Earn Your M.S. in Learning Technologies Online from Harrisburg University

Feb. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- You can earn a master of science degree in Learning Technologies from Harrisburg University entirely online.

It's the University's first program where students can earn their degree entirely online. Students attend at the same day/time as classroom learners, but can participate from any location.

“Students get the same conversation and instruction that face-to-face classroom learners experience while enjoying the benefits and convenience of attending virtually. Beyond the ability to speak and listen in real-time, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology uses Adobe Connect's functionality to create a virtual environment that mirrors key classroom functions and expands upon others,” says Andy Petroski, director of the LTMS program at Harrisburg University.

The LTMS program is an innovative, applied learning technologies program that provides students with immediate career benefits while preparing them for projected industry needs. The LTMS program is a part-time or full-time 36 semester hour program that provides students with leading edge approaches and skills to help them apply existing and emerging learning technologies in a variety of learning environments. The graduate program provides students with the knowledge and skills to:


Analyze performance improvement opportunities to determine appropriate solutions.
Create engaging learning solutions to improve performance.
Evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of learning solutions.
Play a role as a thought leader in the integration of technology to improve learning.


It's a degree program you can complete in as fast as 16 months, and it is one that will prepare you for a career in an industry with four (4) of the top 100 best jobs in America, according to CNN Money (http://money.cnn.com/pf/best-jobs/2012/full-list/index.html). That, along with growing opportunities in serious games (http://www.seriousgamesassociation.com/) and a growing demand for instructional technologists in higher education (http://www.centerdigitaled.com/policy/Why-Higher-Educatio...), means that your LTMS degree will create options for your career path in a variety of businesses, levels of education and government organizations throughout the world. As an online student in the LTMS program, you will have the benefit of attending class from any location AND being connected to the instructor and other students through the use of technology. Weekly class meetings also help you stay on track for course completion and give you the opportunity to discuss course topics with others on a timely basis.

More information on the Online LTMS is found at http://www.HarrisburgU.edu/OnlineLTMS

Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Harrisburg University is a private university offering 6 bachelor-of-science degrees and 4 graduate degree programs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. For more information on the University's affordable demand-driven undergraduate and graduate programs in applied science and technology fields, call 717.901.5146 or email, Connect@HarrisburgU.edu