All Coursework

Portfolio I: Fall 2024 - Spring 2025

Fall 2024 | Dr. Beverly Shacklee A

EDUC 800: Ways of Knowing

Provides understanding of characteristic ways of knowing in various liberal arts disciplines while examining subject matter, scope, key concepts, principles, methods, and theories. Analyzes philosophical traditions underlying educational practice and research.

Note: Required course during first spring semester of study in the program.

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Spring 2025 | Dr. Jered Borup A

EDIT 812: Qualitative Methods

in Educational Research

Teaches how to apply qualitative data collection and analysis procedures in educational research, including ethnographic and other field-based methods, and unobtrusive measures.

Note: Emphases vary depending on student interests and needs.

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Fall 2024 | Dr. Nada Dabbagh A

EDIT 802: Cognition and Technology - A Multidisciplinary Approach

Examines learning interactions between cognition and technology using multiple disciplinary perspectives, including cognitive science, psychology, neuroscience, education, design theory, instructional design, technology design, anthropology, sociology, information science, philosophy, semiotics, and linguistics.

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Spring 2025 | Dr. Dawn Hathaway A

EDIT 895: Emerging Trends in Learning Technology

Covers selected emerging trends in learning technologies. Examines ways learning technologies provide infrastructure for creating, managing, and evaluating innovative types of teaching-learning environments.

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Fall 2024 | Dr. Angela Miller A

EDIT 810: Problems and Methods in Educational Research

Advanced course in interpreting and applying education research methods.

Emphasizes comparison of alternative philosophies of research, ways of formulating questions and hypotheses, research plans, and analysis procedures. Students evaluate existing studies, and investigate a range of research approaches.

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Spring 2025 | Dr. Aditya Johri A

AIT 790: Advanced Special Topics

in Applied Information Technology

AI and Education

This is a doctoral-level seminar that will focus on the use of artificial intelligence (Al) technologies, including generative Al (GenAl), in education. The objective of this course is for students to learn about the domain of education as well as how to conduct research.

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Portfolio II: Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

Fall 2025 | Dr. Michelle Buehl A

EDEP 820: Teaching, Learning,

and Cognition

This is a doctoral-level seminar that will focus on the use of artificial intelligence (Al) technologies, including generative Al (GenAl), in education. The objective of this course is for students to learn about the domain of education as well as how to conduct research.

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Spring 2026 | Dr. Alexandra Patzak A+

EDEP 822: Advanced Learning, Motivation, and Self-Regulation

Examines development of self-regulatory and motivational processes as they relate to educational practice. Emphasizes how processes influence students' self-motivation and achievement in various domains.

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Fall 2025 | Dr. Angela Miller B+

EDRS 811: Quantitative Methods

in Educational Research

Emphasizes advanced methods of conducting research using quantitative methods of data collection, and analysis appropriate for research in education. Includes design of experimental and quasiexperimental research studies, and methods of analysis appropriate to these studies, including analyzing variance and multiple linear regression.

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Spring 2026 | Dr. Dawn Hathaway A

EDIT 803: Design-Based Research

Provides an introduction to systematic cycles of design-based research in education. Explores cycles of research within design, development and implementation of educational and training interventions applicable to all content domains.

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Fall 2025 | Dr. Dawn Hathaway A

EDIT 891-1: Design Research

AI Approaches to Learning Gaps

This independent study will examine how instructional designers at George Mason University meet the needs of neurodivergent students, including those with ADHD and autism, in their instructional designs. This stems from an urgent need for more evidence-based and inclusive instructional practices that support cognitive diversity, alongside the emerging opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence (Al) in this field.

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Spring 2026 | Dr. Dawn Hathaway A

EDIT 891-2: Design Research Planning Supports for Neurodiverse Learners in DLE

This independent study will focus on neurodivergence-centered planning supports in graduate learning contexts. Provides an introduction to systematic cycles of design-based research in education. Explores cycles of research within design, development and implementation of educational and training interventions applicable to all content domains.

