MS - Instructional Technology

I have been accepted into the MS - Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology Program and SUNY Albany. I'm not sure exactly what to expect but am looking forward to the course study. I'll be taking classes part time starting in the spring of 08. The classes will be on-line and during the summer. I read somewhere that anyone interested in instructional technology needs to take several classes on line to get the feel for on line learning. These will be my first online courses. I'm working on the degree mainly to be more qualified to develop and present professional development in my district and elsewhere. Though I already plan PD; I feel I need to take the next step to be a professional technology instructor.