Innovation is rapidly transforming education, and the leaders with technical acumen will define the future of this field. Through the Instructional Technology concentration in the online EdD in Instructional Systems and Learning Sciences program, you’ll develop the expertise to harness emerging tools in ways that meet the needs of new generations of learners.
Online EdD in Instructional Systems and Learning Sciences – Instructional Technology
Explore emerging technologies and instructional design methods to lead digital transformation in K-12 or higher education settings. This concentration prepares you for roles in ed-tech leadership, curriculum design, or corporate training.
Known for delivering empowering education, Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) designed this flexible online program for working educators ready to advance their careers. You’ll explore how to integrate digital media into instruction and improve outcomes for P-12 students and adult learners across a range of settings.
Application Deadline11/30/26
Start Date1/11/27
Online
Modality
As few as 3.5 years
Duration
61
Credit Hours
$483 per Credit
In-State Tuition
Online
Modality
As few as 3.5 years
Duration
61
Credit Hours
$483 per Credit
In-State Tuition
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Harness Innovations To Create New Possibilities in Education
Transfer up to 12 credit hours from another EdD program or up to 30 credit hours from an AUM EdS program
Aligns with standards set by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
Ranked among the top public schools and best colleges for veterans by U.S. News & World Report1
Named one of the top 10 schools by Military Friendly® for 2026–20272
Each term lasts 16 weeks
CURRICULUM
Reimagine the Future of Teaching and Learning
We designed this concentration for educators who strive to improve learning through classroom innovation. You’ll learn to evaluate emerging tools, navigate ethical questions, and craft interactive experiences that engage teachers and students alike. The courses delve into digital media, adult learning theory, and distance education, and you’ll complete practicum experiences to apply what you’ve learned in professional settings.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course assists students to develop an understanding of the qualitative research paradigm. Specifically, students will acquire skills in qualitative research design. Students will learn how to assess the quality/validity of qualitative research. The political context and philosophical issues associated with qualitative research also are emphasized. The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of theoretical frameworks guiding qualitative research.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply their understanding of educational statistics to perform quantitative statistical analyses associated with real-world research problems. Students will study and apply research study designs that examine relationships between variables, data collection, analysis, and reporting of quantitative data.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course is designed to allow students to apply basic methods of descriptive and inferential analysis in educational settings focused on t-tests, between and within-subjects ANOVA, mixed ANOVAs, and hierarchical designs.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Principles of qualitative research design, collection, and analysis. Develop a qualitative research study with focus on data collection, analysis, and reporting. Required of students completing the Doctorate of Education program with emphasis on qualitative research.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
A research course designed to complete article 1 and plan for articles 2 and 3 for the dissertation in education and related areas.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
A research course designed to plan for and formulate research questions, evaluate research design, conduct the review of literature, and formulate the research methodology for the dissertation in education and related areas.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 1
An orientation course to the dissertation courses and processes for completion of the doctorate in Education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
A research course designed to plan for and successfully defend the dissertation proposal; complete an IRB proposal and gain approval; collect data, analyze data and communicate findings; select journal for article 1 of the 3-article dissertation.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
A research course designed to complete articles 2 and 3, Chapter 5, and back matter for the dissertation in education and related areas.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Practical experiences for advanced instructional technology students in applying knowledge acquired in previous courses. Enrollment limited to ED.S. students in the instructional technology program.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course is designed to equip candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to design, develop, and evaluate multimedia projects that facilitate student learning in the P-12 classroom. Candidates will utilize multimedia authoring tools to produce products that can be prepared to properly evaluate existing multimedia and produce their own multimedia for a professional development purposes or use in the classroom. This course will serve to provide these important skills.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course requires candidates to analyze and report findings associated with school policies, building infrastructure, and stakeholders’ perceptions of technology innovation and iteration in schools.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce and apply the fundamentals of instructional design using a systems approach model; that is, the ideas and procedures for analyzing, designing, developing, implementing and formatively evaluating instruction. In this course, the emphasis will be on the development of authentic instructional materials.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course is designed to provide an understanding and awareness of issues related to trends and ethics in technology such as cyberbullying, information security, sexting, virtual desktops, virtual worlds, MOOCS, including digital textbooks, and mobile learning.