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Portfolio III: Fall 2026 - Fall 2027

Fall 2026 | Dr. Angela Miller in progress

EDRS 821: Advanced Applications of Quantitative Methods

Advanced study of applications of quantitative methods in educational research, reinforcing and building on concepts and skills acquired in EDRS 811. Uses a modular approach and provides advanced study of techniques appropriate to survey research, group-experimental and quasi-experimental research, selected multivariate procedures and factor analysis, and quantitative synthesis (meta-analysis) of research. Combines text reading assignments, critiques, and discussion of relevant journal articles; and application activities.

FAll 2026 | Dr. Hathaway in progress

EDUC 890: Doctoral Internship

in Education

Interns work with an appropriate staff member in a cooperating school, school system, or other educational institution, agency, or setting. Notes: Requires 100 hours of on-site internship completed over at least a five-week period.

*Cooperating Institution: CIDDL

*Supervising Staff Members:

-Dr. Matthew Marino, UCF

-Dr. Angelica Fulchini Scruggs, KS

*Advisor: Dr. Dawn Hathaway, GMU

Spring 2027 | TBD planned

EDEP 823: Research Project

Designing Your Study

Advances skills for developing and implementing a research study in education. Extends skills regarding developing research questions grounded in existing literature and proposing a sound methodological approach for a study.

Fall 2026 | Dr. Michelle Buehl in progress

EDEP 825: Motivation in

Learning and Teaching

Focuses on theories and concepts of achievement motivation with an emphasis on foundational and contemporary theory and research. Students explore what motivates individuals in learning environments and examine strategies, techniques, and interventions that promote and sustain motivation.

Spring 2027 | Dr. Motti planned

AIT 716: Advanced Human Computer Interaction

Covers advanced topics of Human Computer Interaction, including: (1) Definitions and motivations of HCI, interaction paradigms, design principles and models; (2) User-centered design methods, user studies, quality factors, evaluation methods and techniques for data analysis; (3) Research frontiers of HCI, accessibility, universal design, and ubiquitous computing (mobile and wearable applications).

Fall 2027 | TBD planned

EDEP 824: Research Project

Analyzing Your Data and Disseminating Findings

Advances skills for developing and implementing a research study in education. Extends skills regarding collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data as well as disseminating research findings through manuscript and conference submissions.

Note: Second in two-course sequence.

Fall 2026 | Dr. Dawn Hathaway in progress

EDIT 801: Nature and

Process of Design

Examines multi- and cross-disciplinary perspectives on the nature and process of designing and developing learning technologies.

Spring 2027 | Dr. Sheridan planned

EDEP 821: Sociocultural

Processes in Learning,

Instruction, and Motivation

Examines processes by which social, cultural, and linguistic variables influence human behavior. Focuses on differences within and between cultural groups related to student's learning and achievement in educational settings.Offered by School of Education.

Fall 2027 | Dr. Varier planned

EDRS 824: Mixed Methods, Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Advanced research seminar that integrates qualitative and quantitative approaches, methods, and data in a single study. The course covers the paradigms and "mental models" that inform both approaches, and the ways in which qualitative and quantitative goals, questions, methods, and interpretive strategies can be productively combined.

Proposal & Dissertation: beginning Spring 2028

Spring 2028 | Dr. Hathaway planned

EDUC 998: Doctoral

Dissertation Proposal

Develops a research proposal that forms the basis for the doctoral dissertation, under the guidance of the dissertation chair and doctoral committee. Exposes students to university requirements and resources in the dissertation phase of their program.

Note: May be repeated, but no more than 9 credits of EDUC 998 may satisfy doctoral degree requirements.

Fall 2028 | Dr. Hathaway planned

EDUC 999: Doctoral

Dissertation Research

Provides continued faculty assistance on an individual basis to complete the dissertation planned in EDUC 998 and initiate new projects.

Note: Requires successful completion of EDUC 998 and faculty approval of the proposal.

Spring 2029 | Dr. Hathaway planned

EDUC 999: Doctoral

Dissertation Research

Provides continued faculty assistance on an individual basis to complete the dissertation planned in EDUC 998 and initiate new projects.

Note: Requires successful completion of EDUC 998 and faculty approval of the proposal.