Learning with Technology Online MA

The M.A. program in Learning with Technology (Online), is a 32-point program where all courses needed to complete the degree are offered online. The program represents the wide range of goals presented by its parent program of Technology, Media and Learning (TML). It provides a broad foundational view of technology as it relates to learning from cognitive, social, cultural, and applied perspectives. It also provides a deeper view of specific issues around different genres of technology, theories, and practice.

Students in this program come from a variety of different backgrounds crossing international and cultural borders. Students represent an array of professions, including educational institutions, industry, and non-traditional histories. Many students in this program work full-time and take 1-2 courses a term (part-time) enjoying the flexibility available to complete the requirements. Students of the program have successfully gone on to a variety of roles upon graduation including (but not limited to) working in and with K-12 institutions as teachers, specialists, and leaders, as well as industry positions such as designing instructional and learning experiences. Whether you enter with formal, informal, or non-traditional education/learning related expertise, this program hones one's understanding of how to approach learning with technology, to solve some of the most pressing issues of today.

The experiences of online coursework in the Learning with Technology program are as diverse as the issues explored. Courses are designed by each professor with learning as the driving objective. Students will experience coursework in a variety of formats (e.g. discussion forums, video conferences, real-time chats, blended experiences, etc.) Many courses are project-based, collaborative, with rich and intimate opportunities to interact and engage both with one's peers and professors. Online students participate in the same courses as their face-to-face TML counterparts/peers and are welcome to enroll in traditional on-site, face-to-face classes if opportunities permit.