Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction Online
Deepen your understanding of up-to-date best practices in online/digital learning environments with the Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program. Delivered 100% online, this Ed.D. program offers you the tools and qualifications you need to stand out as a specialized digital practitioner and instructor.
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Program Overview
Learn about our 100% online Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction
Rise as a subject matter expert in the ground-breaking field of cyber learning when you earn the online Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction degree from St. Thomas University. With a keen focus on shaping quality leaders in digital education landscapes, this highly specialized online Ed.D. prepares you to authentically engage with pupils across multiple virtual platforms.
In the Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program, you will strengthen your pedagogy techniques to include an array of technological instructional resources, discover new ways to promote technical skills that can be transferred to real-world settings, and learn to embed safety precautions when teaching students how to collaborate in digital learning environments. Plus, you will gain top-level leadership styles that resonate across wide audiences.
As a doctoral student, you will benefit from an integrated dissertation beginning near the end of your first year that can be defended 100% online. Taught by respected faculty with extensive experience in their fields, this versatile online Ed.D. in Digital Instruction also offers reasonable admission requirements that allow applicants with a second master's degree to transfer in up to 18 credit hours (6 courses). No education degree or teaching background is required.
In the Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program, you will learn to:
- Incorporate best practices related to e-learning instruction
- Gain a solid understanding of emerging and pedagogically relevant resources
- Develop comprehensive and innovative multimedia programming and curricula
- Discover supportive ways to help students grow as digital citizens
- Respond to the changing needs of diverse organizations
- Develop leadership and innovation skills and effective team-oriented approaches for teaching and learning to maximize the performance achievements of all learners
- Develop leadership and innovation skills and effective team-oriented approaches for teaching and learning to maximize the performance achievements of all learners
- Demonstrate scholarly behaviors such as reflection and problem-solving with skills for designing, critiquing, and implementing research relevant to effective practice
- Incorporate best practices related to e-learning instruction
- Gain a solid understanding of emerging and pedagogically relevant resources
- Develop comprehensive and innovative multimedia programming and curricula
- Discover supportive ways to help students grow as digital citizens
- Respond to the changing needs of diverse organizations
- Develop leadership and innovation skills and effective team-oriented approaches for teaching and learning to maximize the performance achievements of all learners
- Develop leadership and innovation skills and effective team-oriented approaches for teaching and learning to maximize the performance achievements of all learners
- Demonstrate scholarly behaviors such as reflection and problem-solving with skills for designing, critiquing, and implementing research relevant to effective practice
Digital Instruction Career Opportunities
- Instructional Designer
- Instructional Leader
- Distance Learning Instructor
- Manager
- Teacher
- Professor
- Instructional Designer
- Instructional Leader
- Distance Learning Instructor
- Manager
- Teacher
- Professor
Tuition
STU’s budget-friendly tuition can be paid as you go
St. Thomas University prides itself on offering a quality private school education at public university prices. Our pay-by-the course tuition for the Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online degree program is affordable and priced with the working student in mind. Financial aid may also be available for students who qualify. The e-tuition is the same for both in-state and out-of-state online students. Each course has a technology fee as noted in the below table. The total tuition shown is inclusive of the fees.
Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
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Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction | $777 | $2,431 | $48,620 |
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Our application deadlines and course schedules
At St. Thomas University, we offer multiple start dates to accommodate busy schedules. Here you can find deadlines for your application, documents, and tuition payment for the Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program.
Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
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Summer 1 2023 | 5/13/23 | 4/28/23 | 5/1/23 | 5/5/23 | 5/8/23 | 6/23/23 | 6 weeks |
Summer 2 2023 | 6/24/23 | 6/12/23 | 6/14/23 | 6/16/23 | 6/19/23 | 8/4/23 | 6 weeks |
Fall 1 2023 | 8/19/23 | 8/4/23 | 8/7/23 | 8/11/23 | 8/14/23 | 10/13/23 | 7 weeks |
Fall 2 2023 | 10/14/23 | 9/29/23 | 10/2/23 | 10/6/23 | 10/9/23 | 12/8/23 | 7 weeks |
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Admissions
Here is the admission criteria for the online Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction program
The admission process is the first step toward earning your online degree. Familiarize yourself with the requirements for the Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program, along with information on required documentation.
Admission Requirements:
- Online application
- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Master’s degree
Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction Online Admission Requirements
The following are required for admission to the Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program:
- Completed application for admission
- An earned master's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent and a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in all graduate work attempted (An applicant with a second master's or other advanced credential may petition the Program Team to have up to 6 courses or 18 credits transferred into the program. Those courses can only be transferred if they closely relate to those courses that they are replacing. The applicant must request the transfer of these additional courses as part of the initial interview with the Program Team.)
- Official college and/or university transcripts from the institution where the bachelor's degree was conferred. All applicants are required to submit transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended.
All documents should be sent to:
St. Thomas University, Office of Admissions
16401 NW 37th Ave., Mimi Dooner Hall
Miami Gardens, FL 33054-6459
Transcripts delivered via digital transcript services EScrip and Parchment should be emailed to [email protected].
Courses
Here are the topics you’ll study in our online Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction program
To complete the Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation – Digital Instruction online program, students must complete 24 credit hours of core courses, 15 credit hours of specialization courses, 9 credit hours of research courses and 12 credit hours of dissertation courses for a total of 60 credit hours.
Courses in this program are seven weeks long. Courses during the two summer terms, however, are six weeks long.
STU is ranked #80 in the “Best Regional Universities South” by U.S. News & World Report, 2022
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