Learning Design Leadership
Graduate Certificate
Online
Course Delivery
9
Total Credits
$893
Credit Hour
8 Months
Minimum Duration
Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Learning Design Leadership is a fully online, 3-course graduate certificate program offered by our Master of Arts in Learning Experience Design (MALXD) program. Through this graduate certificate, students will become leaders in learning experience design from ideation to evaluation. With knowledge of industry standards and projected future trends, students will employ a diverse set of pedagogies, technologies, and frameworks to lead teams in creating powerful learning solutions. This graduate certificate can be earned as a stand-alone certificate or as a part of the MALXD degree.
This program is designed for individuals who want to supplement their academic and/or professional knowledge in key areas related to learning design. It has been intentionally designed with full-time working professionals in mind and courses are context-rich so that learners have supported experience applying theory to their professional practice.
Program Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Apply a variety of leadership, organizational management, coaching, and mentorship models as a learning design leader.
- Evaluate various leadership, organizational management, coaching, and mentorship in your professional context.
- Apply and lead project management and workflow practices for collaborative team projects.
- Employ effective communication practices to lead and support teams with diverse perspectives, through proactive and responsive leadership practices.
- Evaluate design frameworks for your client and organizational needs through a critical lens.
- Create plans from ideation, to implementation, to evaluation for a design project.
- Identify industry standards and needs in order to guide professional work.
- Identify industry standards and needs in order to anticipate emerging and future trends.
- Apply theories and frameworks of instructional and learning experience design to your professional context(s).
- Analyze technologies for usability, accessibility, engagement, and ethical and social challenges and implications.
- Use a diverse range of meaningful and appropriate pedagogical strategies in your designs.
- Create powerful learning solutions for and with learners, instructors, and clients.
- Identify opportunities for individual growth and leadership development for instructional design through a self-evaluation process.
- Create and implement an actionable plan to support professional development goals.
- Evaluate resources for credibility and applicability to growth goals.
- Design a workflow and evaluation system to self-monitor progress in obtaining goals.
Career Outlook
Graduate Certificate in Learning Design Leadership alumni will meet the growing industry demand in a wide range of professional settings. This certificate is ideal for individuals who are interested in career advancement and leadership roles in learning design. Relevant fields include:
- Instructional design
- Educational and e-learning content development
- Professional and continuing education
- Corporate training development
- IT and computer training
- Learning services
- Project management
A Top-Ranked Education
- #1 in Online Master's in Curriculum and Instruction — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #2 in Online Master's in Education Administration — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #6 in Online Master's in Education/Instructional Media — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #7 in Online Master's in Special Education Programs — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
Dr. Liz Owens Boltz
Program Director and Assistant Professor
As Director, Liz is dedicated to supporting students and the diverse goals, needs, and backgrounds they bring to MALXD and MAET programs. Liz is a graduate of Michigan State University’s Educational Psychology & Educational Technology program, where she studied videogames for learning. She has been an instructor for the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program since 2013, and has taught in the online, hybrid, and overseas formats. Liz writes and plays music, and also enjoys drawing and playing video games.
Course Information
Students must complete 9 credits:
CEP 826: Learning Design Leadership (3 Credits)
CEP 827: Current Topics & Trends in Learning Design (3 Credits)
CED 828: Upskilling in Learning Design (3 Credits)
Admissions Requirements
To be accepted to this program, you must have:
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
- No letters of recommendation required.
- Official transcripts from all previous undergraduate institution(s)
To apply to this program:
- Complete a university graduate application and pay the application fee.
- Submit all required materials to the application portal.
- Send all official university transcripts to Michigan State University.
This graduate certificate program can be completed in two semesters: Fall and Spring. Learners are able to start every Fall semester, with an annual application due date of July 1. The program admits learners on a rolling basis until July 1. This means applications can be submitted at any time before the due date so that learners can prepare for their graduate certificate journey. Applications are evaluated as they come in and applicants will be notified of an admission decision within 1-2 weeks of submitting their application.
Key Dates
Fall Semester
July 1, 2024
Tuition & Fees per credit
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
$893
$1,111
Cost of Attendance
The university reserves the right to make changes in the types, structures, rates for fees, and tuition. Every effort will be made to give as much advance notice as possible. In addition to tuition and fees, there are other expenses associated with your Cost of Attendance. A breakdown of a graduate student budget can be found here.
