What you need to know
- Vanderbilt is offering an updated master of education program through the Innovative Design and Technology in Education (IDeaTE) program, formerly Learning and Design.
- Students will gain knowledge and skills for careers in designing learning environments, leveraging new technology, and using analytics to assess effectiveness.
- Students can add a certificate in learning analytics or emerging learning technologies and AI.
- The priority application deadline is January 3. Learn more.
Calling all educators who love technology and techies who care about learning! Combine the best of both worlds and advance your career by pursuing a master of education in the new Innovative Design and Technology in Education (IDeaTE) program at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development.
IDeaTE students will learn how to create and study environments leveraging learning theories, human-centered design, learning analytics, and learning technologies. The goals of the program are to gain knowledge and skills in how people learn, how contexts and tools like AI, analytics and technology influence learning, and how to design learning environments and activities that are responsive to learners’ and community partners’ needs.
Build your educational technology career
Graduates from the program will have the knowledge and skills to pursue careers as instructional and e-learning designers, technology coordinators, educational technology specialists, learning and design specialists, learning experience designers, teachers, education analysts, and more. They might design museum exhibits, social change apps, and non-profit or corporate e-learning and training materials. They could also develop AI for learning applications and work in interactive book publishing, computer science education, and learning analytics.
The IDeaTE program updates the former Learning and Design master of education at Peabody College. Course requirements reflect rapid technological innovation in education. Students will complete 33 credit hours over two years, an internship, and a human-centered design capstone project implemented at their internship site. Peabody’s rich partnerships offer students opportunities to intern through Vanderbilt’s LIVE Learning Innovation Incubator and The Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s center for innovation. They could also intern with corporate partners, community organizations, and research teams at Vanderbilt.
“The new direction (and name!) of the IDeaTE master’s program showcases Vanderbilt Peabody’s forward-thinking approach to leverage the opportunities for and meet the challenges of learning in our rapidly changing world,” said Alyssa Wise, professor of technology and education and director of LIVE. “It positions students well—theoretically, technologically, and analytically—to design the future of learning in ways that have meaningful positive impact.”
To ensure graduates are even more competitive on the job market, all students enrolled in the program take courses that count toward a certificate in learning analytics or emerging learning technologies and AI. Students can fill their two elective course spaces with the remaining course requirements for either of those certificates. Combining the degree and certificate will make graduates competitive for roles as learning data analysts, education technology product managers, AI learning specialists, and more.
Who should apply?
The program welcomes applications from a range of recent graduates and seasoned professionals:
- Educators, coaches and instructional leaders looking to integrate emerging technologies and AI into teaching and learning practices
- Education, computer science, or data science graduates passionate about transforming education through technology
- Community organization practitioners and leaders interested in using technology to foster learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners
- Corporate training or talent development professionals who want to combine learning science principles with cutting-edge technologies to create more engaging and effective programs
Applications
Applicants are encouraged to complete and submit their application to the IDeaTE program by the priority deadline of January 3, which offers the greatest opportunity for admission and merit scholarships. Applicants who miss the priority deadline are still encouraged to apply in time for the secondary deadline of February 3. After February 3, program admissions continue on a rolling basis as space and funds are available.
