Learning Systems Technology Program
The Learning Systems Technology (LSTE) unit prepares students in the field of instructional technology for careers in public schools, community colleges, higher education institutions, business, industry, military, and medical settings or facilities. Educational technologists analyze problems in all aspects of human learning; they revise, implement, evaluate, and manage solutions to those problems. Aspects of the unit include the psychology and development of the learner, learning resources development and application, and societal concerns pertaining to instructional technology. Because these careers deal with services to the entire population, all courses in this unit make specific efforts to include the needs of the handicapped and exceptional learners.
The unit goals are based on the International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Basic Endorsement in Educational Computing and Technology Literacy (currently, an endorsement in the state of Arkansas does not exist).