Doctorate in Education in Leadership and Instruction in Online Education (EdD)
The doctoral degree in education in Leadership and Instruction in Online Education is designed to develop avant-garde educational leaders who promote the quality, evolution and development of online education. Graduates of this program will show evidence of leadership skills in effective decision making in the management and operation of an educational program. The program promotes pedagogical mastery, the application of theories, models and strategies tailored for the online teaching-learning process. Emphasis is given to the application of innovating strategies for the best practices in the online instructional process.
This program will be offered by means of the online studies modality.
The Ponce Campus is authorized to offer this program through online education.
Program Goals
- Provide the theoretical bases for putting into practice the leadership skills in the decision making, administrative and evaluation processes in education.
- Bring about the enrichment of the instructional process in virtual education through the implementation and valuation of innovating pedagogical strategies.
- Enrich online education with the diverse technologies of information and communication.
- Foment the development of research designs in areas related to the subject matter.
Competencies Profile of Graduates
The program is designed to develop the skills that enable students to:
Knowledge
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the new paradigms and challenges of a leader of online education programs.
- Identify the methods and techniques of teaching suitable for online education.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the instructional design models that make possible the creation of virtual learning environments.
- Acknowledge the impact of instructional technology in the evolution of online education.
- Describe the methods and statistical procedures used in educational research.
Skills
- Apply the theories, principles and models of evaluation in the evaluation process of the organization, management and administration of the online education program.
- Develop strategic plans that will enable the implementation and operation of a online education program.
- Apply the principles and theories of the virtual teaching-learning process.
- Application of descriptive, inferential, parametric and non-parametric statistics through a computer program.
- Apply various technological means for the production of instructional multimedia materials.
- Apply the techniques and research methods proposed for the solution of problems in the area of leadership and instruction of online education.
Attitudes
- Evaluate the challenges facing institutions who venture in offering online education programs.
- Appreciate the actions that encourage interaction and active learning in the virtual learning process.
- Assess technology as a useful means to address various learning styles, and needs in the leadership of online education programs.
- Demonstrate the importance of the ethical principles of research.
Admission Requirements
- Meet the admission requirements in the current Graduate Catalog.
- Hold a master’s degree.
- Realize an argumentative article, evaluated by the Admissions Committee of the program.
Graduation Requirements
- Pass all the courses of the program with a minimum grade of B.
- Successful complete, present and defend a doctoral dissertation.
- The approval of a comprehensive examination is not required to pass to the dissertation phase.
Students must meet the requirements for the degree within the term of eight (8) years. The graduate committee may recommend to the pertinent authorities the extension of this term by a term no greater than two (2) years in exceptional worthy cases.
Requirements for the Doctoral Degree in Education in Leadership and Instruction in Online Education
| Core Course Requirements in Education |
18 credits |
| Specialization Requirements |
15 credits |
| Operational Requirements |
6 credits |
| Total |
39 credits |
Core Courses in Education - 18 credits
Specialization Requirements - 15 credits
| LIDE 7030 | Instructional Technology in Online Education | 3 |
| LIDE 7060 | Instructional Design for Virtual Environments | 3 |
| LIDE 7090 | Planning and Management of Online Education Programs | 3 |
| LIDE 8010 | Evaluation of Online Programs | 3 |
| LIDE 8970 | Research Seminar | 3 |
Operational Requirements - 6 credits