MSc in Applied eLearning
Part time - DT580
Programme co-ordinator
Dr. Roisin Donnelly
The Learning, Teaching & Technology Centre
DIT 14 Upper Mount Street
Dublin 2
T: 01 402 7886
E: roisin.donnelly@dit.ie
Duration
Part Time - Minimum of 2 academic years
Closing date
Open for Applications
Start date
September 2013
Introduction
For details of this programme, please see our website: http://www.dit.ie/lttc/programmes/mscinappliedelearning/
The aims of the programme are to:
- Provide participants with a comprehensive grounding in a range of relevant uses of eLearning in order that they develop the required knowledge and skills to become eLearning practitioners and / or consultants in a tertiary education or industry context:
- Explore and encourage participants to develop the technical, pedagogical and cultural skills needed to design, support and evaluate appropriate eLearning opportunities for students in order that they are able to select and utilise appropriate technologies in order to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population of learners;
- Emphasise the appropriate use of e-learning approaches in each participant`s work and in the work of others in order that they are able to undertake a practitioner based eLearning initiative within their own working practice;
- Encourage the participants to reflect upon their own professional practice.
Course Content
Table 1: MSc in Applied eLearning Core and Optional Modules |
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| Module Title | ECTs Credits | |
| CORE | Learning Theories | 5 |
| CORE | Instructional Design & eAuthoring | 10 |
| Optional |
Creativity and Critical Thinking |
5 |
| Optional | Strategic Project and Change Management of eLearning | 5 |
| Optional | Inclusive Teaching with Technology | 5 |
| Optional | Supporting Virtual Communities | 5 |
| Optional | Trends in eLearning | 5 |
| Optional | Writing and Disseminating Research | 10 |
| CORE | Research Methods | 10 |
| CORE | eLearning Project | 30 plus 15 ECTs for the ePortfolio |
Location
The Learning, Teaching & Technology Centre, DIT, 14 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2
Timetable / Hours
The programme is offered for part-time study on Tuesdays from 10:00-13:00 over 2 years (unless otherwise indicated).
Entry Requirements
Entry to the MSc. Applied eLearning is open to graduates who have achieved an honours degree.
[The first 15 ECTS can be achieved through evidence of professional practice. Please liaise with Roisin Donnelly, programme coordinator in relation to this option].
Award
MSc in Applied eLearning
Career Opportunities
On successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to engage in research and evaluation of the effective use of eLearning within a Higher Education or industry environment. An integral element of the programme will be to enable design and implementation of effective elearning environments and resources appropriate to the professional context of each participant.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fees
For further information on postgraduate part-time fees click here
*capitation for 2012/2013 is €135.
