Tackle meaningful challenges by learning how we learn.
"Through the Learning Sciences course, I have learned how to become a better student and educator. I have also been able to integrate course concepts into my skillset as a computer science student through our class projects."
Overview
The Learning Sciences is a 5 course (15-credit) undergraduate minor.
Throughout your life, you will need to learn new things continually and teach or communicate concepts to others. In this minor program, you will gain a deeper understanding of how you learn, how you can be motivated and motivate others, how to synthesize and effectively share information, and how to evaluate the efficacy of products, apps, innovations, programs, resources, and more.
Through hands-on course projects and research, you’ll learn by doing: trying, tinkering, iterating, and failing successfully in pursuit of solving challenging, real-world interdisciplinary problems that matter. You’ll gain experiences and skills you can apply to your current lives, major concentrations, and future careers.ands-on experiences that illustrate how learning sciences applies to your current life, your major concentration, and your future career trajectory.
Application Requirements
- Contact Donna Toothman to submit the Minor Declaration Form
The COE Advantage
- The Learning Sciences minor program has a strong emphasis on application, design, and real-world impact. Building from evidence-based research and theory, students actively design, test, and refine solutions to authentic challenges across populations and contexts.
- Students are supported in applying learning sciences foundations to their current and future interests, disciplines, fields, and career through hands-on, project-based experiences allowing them to develop important skills and understandings in real time.
- With a focus on equity, human-centered design, and interdisciplinary collaboration, students in the Learning Sciences minor will be prepared not just to understand how people learn, but to shape better learning experiences in a rapidly changing world.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are no prerequisites or requirements to be declared to register for these courses. You can take one class or a few, whatever may fit with your interests and existing degree requirements.
These courses are listed at the undergraduate level (0-300), will all required courses offered during the day on the Asa Packer campus.
No! These courses will allow for application of ideas to your own interests and potential career trajectories. While the foundation is framed with an educational lens, students across disciplines and career fields will benefit from these classes.
You can take courses in any order you would like (there are no prerequisites for any), though EDUC 010: Applied Learning Sciences is a great place to start exploring the minor.
Curriculum
All courses are 3 credits, unless otherwise noted. Course descriptions can be found in the course catalog.
| Course Number | Course Name |
| EDUC 010 | Applied Learning Sciences |
| EDUC 185 | Instruction in Context |
| EDUC 187 | Human-Centered Research and Evaluation |
| Course Number | Course Name |
| TLT 350 | Introduction to Learning Analytics |
| TLT 351 | Data Visualization |
| TLT 365 | Design Thinking for Learning |
| TLT 352 | Game-Based Learning |
| TLT 372 | Online Teaching & Learning |
| EDUC 354 | Current Challenges in Learning Sciences |
| EDUC 364 | Social, Cultural, and Systems Perspectives on Learning |
Major department course as approved by advisor
Faculty & Staff
Donna Toothman
Program Coordinator, Teaching, Learning, and Technology & Special Education Programs
Dr. Shan Li
Affiliated Faculty
Dr. Zilong Pan
Assistant Professor
Dr. Allison Zengilowski
Teaching Assistant Professor
