Course Descriptions
Please Note: The Digital Learning and Leading (DLL) program has grown and evolved over the past 5 years and in response to learners' needs the challenges of the future we have updated and revised the program which is now called Applied Digital Learning (ADL). The ADL program launched in the Spring of 2021 and students are no longer being enrolled in the DLL. Students who have enrolled in the DLL program prior to 2021 will continue to be supported through to the spring of 2022 when all current DLL students have graduated. If you are currently enrolled in the DLL you do not need to worry that you are missing out on the advances of the ADL. All DLL courses are continually updated so you will a similar experience and the same curricular foundation as the ADL students.
M.Ed. in Digital Learning and Leading
EDLD 5302 Concepts of Educational Technology [PD to Degree Course].
The Concepts of Educational Technology emphasizes how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can enhance the teaching and learning experience and enable students to lead digital learning.
EDLD 5303 Applying Educational Technology Portfolio [PD to Degree Course].
Evidence-based uses of educational technology in organizations.
EDLD 5304 Leading Organizational Change. Explore current leadership theories and practices for leading digital change in organizational systems. Professional leaders will learn to address the resistance to change that occurs when launching innovative digital learning initiatives in
educational environments.
EDLD 5305 Disruptive Innovation in Education.
Success in leading technological change in your learning environment is directly related to how well you and your organizations are prepared. By embracing technological innovations as opportunities rather than challenges, students will proactively use those changes as catalysts to enhance their organization’s learning environments.
EDLD 5313 Creating Significant Learning Environments. Explore the theories of constructivist epistemology used to create student-centered learning environments. By applying constructivist techniques, students create active and engaging learning environments that utilize technology, increase motivation for learning, and engage the learner.
EDLD 5314 Digital Learning in Local and Global Contexts.
Provides opportunities to explore benefits of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) used in educational environments and the best approaches in which innovative ICT practices have been used for education in local and global contexts.
EDLD 5315 Assessing Digital Learning and Instruction.
Professional educators learn to quantify and
assess student-learning in digital learning environments using practical measurement solutions to overcome the common misperception that abstract concepts such as learning
are immeasurable.
EDLD 5316 Digital Citizenship.
Students examine the critical elements of digital citizenship by interacting with multiple learning communities.
EDLD 5317 Resources for Digital Environments.
This course focuses on ongoing discussion and
analysis of existing digital learning resources to understand and evaluate their practicality and value for educational use.
EDLD 5318 Instructional Design in Online Learning.
Learn the basics of creating effective instructional design for online courses using the Understand by Design framework.
EDLD 5388 Special Topics-Technology.
This course will help students to identify and engage in professional learning opportunities and develop a foundation for their personal learning goals.
EDLD 5320 Synthesis of Digital Learning and Leadership/Capstone.
The purpose of the synthesis course is to provide students with the opportunity to synthesize the knowledge, skills and values gained from the program and field experiences to lead organizational change.
M.Ed. in Applied Digital Learning
EDLD 5305: Applying Disruptive Innovation
Success in leading technological change in your learning environment is directly related to how well you and your organizations are prepared. By embracing technological innovations as opportunities rather than challenges, learners can proactively use those changes as catalysts to enhance their institution or district’s learning environments.
EDLD 5302: Enhancing Learning
By focusing on the learning as the first priority, the learning will drive the selection, implementation, and application of technology within the learning environment. This focus allows technology to be put into its proper place where it enhances learning as opposed to a directive tool that can potentially limit learning.
EDLD 5303: Applying Educational Technology ePortfolio
Learners will complete an ePortfolio where they consolidate all their program course work and share their innovation plans and related initiatives, strategies, and research. The choice of the ePortfolio platform is up to the learner but all work must be prepared and submitted electronically.
EDLD 5304: Leading Organizational Change
By using current leadership theories and practices and by becoming self-differentiated peer-leaders, professional educators will learn to address the resistance to change that occurs when launching innovative digital educational improvement initiatives.
EDLD 5313: Creating Significant Learning Environments
Explore the theories of constructivist epistemology used to create student-centered learning environments. By applying constructivist techniques, learners create active and engaging learning environments that utilize technology to enhance learning, increase motivation for learning, and engage the learner.
EDLD 5315: Assessing Digital Learning
Overcome the common misconception that abstract concepts such as learning are immeasurable. Using practical measurement solutions, learners will quantify and assess learning in digital learning environments.
EDLD 5317: Sharing Resources for Digital Environments
With the constant addition and enhancement of technology, there can be an overwhelming selection of resources to choose from. By exploring the efficacy of digital resources and identifying, analyzing, and sharing the benefits of those resources, learners can avoid using technology as the quick fix in their learning environment.
EDLD 5318: Designing Online Learning
Online and blended learning requires much more than simply moving content into a digital environment. Effective online and blended learning uses intentional design strategies to ensure that technology is used to enhance learning rather than control the learning and activities.
EDLD 5389: Developing Effective Professional Learning
Most professional development uses a traditional information transfer model that results in limited learning. To move from this passive Sit and Get model to an active Go and Show model of professional learning, learners will use the key principles of effective professional learning to improve their learning environment.
EDLD 5320: Capstone: Synthesis of Digital Learning
Learners will synthesize their knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values gained through their digital learning experiences and present a comprehensive plan on how they developed into digital learners and leaders that can identify and promote innovation, create significant digital learning environments, and lead organizational change.
