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    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-09-16</periodOfReport>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001042291</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EDT LEARNING INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EDT</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001160940</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ZUKERMAN PRESTON A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4142 E. THISTLE LANDING</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>PHOENIX</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>AZ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>85044</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>Sr. VP &amp; Chief e-Learning Arch</officerTitle></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>EDT Learning Series A Preferred Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-09-16</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate><value>2003-09-16</value></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>P</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>5000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>10.00</value></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>5000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><derivativeTable><derivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Warrant to Purchase Common Stock</value></securityTitle><conversionOrExercisePrice><value>1.50</value></conversionOrExercisePrice><transactionDate><value>2003-09-16</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate><value>2003-09-16</value></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>J</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved><footnoteId id="F1"/></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>25000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><footnoteId id="F1"/></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><exerciseDate><value>2003-09-16</value></exerciseDate><expirationDate><value>2006-09-15</value></expirationDate><underlyingSecurity><underlyingSecurityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></underlyingSecurityTitle><underlyingSecurityShares><value>25000</value></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>25000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeTransaction></derivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Mr. Zuckerman acquired 5,000 shares of EDT Learning Series A Preferred Stock and a Warrant exercisable for 25,000 shares of Common Stock in a private offering of such securities made by the issuer.  Mr. Zuckerman paid $50,000 in the aggregate for such securities. The Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on September 15, 2006.  </footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>James L. Dunn Jr.  Attorney-in-Fact for Reporting Person</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-09-17</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

