Hello.  I am considering attending UoP for an EdD degree in Instructional Technology.  My major concern is how UoP will be viewed when applying for online teaching jobs.  Looking at their program, it seems just as intensive as others out there.  With that being said, I would hate to invest time and money for a terminal degree which will hinder my ability to teach at the college level.  Thoughts, suggestions?

What other EdD programs have you considered?  Are you looking at teaching at the college level?  You have options in this type of program, everywhere from Northcentral University to Liberty University and probably several others. 

My understanding is that if you earn your degree online and want to teach online you should not have any problems. However, some brick and mortar schools want to see degrees earned from on-ground schools. The UoP is different in that it has both on-ground and online and thus your chances of teaching in either are much more successful. Having done a lot of research myself, I found that if you earn a degree online then you will more likely be picked for teaching online because you know the environment much better. 

 

I believe I have researched almost all of them from Walden, Capella, UoP, UF, Nova etc.  I am definitely looking for Ed Tech so that limits my choices since most online programs are leadership based.  I do wish to continue teaching online in the future but of course want to keep my options open to brick and mortar.  I believe that in the future even brick and mortar will have online programs.  I teach for Axia, and my opinion is that the work is just as challenging as on-ground courses.  There are a lot of negative comments posted on the internet about UoP and I don't want to waste my time and money on a subpar degree.  Just wanted opinions from everyone before I make a choice.  Thanks.  :)

Did you check out boise Sate U.? You can start with a certificate, and roll it into a Masters. I will be going there for an online teaching cert. while I finish my current MS.

|K|

 

Sorry....misread your post. (never mind!) How about Dakota State's Doctor of Science in Information Systems, or is that off-base?

Just as a side, most online doctorate programs are from schools that also have campus programs.  In fact, virtual universities are pretty much the exception, not the rule, especially in the case of regionally accredited schools.

I am in the education field now so I would need my EdD.  Is there anyone out there who did complete their EdD with UoP?  Have you run into any obstacles having a degree from them?

Conventional wisdom seems to be (1) that doctoral degrees earned online are less exciting to brick and mortar universities than ones earned traditionally, and (2) there's a bias against proprietary schools in general and Phoenix in particular.  Neither of these are justifiable in my opinion, but you'll face them if that's the path you take.  That said, someone must be getting what they want from these programs or else no one would keep doing them.

If you teach for Axia, can you get an insiders perspective of how grads of the EdD programs have tended to do?  That's what I'd try in your situation.

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress