Instructional Technology - Ed.D.

Doctorate

The Professional Doctorate in Instructional Technology Ed.D. at Duquesne University focuses on the development of educational leaders who support learning through exemplary teaching with technology. The 54-credit program includes courses in three signature themes: instructional leader, technology advocate, and collaborative scholar. Students critically and reflectively study issues of educational technology and develop as scholarly practitioners. 

Curriculum

Required Courses (45 credits)
  • GDIT 701 Professional Leadership in Instructional Technology (3)
  • GDIT 705 Cognition and Instructional Design (3)
  • GDIT 714 Leadership and Education in a Global Society (3)
  • GDIT 715 Learning Theories and Instructional Design (3)
  • GDIT 716 Design of the Learner Experience (3)
  • GDIT 703 Foundations of Instructional Technology (3)
  • GDIT 712 Ethics and Social Justice in the Digital Age (3)
  • GDIT 713 Computational Thinking (3)
  • GDIT 719 Learner Computer Interaction (3)
  • GILT 520 Teaching with Technology Across the Curriculum (3)
  • GREV 701 Research Methods & Design (3)
  • *GREV 510 Educational Statistics I (3)
  • GREV 610 Educational Statistics II (3)
  • GREV 721 Theoretical Foundations in Qualitative Research (3)
  • GREV 722 Advanced Methods in Qualitative Research (3)
  • GDIT 728: Digital Portfolio Seminar (3)

*Student may take a statistics screening test to ‘skip’ GREV 510 and go straight into GREV 610.  If students pass the statistics screening test, Statistics II and III are the recommended quantitative methods courses.

Dissertation (6 credits)

Students can complete the required 6 credits of dissertation through some combination of:

  • GDIT 799 Dissertation (1-6 credits)
  • GDIT 730 Dissertation Writing Seminar I (3 credits)
  • GDIT 740 Dissertation Writing Seminar II (3 credits)
Total Credits Required: 54

Learning Outcomes

  • Design curriculum using instructional technology tools.
  • Analyze, design, and develop computer-based materials for instruction which reflect the needs of students with diverse needs and from diverse backgrounds
  • Select, integrate and evaluate technologies to support the teaching-learning process
  • Apply empirically-based research and assessment practices to evaluate instructional uses of current instructional technologies
  • Model leadership in the uses and benefits of technologies for problem-solving, data collection, information management, communication, and presentations
  • Interpret and apply principles of scientific inquiry and research design to the study of instructional technology
  • Describe, analyze, critique, and interpret research findings to enhance the field of instructional technology
  • Develop an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of various research methods and designs needed to evaluate the efficacy of instructional technology initiatives
  • Produce research that contributes to professional knowledge and practice in the field of instructional technology.

Program Faculty

  • Joseph Kush, Ph.D., Program Director | Professor
  • Misook Heo, Ph.D., Professor