Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Dither, Dither, Yon and Thither
So as if things weren't already muddled enough, I got an email out of the blue yesterday from the Education department at New Mexico State University. They have a PhD program in Curriculum and Instruction that has emphases in social justice and instructional technology, which means that they'd probably be a good fit with my interests in open educational resources and international education. They also offer in state rates to out of state students not taking more than six credit-hours per term, around which this program seems purposefully designed, making it less expensive than to do a program at George Mason University or the University of Virginia -- the only local options still on the table.They also require two-week residencies on their main campus in Las Cruces for three summers in a row. I'm of two minds on this. On the one had, that's six credit hours in two weeks, which it pretty motivating. That also means that out of forty-eight credits, more than one third are earned in a classroom, which ought to make it more palatable to those who are biased against distance learning. On the other hand, that's an inconvenient amount of time away from home, and I'd have to see how my supervisor would feel about what kind of leave I would use. (My preference, of course, would be administrative leave rather than annual leave.)
But anyway, it's yet another program to consider. For those who came in late, that means I'm up to five, in no particular order:
- Doctor of Technology program, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (South Africa)
- PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, New Mexico State University
- Doctor of Social Science in Human Resource Development, University of Leicester (UK)
- PhD in Cultural Studies, George Mason University (Northern Virginia)
- EdD in Administration and Supervision, University of Virginia
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by Steve Foerster at 11:04 AM |
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