1985年6月华中师范大学应用物理研究所研究项目完成转入教学而成立电化教育系，1993年更名为信息技术系，2012年6月学校专业调整，信息技术系与原文学院新闻传播系合并成立信息与新闻传播学院，2013年6月两系独立各自建院，成立教育信息技术学院。
1985年招收电化教育专业本科生，同年招收无线电物理与无线电电子学专业硕士研究生，2004年无线电物理与无线电电子学专业更名为电路与系统，1995年获教育技术学硕士学位授予权，同年招收教育技术学专业硕士研究生。2005年获教育技术学博士学位授予权，并经国务院学位办批准，自主增设教育信息科学与技术博士学位授予权，同年招收教育技术学、教育信息科学与技术博士研究生。
2001年申报电子信息工程本科专业，同年招收本科生。同时招收电路与系统硕士研究生。
2006年申报数字媒体技术本科专业，同年招收本科生。2012年获批数字媒体技术硕士学位授予权，2013年招收数字媒体技术硕士学位研究生。
2007年与文学院联合设立新闻与信息技术交叉实验班。
教育技术学学科建设取得长足进步，2006年被教育部、外专局批准为111计划“教育数字媒体与可视化”引智基地，2008年教育技术学被批准为湖北省重点学科，2010年纳入到教育部特色专业建设计划。实验条件建设取得重大突破，2008年教育技术学专业实验室被批准为湖北省教育技术实验教学示范中心，2009年省级示范中心经教育部、财政部门批准为国家文科综合实验教学示范中心。依托教育技术学学科，2004年成立了湖北省教育信息化工程研究中心，2006年获批教育信息技术教育部工程研究中心，2010年批准成立国家数字化学习工程技术研究中心，使本学科进入国家队行列建设。2011年“数字媒体技术”专业获湖北省战略新型人才培养专业计划。
The department of Audio-Visual Education was established in June 1985, which was developed from Institute of Applied Physics in Central China Normal University (CCNU). In 1993, the department of Audio-Visual Education was renamed as the department of Information Technology. In June 2012, IT department and Information and Communication Department were jointed. The new college was named as the college of Information and Communication. In June 2013, the jointed college was separated and the one of a new college was named as College of Educational Information Technology.
In 1985, the college began to offer Audio-Visual Education bachelor program, as well as a master’s program, namely Radio Physics and Radio Electronics. In 1995, it had Educational Technology master’s program. In 2005, two doctoral programs in Educational Technology and Information Science and Technology could be offered in this college.
In 2001, a new program was launched, which was Electronic Information Engineering. This program could offer bachelor and master degree.
In 2006, another new bachelor program in the college was launched, which was Digital Media Technology. Later, in 2013, the master’s program of this major was offered.
In 2007, a pilot interdisciplinary program, namely Journalism and Information Technology, was launched.
The College of Educational Information Technology has made great progress since 1985. In 2006, a “Digital Media and Visualization for Education” lab was built in this college. In 2008, Educational Technology was qualified as one of key disciplines in Hubei province and then was involved into special construction project of Ministry of Education in 2010. Recently many laboratories in this college are improved. In 2008, the Laboratory of Educational Technology Program in the College was qualified as Hubei Provincial Demonstration Center. Later, this Center was further funded by Ministry of Education and Financial Section and renamed as National Comprehensive Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center. 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. This center was founded in 2004 and in 2009 it was approved to become one of national engineering research centers. This center is the only one in the field of educational information among several national engineering research centers. In 2011, Digital Media Technology program was selected in Hubei plan of cultivating new talent.
