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Concentration in Instructional Design Using Technology
Ready to lead where education, technology, and strategy meet? Earn your Doctor of Education (EdD) in Leadership with a concentration in Instructional Design Using Technology from MBU. This 100% online doctoral program is designed to help you drive innovation in K–12 schools, higher education, or corporate learning environments.
MBU’s cohort-based model and seven-week terms keep you moving forward with a community of peers who share your ambitions. Whether you’re leading digital transformation in schools, guiding institutional online strategy, or driving enterprise learning and AI adoption, our EdD can equip you with the expertise to make an impact.
This program is designed for full-time professionals and can be completed in as few as three years.
*pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
MBU’s EdD is designed to give you what most doctoral programs don’t—the to design innovative learning plus the capability to lead implementation and manage change. Benefits include:
The Dissertation in Practice is MBU’s applied capstone: a rigorous, faculty-guided project where you identify a real challenge in your organization and use doctoral-level research to solve it. No abstract theorizing. Just evidence-based leadership in action, applied to the work you’re already doing.
Grounded in scholarship. Built for your workplace.
Designed around a problem of practice you choose.
Supported by a dedicated faculty chair.
Completed fully online, alongside your career.
MBU’s EdD blends leadership development, learning science, instructional design, and applied research across 54 credit hours. Course topics include:
Coursework emphasizes performance-based assessments—from strategic action plans and coaching frameworks to AI-enhanced learning design proposals—all grounded in the challenges you face at work.
Your program also includes research coursework in both quantitative and qualitative methods, preparing you for a dissertation that puts your leadership and design expertise into practice.
MBU’s EdD is designed to equip you for senior leadership roles across education and industry. Graduates may be positioned to pursue positions such as:
To learn more about admission requirements for the EdD in Leadership, connect with MBU’s graduate admissions team.
Additional requirements may apply. Please visit our graduate education admissions page for more information.
Have questions about the EdD in Leadership? Our admissions team is here to help you explore how this program fits your goals. No pressure—just support whenever you’re ready.
We’re excited about the opportunity to help you take the next step in your academic journey.
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