Where are the cohorts and how many learners are in each?
Learners begin and move through the program as members of cohorts of no more than 15 which include learners from both program specializations (Pre-K – 12 Educational Leadership and Higher Education). The Ed.D. model leads to the formation of academic communities through regular and sustained interaction among learners and between learners and faculty. These communities begin to form at the initial academic residency and are strengthened through online learning activities, through email and telephone conversations, and through the one-on-one and small group conversations that occur when learners return and meet each other and faculty again during the residencies and mid-semester weekends.
