The master degree programme in Design for Digital Learning at the University of Sofia addresses the topic of design for digital learning, a term which we define in an inclusive way as any type of learning that is accompanied by effective use of technology (and so covers a wide range of practices including online learning, and eLearning, as well as their integration with face-to-face learning).
The programme provides students with advanced knowledge in learning design approaches, learning theories, and in the development of skills and competencies to use this theory with contemporary technologies to design digital learning. The programme explores these design approaches, learning theories, and methods for digital learning with a special attention to the specifics of the educational context. As a result of participation in this programme, students will better understand and more effectively utilize technology, to design both digital products (web-based courses and e-learning resources) and digital learning and assessment activities. Using a variety of digital tools, students will build their own learning designs and theoretically justify the choice of design approaches and decisions, with an emphasis on the appropriate use of technologies to support digital learning in different contexts. Given the diverse career tracks in learning design, this programme offers students the flexibility to customize their course of study based on their individual goals and interests.
Alongside their work on learning design, students will also develop higher order skills in analysis, critical awareness of issues in the field, the ability to solve complex problems, to think rigorously and independently, and they will also obtain specialized knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge in the field of digital learning design and the use educational technologies, as the basis for original thinking and/or research.
