Graduate Courses

For the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning With Technology. Offered in cohort format only.

EDT 531 — Innovative and Advanced Technologies in Education: Foundations
In this course, participants will learn about principles, concepts, and skills for innovative and advanced technologies in education. Participants will explore innovative technology tools within the curriculum and examine the research behind technology pedagogy. Participants will investigate how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, are being applied across industries, careers, and educational environments. The culminating activity requires participants to analyze a field that relies heavily on innovative technologies and adapt an activity for classroom implementation that prepares students for future workforce and technology demands.

EDT 532 —  Innovative and Advanced Technologies in Education: Educational Best Practices
In this course, participants will utilize innovative technology tools and apply them within their own educational environments. Participants will adapt existing lessons and activities to reflect innovative technology principles and practices while developing a strong understanding of technology-enhanced pedagogy. They will explore innovative technology tools including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality and learn how to effectively integrate these technologies into teaching and learning environments.

EDT 533 — Innovative and Advanced Technologies in Education: Curriculum Integration
In this course, participants will learn how to fully integrate innovative technology tools and leverage best practices into curriculum design and instruction. Participants will develop a comprehensive technology integration plan aligned to a specific learning environment. Emphasis is placed on innovative technologies, AI-supported learning opportunities, workforce readiness, and 21st-century skills to create cohesive technology-rich learning experiences.

EDT 541 — Digital Wellness, AI, and the Ethics of a Connected World
This course examines the relationship between technology, artificial intelligence, human wellbeing, and ethical practice in contemporary professional and educational environments. Students investigate how AI-driven systems, social media, and digital infrastructures shape behavior, organizational culture, and equity. The course culminates in the design of a digital wellness or technology ethics initiative grounded in research and stakeholder awareness.

EDT 544 — Inclusive Technology Integration in Education
Students learn to integrate educational technology tools and applications to support diverse learners through inclusive and equitable instructional practices. Participants explore assistive and adaptive technologies, including AI-supported accessibility tools, and design professional development experiences that help educators effectively leverage technology to support neurodiverse learners, multilingual learners, at-risk students, and gifted students.