The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies prepares ethical and reflective practitioners, researchers, and scholars for work in K-12, higher education, and other educational settings. Through teaching and outreach the Department strives to promote the values, knowledge, and skills needed to improve education in the state and across the region; and through the scholarly activities of its faculty and students, contribute to national research. Leadership, in all areas, requires an understanding of curricular, instructional, supervisory, and administrative processes–as well as an awareness of the ever-changing social, philosophical, historical, political, cultural, legal, moral, and economic contexts of education. Programs offered through the Department meet this challenge by focusing on knowledge construction, learning, and pedagogy, and the development of professional practice. The Department also maintains an on-going, open dialogue about school improvement through its association with various federal, state, and local educational agencies and professional organizations. The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies is a full member of the University Council for Educational Administration.
Department Head: Dr. Angela Benson
Main Office: 301 Autherine Lucy Hall
Main Office Phone: 205-348-6060
DEGREES
| Masters of Arts | Educational Specialist | Doctor of Education | Doctor of Philosophy | Certificates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership (with Class A certification) (online) | Educational Leadership (with Class AA Instructional Leader certification) (online) | Educational Leadership (online) | Educational Leadership (offered main campus and online) | College Teaching |
| Higher Education Administration | Educational Leadership (with Class AA Teacher Leader certification) (online) | Higher Education Administration (traditional format) | Higher Education Administration (traditional format) | EDLE Reduced Hours option |
| Higher Education Administration (online) | Educational Leadership (with a concentration in Library Media Specialist certification) (online) – Class AA Program of Study | Higher Education Administration (executive format) (blended) | Instructional Leadership –Instructional Technology Concentration (offered main campus and online) | Instructional Technology |
| Instructional Technology (online) | Instructional Leadership – Nurse Educator Concentration (blended) | Instructional Leadership – Social and Cultural Studies Concentration | Social and Cultural Studies |
FACULTY & STAFF
Blair Alexander
Coordinator of Continuous Improvement, Dean's Office and Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education, ELPTS
Bernadette Beavers-Forrest
Clinical Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology, ELPTS
Nirmala Erevelles
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations of Education, ELPTS
Donald L. Gilstrap
Dean of University Libraries and Professor of Higher Education Administration, ELPTS
James Hardin
Clinical Professor of Technology Applications & Assessment Systems, Dean's Office and ELPTS
David Hardy
Associate Dean for Research & Service, Dean's Office and Associate Professor of Higher Education, ELPTS
Karri Holley
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Higher Education, ELPTS
John Petrovic
Professor of Educational Leadership and Foundations of Education, ELPTS
Steven Yates
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Communication & Information Sciences and Associate Professor of School of Library & Information Studies, ELPTS
Akeisha Young
Director of Accreditation & Assessment, Dean's Office and Clinical Assistant Professor of Higher Education, ELPTS