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course is designed to prepare teachers, corporate trainers, staff development program managers, or other leaders of programs to address teaching learners with a conceptual and theoretical foundation in distance education and develop skills necessary for quality distance education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course provides a fundamental understanding of educational statistics and enhances the ability to perform essential statistical analysis and interpretation in a variety of experimental situations for program and services evaluation.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Issues and management techniques involved in administering the information system/resource activities of an organization from a socio-technical perspective. Covers the management of information resources from a strategic and competitive analysis viewpoint.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course is designed to prepare candidates for action research in their school environment. In this course, candidates will design individual research that applies to their area of specialty and can be applied to their classroom, school, or school system.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Issues and trends impacting special education. Advanced graduate candidates conduct an in-depth analysis of issues relevant to their specific program areas of study.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Issues related to technology law and ethics. Duplicate credit will not be allowed for INFO 6450 and MNGT 5400.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course will examine adult learning theory and characteristics of the adult learner. In addition, it will explore the theoretical and practical issues of adult learning theory and research while exploring current trends and advancements in adult learning.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of early childhood science education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of study.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of study.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on research into trends within the field of study.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies within the field of study.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Quantitative Research in Language Arts. Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies of early childhood language arts education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies of early childhood mathematics education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing quantitative research dealing with teaching methods and strategies within the field of study.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing qualitative research dealing with curriculum trends, issues, and problems in early childhood language arts education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Qualitative Research in Mathematics. Review, analysis, and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing qualitative research dealing with curriculum trends, issues, and problems in early childhood mathematics education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis and interpretation of available research with emphasis on reading, interpreting, and designing qualitative research dealing with curriculum trends, issues, and problems in elementary social studies education. Prerequisite: ECEL 7553.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of a quantitative or qualitative research study in early childhood language arts.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Current Issues & Trends in Social Studies. Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of a quantitative or qualitative research study in early childhood social studies education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Current Issues & Trends in Mathematics. Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of a quantitative or qualitative research study in early childhood mathematics education.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
Review, analysis and interpretation of research leading to development and implementation of quantitative or qualitative research study in elementary science. Prerequisite: ELEM 7544.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to program evaluation, examine factors which influence planning, and explore a variety of methods used in program evaluation.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course aims to create an awareness of diversity in Educational Leadership. The course will address a broad spectrum of diversity issues and strategies to prepare education candidates for various fields, including the international business environment, education systems, healthcare systems, and many others where there is a need for culturally competent leaders.
Duration: 16 WeeksCredit Hours: 3
This course will provide an overview of general theories, issues, and related topics in educational psychology. It will also explore applied areas of psychology including perception, attention, memory, decision-making, and other selected aspects.
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Military Benefits
Auburn University at Montgomery is proud to support the educational goals of military veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, guardsmen, and their families. We participate in the Yellow Ribbon program, and Military Friendly® ranked us among the Top 10 schools for 2023-2024. Moreover, our Veteran and Military Resource Center offers an array of resources for fostering a smooth admissions process and online student experience.
Financial Aid Opportunities
At AUM, we strive to make your online degree program as affordable as possible, with cost-effective tuition for in-state and out-of-state students. We encourage you to complete your FAFSA® form to determine your financial aid eligibility — the school code for Auburn University at Montgomery is 008310.
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- U.S. News & World Report. “Auburn University at Montgomery Rankings.” Retrieved April 30, 2026, from https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/auburn-university-at-montgomery-8310/overall-rankings.
- Military Friendly®. “Auburn University at Montgomery.” Retrieved April 30, 2026, from https://www.militaryfriendly.com/school-profile/?sid=88.