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Doctorate Degree Programs in Education

Ed.D. in LEarning Technologies

For detailed descriptions of each course, click on the course number to view details.

Courses:

Year 1
This course introduces theories of media literacy, applied and updated to account for the participative, collaborative, productive dimensions of new and emerging technologies (networked and networkable applications, appliances, and services). The course advances from a critical studies perspective to consider topics such as civic engagement, intellectual property and remix, virtual economies, and social networking.

EDLT 725 New Media Literacy (3)

This course introduces the concepts of parametric and nonparametric descriptive statistics. Students learn calculation and appropriate use of descriptive measures of central tendency, dispersion, variability, position, and relationship.

EDLT 734 Descriptive and Non-parametric Statistics (3)

This course offers an overview of major social science research paradigms. The course emphasizes the relationship between theory and research and their role in advancing practice.

EDLT 750 Introduction to Social Science Research (3)

This course focuses on quantitative data collection strategies, including a broad range of surveys techniques, structured interviews, and structured observations. Students learn to apply procedures to ensure reliability and validity in their measures. The course emphasizes the relationships among design, research questions, and data collection choices.

EDLT 751 Quantiative Research Methods (3)

Course focuses on the world outside the US with regard to technology in everyday life and in work, school, and informal learning. Students examine implications of a networked world, and consider issues that technology creates or potentially solves in interaction with culture and society. An international trip is part of the course.

EDLT 760 Global Perspectives on Learning and Technology (3)

This course focuses on innovation and change in organizations, especially in response to new technologies and the capabilities and disruptions they bring to learning and work. Students will consider theories for creating sustainable change efforts and issues associated with the diffusion of innovation throughout organizations or systems.

EDLT 762 Innovation and Change (3)

This course focuses on cognitive, constructionist theories of learning as applied to formal and informal settings for learning and development of expertise. Special attention is given to the role of technology in designing for learning.

EDLT 770A Cognition, Learning, and Technology (3)

This course presents the family of social learning theories, including situated learning, community of practice, sociocultural theory, and activity theory. Students learn to use these theories to analyze and design learning and development opportunities.

EDLT 770B Social Learning Theory and Technology (3)
Year 2
This course examines classical and contemporary theories and styles of leadership and their application to a variety of professional and global settings. Students examine principal underpinnings of leadership such as one's values, philosophy of life, and belief about the nature of humankind.

EDLT 700 Leadership (3)

Seminar on new and emerging technologies and trends, new directions in research and development. The course draws on newly released publications and guest speaker presentations. Students and faculty consider implications for formal and informal learning. This course supports work in the Imagining Futures course.

EDLT 726 Emerging Technologies (3)

This course focuses on the relationship between production, collaboration, and distribution of knowledge, content/curriculum, and the technologies that support these activities in formal and informal settings for learning including e-learning.

EDLT 727 Knowledge Creation and Collaborative Learning (3)

The course focuses on an introduction to such inferential techniques as the analysis of variance and covariance, and multivariate analyses. The course builds on the descriptive statistics course to extend into regression, multiple regression, canonical correlation, discriminant analysis, and factor analysis.

EDLT 735 Inferential Statistics (3)

This course focuses on reliable and valid techniques for the collection and analysis of qualitative data. Students learn to capture and code field notes, analyze texts, conduct open-ended interviews, and test hunches through cycles of analysis. Special attention is paid to issues around the study of virtual settings for human interaction.

EDLT 752 Qualitative Methods and Analysis (3)
Year 3
Students generate a credible first draft of the doctoral dissertation preliminary proposal, called a 'qualifying paper'. This document serves as the starting point for the work they conduct with their dissertation chair to develop a formal preliminary dissertation proposal. The course is team-taught and includes a preparation of a draft IRB application.

EDLT 790 Preliminary Proposal Preparation (4)
Professional Clear (Tier II) Administrative Services Credential
Students pursuing the Tier II credential in conjunction with this program must enroll in:
Provides students admitted to the preparation program leading to the Professional Administrative Services Credential (Tier II) with assistance in planning an individualized program of study based upon the candidate's need for further professional preparation and development. A pre-assessment is conducted in coordination with the student's employer.

ED 722 Program Planning and Induction Seminar (2)

Assesses the competence of the candidate for the Professional Administrative Services Credential. The student enrolls in the seminar after all elements of the individualized program are completed. During the seminar, the representative of the employing school district, the candidate 's mentor (if different), and the University advisor participate in a summative evaluation conference with the candidate. The candidate presents a professional portfolio that includes a summary of university and non-university activities and a description of how the individualized program plan was addressed by those activities.

ED 723 Candidate Assessment Seminar (2)

Dennis Palumbo (MA '88) recently published a collection of mystery short stories, titled, From Crime to Crime:Mind-Boggling Tales of Mystery and Murder.