EDU 505 - Future of Education

3 Credits

This course explores social and technological trends along with current research in areas such as nano-technology, brain and learning theory, artificial intelligence, gaming, and edutainment among other areas and examines their implications for the future of education. Students will identify a variety of models for the future of education and do a descriptive case study of change in a current educational setting which may be a school, a corporation, an online education community, or any education-delivery organization. This course serves as the introductory cornerstone of the Master of Education program and is a leading futures thread through the program.