Master of Arts in Learning and Emerging Technologies

The Master of Arts in Learning and Emerging Technologies is an interdisciplinary program that is designed for individuals from a variety of backgrounds, where faculty members and students engage in authentic learning activities through using emerging online technologies. These technologies include tools that extend online learning experiences beyond a single learning management system to a matrix of tools that can make up personal and networked learning environments. These tools include, but are not limited to, means of networking and communication (social networking sites, text chat rooms, blogs); interacting in immersive environments (SecondLife/Kitely); engaging in simulations and games; sharing sources by bookmarking (diigo, delicious); consolidating images, audio and video content (flickr, podcasting, YouTube); and collaborating on projects (wikis, Google sites).

This program is appropriate for K-12 teachers seeking professional certification, community college faculty, instructional designers, trainers in corporate and nonprofit organizations, artists and art educators, among others. For a student, being part of this community of practice is to model the types of interactions and creative, problem-based activities made possible by using a range of educational technology tools.

Advantages:

Study anytime, anywhere. All courses take place online.
Tailor your studies to your goals. Students shape their experience in each course to align with their own projects, objectives and vision. Course formats frequently change to accommodate the unique needs of each class.
Connect with accomplished peers. In a virtual environment, students continually collaborate and draw on one another’s perspectives.
Earn an innovative degree. The degree program is known for its relentless emphasis on emerging breakthroughs. Students graduate not just with a firm grasp of the latest platforms, but also with the capacity to evaluate future innovations, enabling them to adapt easily to new technologies in the years to come.

Program Design

The MA in Learning and Emerging Technologies program offers a 30-credit professional-focused curriculum or for those looking for more in-depth study of a particular topic, a 36-credit research-focused curriculum is available. All 6 concentrations within the program follow the curriculum outlined below. Regardless of the concentration chosen, all students will be required to take five core courses (15 credits), four courses in their area of concentration (12 credits), and either a capstone course (30 credit option) or a three-course capstone sequence (36 credit option).