Emerging learning technologies hold both challenge and promise for contemporary educational strategies and create opportunities to test new learning paradigms. The Learning Technologies in Education specialization (LTE) is designed for students who want to explore how new learning technologies make a difference in the diverse areas of education. By learning technologies, we refer to the increasing connection between learning, instruction, information, education, and communications. The LTE master’s degree prepares students for success in information-rich environments. Students gain the knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary to effectively assess, design, and implement the use of technology in a wide range of learning environments, from individual distance education and instructional design to mass media and web-based information collection and dissemination. This specialization provides understanding and skills in the following areas: instructional design, learning theory, communication, media, technology, and organizational systems. Opportunities for job placement following graduation include: schools and colleges, school districts, government agencies, private voluntary organizations, and the private sector.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) requires completion of ten course units of approved graduate work beyond the baccalaureate degree. This degree can be completed in one academic year. Students must satisfy a distributional requirement that demonstrates breadth within the field of education and write a master’s thesis in order to complete the degree requirements.
Program of Study
Core Courses (4)
EDUC 616- Foundations of Teaching & Learning
EDUC 544- School & Society
EDUC 668- Masters Paper Proseminar
One Research Methodology Course:
EDUC 667.001 Introductory Statistics in Educational Research
EDUC 667.002 Applied Quantitative Methods
EDUC 672 Introduction to Ethnographic Methods
Specialization Courses (2 of the following)
EDUC 644- Technology-Mediated Teaching & Learning
EDUC 545.012- Socio-Cognitive Issues in Technology and Learning
EDUC 545.013- Information and Communications Technologies for Education and Development in Global Perspective
EDUC 639- Design of Learning Environments.
Other courses may be listed from GSE and/or Penn.
One Distributional Course
One course taken within GSE, but outside of the Foundations and Practices in Education division
Elective Courses (3)
Students may choose from among GSE courses and other relevant Penn courses in order to deepen substantive knowledge in their specialized area of interest. Electives should provide substantive knowledge consistent with a student’s individual plan of study and in accordance with the student’s career objectives.
Master’s Paper Requirement
Toward the end of completion of course requirements, master’s students are required to write a thesis paper, generally a literature review, in the core content of LTE. The writing of this paper is supported through the master’s proseminar. Details of this requirement and procedures are stated in the current edition of the GSE Student Handbook.
Application Requirements
- Penn GSE Application
- Application fee
- Curriculum Vitae or resume
- Score report from the Graduate Records Examination (as reported by ETS)
- Statement of purpose
- Three letters of recommendation
- Academic transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions
- International applicants must also supply the score report from the TOEFL or IELTS exami-nations
Application Deadline
Applications for the M.S.Ed. degree program are reviewed on a rolling basis until the degree program is full.
Learning Technologies in Education Faculty
Eleni Miltsakaki, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Janine Remillard, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Kathy Schultz, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Dan Wagner, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Susan Yoon, Ph.D., OISE/University of Toronto
Program Contact
Vernell Edwards, Coordinator
Foundations and Practices in Education
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street, Room 413
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
Phone: 215-746-2566
edwardsv@gse.upenn.edu
For more information please contact us or call 1-877-PENNGSE (736-6473)
