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Degree Awarded: PHD

Learning, Literacies and Technologies

The PhD program in learning, literacies and technologies is designed to prepare scholars who address socially significant educational programs and transform preK-20 educational programs through rigorous research, transdisciplinary engagements and educational interventions. Students rely on multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives to explore, influence and transform educational institutions and their practices. Students begin engaging in research studies during their first semester and continue throughout the four-year program. Faculty with diverse disciplinary backgrounds collaborate with doctoral students, individually and in teams, to design powerful studies, implement them in authentic settings, collect and analyze data, write research reports, and present and publish research primarily in academic journals. Students prepare to enter the academy and to conduct theoretical, conceptual and humanities based educational research. Students in these areas are encouraged to apply to the program. Academic study and research in the learning, literacies and technologies program focuses on the nature of curriculum learning and literacies for diverse learners in various educational contexts. Furthermore, students in this program examine how the use of technologies can support learning, design learning environments and understand the conditions under which learning occurs. Students develop areas of specialization with faculty advisors and doctoral committee members, work at the cutting edges of educational research, and thus lead the way to innovate and explore how new technologies can assist literacies for various learning contexts. Past examples of student specializations include mathematics education, gender and equity studies, science education and curriculum studies. Students are encouraged to craft their own programs of specialization and to work with faculty from across the university.