Programmes
New technologies are revolutionizing education. At this critical juncture in an increasingly complex and competitive world, we need to re-imagine learning design and ride on the power of emerging learning technologies to enhance learning environments and improve outcomes. Learning design is a fast-growing profession that applies to all sectors. In the rapidly evolving education landscape, no effort should be spared to nurture the next generation of learning technology specialists who possess in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of learning design and master state-of-the-art technology and professional skills to shape the future of education.
The BSc in Learning Design and Technology (LDTE) is a 4-year integrative programme jointly offered by the Faculties of Education, Engineering and Science. Its design is based on the latest re-formulation of the science of education, which casts education as "a metadiscipline or discipline of disciplines" to equip learners with knowledge, competencies, and leadership to facilitate learning and development in and beyond the formal education settings. Graduates of the programme will be equipped with multidisciplinary knowledge in education, technology, and science with education and learning sciences serving as the unifying threads. Not only will students be provided with internship opportunities to consolidate theory-practice integration, but they will also carry out research projects to synthesize multidisciplinary knowledge and action-science competencies.
While the programme is not designed to provide students with a teaching qualification, in order to widen graduates' job prospects and offer an additional pathway for those who want to pursue a teaching career, it is proposed that the new programme could articulate with the Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) programme. In addition, the knowledge and skills gained in the programme will provide a solid foundation for those who want to pursue further studies in research-based postgraduate programmes in education and/or technology-related disciplines.
Programme features:
- Integrative, multidisciplinary programme in education, technology and science
- Theory-driven, action-science oriented, and lab-based learning approach
- Integrated STEM education with technology-based and multimedia instruction in multicultural contexts
- Enhancement of service learning competencies through education and community engagement
- Research in technology, science and transdisciplinary studies in and beyond STEM education
- Articulation with the PGDE in technology- and/or science-related teaching and other research-based postgraduate programmes in education and/or technology-related disciplines
Graduates of the programme can pursue professional careers in schools, school-sponsoring bodies, universities, government sectors, non-governmental organizations (especially those specializing in solving social problems by means of education), education-related companies and industries in local, regional, and global settings including the Greater Bay Area. Graduates are equipped to serve in a variety of settings where there is an interface between education and STEM, including industries, businesses, schools, non-governmental organizations, and other new and emerging education-related industries. Additionally, graduates who want to pursue a teaching career can continue their study in the PGDE programme to obtain a technology- and/or science-related teaching qualification.
Published: Summer 2022