Educational Technology: Curriculum for Ph.D.
The Ph.D. program is designed to offer students both the rigorous methodological preparation required to undertake educational inquiry at the highest levels and the flexibility for students to work with their Program of Study Committees (POSCs) to pursue coursework and experiences that support the students’ individual research interests and professional paths. The TLLP Ph.D. requires a minimum of 72 credits.
School-Level Requirements
School of Education requirements for students starting summer 2018 or later*
All Ph.D. students in the SOE are required to take the following three courses:
- ResEv 601: Foundations of Educational Inquiry
- ResEv 603X: Foundations of Qualitative Inquiry in Education
- ResEv 604X: Advanced Qualitative Inquiry in Education
All Ph.D. students must also take statistics up through multiple regression. The SOE strongly prefers that students take the following courses, which are SOE educational statistics classes that will ground students in educational research and design.
- ResEv 552: Basic Educational Statistics
- ResEv 553: Intermediate Educational Statistics
There are, however, other pathways to meet the statistics requirement, including 404 and 568 (formerly STAT 401) in the Department of Statistics. If you are entering the Ph.D. program already versed in multiple regression, please discuss with your POSC in order to determine whether the requirement has been met.
*If you started in the fall of 2017 or prior, please review the requirements in this document and meet with your advisor to ensure all School of Education Ph.D. requirements are met.
Division-Level Requirements
Division requirements for students starting summer 2018 or later*
All students must take the following:
- HPC / EDUC 582: History of Public Schooling in the United States
- ELPS 630: Education Policy and Analysis
- One of the following:
- CI / EDUC 533: Theories of Learning
- CI / EDUC 536X: Sociocultural Learning Theory
- CI / EDUC 612: Socio-psychological Foundations of Educational Technology
Note 1: Students may transfer in courses that substitute for the TLLP division-level Ph.D. course requirements if the POSC determines that the student has already taken an equivalent graduate course at another institution or ISU.
Note 2: CI / EDUC 533, CI / EDUC 536, and CI / EDUC 612 all meet the core requirement for a course in theories of learning. The POSC will determine which course a student must take to meet the requirement.
*If you started in the fall of 2017 or prior, you have no division-level requirements.
EdTech Courses
- EDUC 501: Foundations of Educational Technology
- EDUC 503: Designing Effective Learning Environments
- EDUC 504: Evaluating Technology-based Learning Environments
- EDUC 505: Using Technology in Learning and Teaching
- EDUC 506: Social Justice Education and Teaching: Advanced
- EDUC 507: Principles and Practices of Distance Learning
- EDUC 510: Foundations of Game-based Learning
- EDUC 511: Technology Diffusion, Leadership, and Change
- EDUC 512: Research Trends in Educational Technology
- EDUC 577: Historical Perspectives on Technology Equity: Implications for Policy and Practice
- EDUC 603: Advanced Learning Environments Design
- EDUC 608: Social Media and Education
- EDUC 610: Digital Learning in Teacher Education
- EDUC 612: Socio-psychological Foundations of Educational Technology
Note: Course descriptions and offerings can be found at the Iowa State University A-Z course catalog.
Program of Study Committee Requirements
All coursework in addition to the School of Education, division, and area of emphasis requirements will be determined in consultation with the student’s Program of Study Committee. It is strongly recommended that students take courses outside the School of Education.