Educational Technology and Learning Design Simon Fraser University

Overview

This Educational Technology and Learning Design programme offered by Simon Fraser University examines the creation, use, and evaluation of technological tools that influence teaching, participation, and growth across formal and informal settings. Students investigate both the opportunities and challenges associated with technology-supported experiences, including questions related to fairness, access, effectiveness, and human flourishing. The programme encourages critical examination of how technological systems shape educational practices as well as how they may reinforce or address existing disparities.

Key Facts

Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from the learning sciences and related fields, candidates engage with diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to study contemporary challenges and emerging opportunities. Research may focus on intelligent systems, evidence-informed evaluation, analytical approaches to learner data, visualization practices, creative pedagogies, virtual environments, participation patterns, and postsecondary delivery models. Graduates are prepared to contribute to scholarship, innovation, design, leadership, and evaluation roles across academic, public, private, and community sectors.