Master of Digital Learning Leadership
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Digital Learning Leadership |
| Deakin course code | E798 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Education |
| Campus | Online For students who commenced prior to 2024 only |
| Duration | 2 to 2.5 years part-time |
The final intake to this course version was in 2023. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the handbook archive. | |
Course sub-headings
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Capacity to use advanced technologies and specialised knowledge to create effective and engaging learning experiences across a wide range of disciplines and contexts |
| Communication | Using advanced design, analytics, visualisation, and instructional approaches to create accessible and engaging digital learning experiences |
| Digital literacy | Create compelling digital learning solutions using a range of channels appropriate to the users’ device and location |
| Critical thinking | Systematically investigate and critically evaluate new technologies, methodologies and theories of learning and teaching in online environments |
| Problem solving | Apply advanced problem solving skills to conceptualise, design, construct, test and validate innovative digital learning solutions |
| Self-management | Sustain self-directed professional development to keep pace with innovation and actively transfer advanced theory and skills into the creation of effective digital learning and teaching solutions |
| Teamwork | Use advanced technologies and media for professional collaboration and improve the individual and group learning and teaching experience |
| Global citizenship | Develop and manage learning strategies and systems sensitive to the ethical, social and cultural contexts and different user requirements |
Approved at Faculty Board October 2016
Course structure
Introductory Units
| EEE740 | Designing and Teaching Student-Centred Learning Programs in Higher Education [replaces EEE726] |
| EDX701 | Research Design Development and Method |
EEE726 Digital Learning, Design and Assessment [No longer available for enrolment, replacement unit EEE740]
Credentials
Learn more about the details of each credential (PDF, 2.4MB)
Students must complete ten Professional Practice credentials.
Students must successfully complete the following Professional Practice credentials based on evidence from their own professional practice.
The credentials may be attempted separately or simultaneously and are assessed by an assessment panel that includes both academic and industry representatives.
You will have six months to complete a credential from the time of enrolment.
| Credential | Code | Must have been achieved with the previous* |
| Digital Learning Professional Expertise 1 (Broad) | CRXBD-A1 | 5 years |
| Digital Learning Professional Expertise 2 (Deep) | CRXDD-A1 | 5 years |
| Critical thinking | CRCRI-A1 | 5 years |
| Communication | CRCOM-A1 | 5 years |
| Digital literacy | CRDIL-A1 | 5 years |
| Innovation | CRINN-A1 | 5 years |
| Problem solving | CRPSV-A1 | 5 years |
| Collaboration | CRCOL-A1^ | 5 years |
| Self Management | CRSMA-A1 | 5 years |
| Cultural Engagement | CRCEN-A1~ | 5 years |
*Applicants who have not satisfied the level requirement, or who have successfully achieved the credential but not within the required timeframe may be permitted to seek re-credentialing.
^ Previously coded as CRTWK-A1
~ Previously coded as CRGCZ-A1
Research Units
| EDX703 | Research Paper A |
| EDX704 | Research Paper B |
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.