Master of Science in Digital Education University of East London - Docklands Campus, UK

This course will provide you with the latest ground-breaking research and practices in educational technology and advanced instructional design techniques to reshape the future of learning and teaching worldwide. This course is one of the University's interdisciplinary courses that connects technology, computing, pedagogy, and education, graduates should demonstrate sufficient understanding of theory and practice in relation to Educational Technology, including learning content design, educational technology assessment, and adoption.

If you are enrolled for the placement version of the course, you will undertake an internship within one of our educational technology partner organisations, which requires you to complete a 120 P-credit Industrial Placement Module. The module is assessed by the partner industrial organisation and the University and grades reflected on your academic transcripts. The industrial placement component gives you the opportunity to apply the knowledge you acquired during the first year of this MSc course in an authentic working environment.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Knowledge

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, theories and principles of emerging technologies in digital education, pedagogy for online learning and learning design, contemporary tools and technologies to produce relevant solutions.

Thinking skills

• Demonstrate innovative independent thinking, critical investigation, and analytical skills in the real-world problems related to technology enhanced learning.

Subject-Based Practical skills

• Analyse, interpret, synthesise and evaluate design methods and alternative solutions for a given problem in the diverse fields of education, learning pedagogy, learning design, socio-economic learning system, educational technology acceptance.
• Hands on experience in technology enhanced learning solutions using state-of-the art tools and approaches.

Skills for life and work (general skills)

• Structure and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing