Learning Sciences

WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING SCIENCES

Where academic programming and research focus on cognition, technology and learning

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING

The Department of Learning Sciences offers high-quality academic programming five areas: applied behavior analysis, deaf and/or hard of hearing, educational psychology, learning technologies and special education.

Our graduates pursue careers at universities, research labs, school systems, business and industry, government agencies and more.

Please click the link below for a listing of our programs with in-depth descriptions, contact information and directions on how to apply:

Department of Learning Sciences Academic Programs

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Our faculty and students are involved in a large number of research projects that are at the forefront of advances in cognition, technology and learning.

Our work is supported by funding from private, state and federal agencies including the Institute of Educational Sciences, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Spencer Foundation and more.

Please use the links below to find out more :

Faculty Research | Research Centers | Brown Bag Series

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Georgia State Receives Major Gift to Fund Computer Science Education

Published November 3, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Georgia State University has received a transformational $5 million gift from Snap Inc. to support the preparation of educators to integrate computer science across the curriculum and continue to diversify the computer science education field.read more ❯

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Georgia State Researchers Receive $2 Million to Make Educational Datasets Widely Available

Published October 21, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Three Georgia State University faculty members have received $1 million grants from two philanthropic foundations to better collect and disseminate educational assessment data. read more ❯

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CEHD Doctoral Students Selected for Georgia State Provost’s Dissertation Fellowship Program

Published October 7, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Seven College of Education & Human Development doctoral students were selected for the 2021-2022 cohort of the Provost's Dissertation Fellowship.read more ❯

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Georgia State Researchers Receive $3.5 Million Grant To Design Writing Curriculum, Resources for Adult Secondary Education Learners, Practitioners

Published September 16, 2021 in Georgia State News Hub

Georgia State University Professor Cynthia Puranik and Distinguished University Professor Daphne Greenberg have received a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to support teachers and students in adult secondary education. read more ❯

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Scott, Kasun Co-Author Chapter in Celebrated Literacy, Deaf Education Book

Assistant Professor Jessica Scott and Associate Professor Sue Kasun co-authored a chapter in a book selected as one of Choice’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2021.

Daphne Greenberg Gives Keynote Address

Daphne Greenberg, Ph.D., was the keynote speaker for the MTML Professional Development Learning Day for the LBS Field on Nov 12.

Min Kyu Kim Publishes in Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies

Min Kyu Kim, Ph.D., published article feedback in a graduate-level online course” for Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies.

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Darling-Aduana to Present on Digital Learning at Harvard Kennedy School’s Virtual Webinar Series

Jennifer Darling-Aduana, assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences, will be a panelist on a Nov. 5 virtual webinar entitled, “What is Driving the Demand for Digital Learning? Is Digital Learning Effective?” hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program on Education Policy and Governance.

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Department front desk
404-413-8040

For prospective students
DLSRecruitment@gsu.edu

Department of Learning Sciences
College of Education & Human Development, Suite 750
30 Pryor St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303

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