The College of Educational Information Technology was founded in June 2013, the former name is the Department of Information Technology. Currently it has two full-time undergraduate programs and a pilot interdisciplinary program, which are Educational Technology, Digital Media Technology, and Journalism and Information Technology. The college also offers two master’s programs, namely Educational Technology, Digital Media Technology, and two doctoral programs in Educational Technology and Information Science and Technology. The college is authorized by the Ministry of Education to offer EdD degree courses in Educational Technology, EdM degree courses in Educational Technology for teachers in higher education and K-12 schools, and master degree courses in Agricultural Extension.

         With great efforts during the past three decades, the College of Educational Information Technology has built a strong faculty with high quality in academics and research. The number of staff reaches 56, including 11 professors, 10 associate professors, 23 lectures, among whom there are 6 PhD supervisors, 27 master supervisors, a Yangtze River scholar, a Chutian scholar and two New Century Excellent Talents. More than 70 percent of our faculty hold a PhD degree.

         The College of Educational Information Technology has two departments (Educational Technology and Digital Media Technology), three institutions (Institute of Educational Technology, Institute of Information Technology Education, and Institute of Communications and Electronic Applications), and one key lab (research lab of technology innovation strategy to promote education). The foundation of National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning at CCNU is based on the Educational Technology program in the College of Educational Information Technology. The Teaching Laboratory of Educational Technology Program in the College is qualified as Hubei Provincial Demonstration Center for Teaching of Experiment and the United Laboratory for Social Sciences and Humanities based on diverse resources in social sciences and humanities across CCNU is qualified as National Demonstration Center for Teaching of Experiment.

         Educational Technology program of the College is a key program of Hubei province and a national special program. In Educational Technology program, educational information resources design and development, principles and technologies of distance education, instructional system design and educational information technology have gained national influence. Digital Media Technology program has been selected in Hubei plan of cultivating new talent. The College has become an important institution for the training of professionals in educational information technology and digital media technology.