Program Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Learning Design Leadership is a fully online, 3-course graduate certificate program offered by our Master of Arts in Learning Experience Design (MALXD) program. Through this graduate certificate, students will become leaders in learning experience design from ideation to evaluation. With knowledge of industry standards and projected future trends, students will employ a diverse set of pedagogies, technologies, and frameworks to lead teams in creating powerful learning solutions. This graduate certificate can be earned as a stand-alone certificate or as a part of the MALXD degree.
This program is designed for individuals who want to supplement their academic and/or professional knowledge in key areas related to learning design. It has been intentionally designed with full-time working professionals in mind and courses are context-rich so that learners have supported experience applying theory to their professional practice.
Program Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Apply a variety of leadership, organizational management, coaching, and mentorship models as a learning design leader.
- Evaluate various leadership, organizational management, coaching, and mentorship in your professional context.
- Apply and lead project management and workflow practices for collaborative team projects.
- Employ effective communication practices to lead and support teams with diverse perspectives, through proactive and responsive leadership practices.
- Evaluate design frameworks for your client and organizational needs through a critical lens.
- Create plans from ideation, to implementation, to evaluation for a design project.
- Identify industry standards and needs in order to guide professional work.
- Identify industry standards and needs in order to anticipate emerging and future trends.
- Apply theories and frameworks of instructional and learning experience design to your professional context(s).
- Analyze technologies for usability, accessibility, engagement, and ethical and social challenges and implications.
- Use a diverse range of meaningful and appropriate pedagogical strategies in your designs.
- Create powerful learning solutions for and with learners, instructors, and clients.
- Identify opportunities for individual growth and leadership development for instructional design through a self-evaluation process.
- Create and implement an actionable plan to support professional development goals.
- Evaluate resources for credibility and applicability to growth goals.
- Design a workflow and evaluation system to self-monitor progress in obtaining goals.
Career Outlook
Graduate Certificate in Learning Design Leadership alumni will meet the growing industry demand in a wide range of professional settings. This certificate is ideal for individuals who are interested in career advancement and leadership roles in learning design. Relevant fields include:
- Instructional design
- Educational and e-learning content development
- Professional and continuing education
- Corporate training development
- IT and computer training
- Learning services
- Project management
A Top-Ranked Education
- #1 in Online Master's in Curriculum and Instruction — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #2 in Online Master's in Education Administration — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #6 in Online Master's in Education/Instructional Media — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #7 in Online Master's in Special Education Programs — U.S. News & World Report, 2024
Dr. Liz Owens Boltz
Program Director and Assistant Professor
As Director, Liz is dedicated to supporting students and the diverse goals, needs, and backgrounds they bring to MALXD and MAET programs. Liz is a graduate of Michigan State University’s Educational Psychology & Educational Technology program, where she studied videogames for learning. She has been an instructor for the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program since 2013, and has taught in the online, hybrid, and overseas formats. Liz writes and plays music, and also enjoys drawing and playing video games.
Course Information
Students must complete 9 credits:
CEP 826: Learning Design Leadership (3 Credits)
CEP 827: Current Topics & Trends in Learning Design (3 Credits)
CED 828: Upskilling in Learning Design (3 Credits)
Admissions Requirements
To be accepted to this program, you must have:
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution
- No letters of recommendation required.
- Official transcripts from all previous undergraduate institution(s)
To apply to this program:
- Complete a university graduate application and pay the application fee.
- Submit all required materials to the application portal.
- Send all official university transcripts to Michigan State University.
This graduate certificate program can be completed in two semesters: Fall and Spring. Learners are able to start every Fall semester, with an annual application due date of July 1. The program admits learners on a rolling basis until July 1. This means applications can be submitted at any time before the due date so that learners can prepare for their graduate certificate journey. Applications are evaluated as they come in and applicants will be notified of an admission decision within 1-2 weeks of submitting their application.
Key Dates
Fall Semester
July 1, 2024
Tuition & Fees per credit
In-State Tuition
Out-of-State Tuition
$893
$1,111
Cost of Attendance
The university reserves the right to make changes in the types, structures, rates for fees, and tuition. Every effort will be made to give as much advance notice as possible. In addition to tuition and fees, there are other expenses associated with your Cost of Attendance. A breakdown of a graduate student budget can be found here.
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