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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-02</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-08-22</dateOfOriginalSubmission>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001042291</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EDT LEARNING INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EDT</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001199010</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ROBINSON DANIEL T JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1670 COURTS MEADOW COVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>COLLIERVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TN</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>38017</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><derivativeTable><derivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Nonqualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><value>.43</value></conversionOrExercisePrice><transactionDate><value>2003-09-02</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate><value>2003-09-02</value></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>15000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><footnoteId id="F1"/></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><exerciseDate><value>2003-08-15</value></exerciseDate><expirationDate><value>2013-08-14</value></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><underlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>15000</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>15000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeTransaction></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">No price applies.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>James L. Dunn, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact for Reporting Person</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-03</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

