Choosing to pursue the Master of Arts in Learning Sciences at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College puts you on the path to lead sustainable innovations that enhance learning and teaching experiences. The skills you develop through the program will enable you to make an impact on primary and secondary education, as well as in museums, corporate training environments, public service organizations, and within homes and among communities. This program focuses on learning and the power of design to refine and optimize teaching and learning systems in specific settings, often considering relevant technologies. Through individual and collaborative activities, you will engage in understanding, designing and implementing these systems for stakeholders and ecosystem needs. Courses provide personalized opportunities for you to create and apply a combination of ideas and products for optimal impact—all as part of a committed community contributing solutions to real-world problems. You will gain a wide spectrum of knowledge and experiences, including becoming familiar with the theoretical insights and usable tools to make meaningful change in learning organizations. In addition, the systems-level approach emphasized in your coursework encourages the consideration of cognitive, social and contextual foundations of learning and teaching, as well as the complex interactions among them.

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