Program Evaluation of an Online Ed.D. in Learning Design and Technologies: Recent Graduates’ Perspectives

Review of Dissertations from an Online Asynchronous Learning Design and Technologies Educational Doctoral Program

“…Our online EdD program in Learning Design and Technologies (LDT) was established in 2016 at the University of South Carolina. The program curriculum was designed to prepare scholarly practitioners to apply principles of instructional systems design, integrate educational technologies into teaching and learning, create theoretically sound interventions to address problems of practice within their professional contexts, and investigate the impact of those interventions (Ari et al, 2022;Arslan-Ari et al, 2020). This is an asynchronous online program that features extensive use of online discussions among students, a large amount of online learning materials, group projects, reflection assignments, accessible online videos and recorded lectures, and numerous opportunities for peer feedback and chair mentorship on dissertation sections that are embedded into our courses.…”

“…The contexts in EdD dissertation research have predominantly consisted of K-12 settings (Dawson & Kumar, 2014;Durak et al, 2016;Gilliham et al, 2019;Kumar et al, 2022) followed by postsecondary settings (Dawson & Kumar, 2014;Gilliham et al, 2019;Kumar et al, 2022). Dissertations have also engaged adult participants (Nelson & Coorough, 1994) as educators through professional development and teacher induction programs (Ma et al, 2018), as well as K-12 students or groups (Ari et al, 2022;Ma et al, 2018).…”