EdD Design of Learning Technologies at Columbia University

The EdD in Design of Learning Technologies examines how technology design intersects with culture, social interaction and learning. Students study cognitive, social and design theories and can work with technologies such as AI, VR/AR, games, maker education, robotics and social pedagogical agents.

Faculty: Teachers College  |  Department: Mathematics, Science and Technology (Technology, Media and Learning)  |  Duration: 75 points  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

75 points: Doctoral Colloquium (12 points, 3 per year over years 1-4), Foundational Knowledge (12 points, one course from each of four areas), Research Methods and Design (12 points), Breadth (6 points outside the MSTU prefix), a 1-point Dissertation Seminar, two programming courses and advisor-approved electives. Doctoral certification consists of a take-home exam, a literature review of about 30 pages and a pilot project report of about 30 pages.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone into higher education faculty and research roles, K-12 administration and teaching, edtech start-ups, media and tech companies, museums and nonprofits, corporate training design, formative and evaluative research, and government or policy work on new media and learning.

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