in consultation at scheduled META Team lab sessions

What is the cost for your services?

We offer consultations, workshops, and training sessions free of charge. We'll even visit your office to work with you on your computer.

What is educational technology?

At its simplest level, educational technology includes tools such as print materials, audio and video materials, and computers; however, innovative software and creative ideas play an important role in fully understanding what educational technology is all about.

For educational purposes, technology can be a powerful tool for teaching and learning - depending on how it is used, of course. Educational technologists and instructional designers who work closely with faculty often spend much of their time researching and adapting technology innovations for use in specific learning environments. By tailoring unique technologies to meet specific learning goals, faculty can use technology to create meaningful learning experiences rather than simply use technology for its own sake.

What is ET@MO's background?

Educational Technologies at Missouri (ET@MO) was established in the fall of 1999. It combined existing instructional and technology support units to meet the need at MU for an organized department to assist MU schools and colleges and their faculties in using educational technology in support of learning. ET@MO staff have a long history of supporting instructional technologies through their past efforts with MU Institute for Instructional Technology and the Distance Learning Design Center. Partner organizations include the MU Libraries, Division of IT, the Academic Support Center, and MU Extension. The collaboration is coordinated and supervised by the Office of the Provost. By combining resources and coordinating activities, ET@MO will help make existing resources go farther.