View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
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Dr. Nichole Karpel’s higher education leadership experience spans 20+ years where she has served in various administrative and C-level roles in addition to owning her own consulting business. Specifically, Dr. Karpel’s areas of specialty within higher education are strategic and scenario planning within higher education institutions, technology optimization for learning, and accreditation. Dr. Karpel has presented at many conferences and published articles and podcasts on higher education topics. She has a doctorate from The George Washington University.
EDDD 8031 - Leading and Managing Institutional Change
EDDD 8111 - Online Teaching Simulation
EDDD 8900 - Prospectus
EDDD 8990 - Completing Doctoral Capstone
BA, Eastern CT State Univ
MEd, Pennsylvania State University
MEd, Pennsylvania State University
Karpel, N. J. (2023). ChatGPT: An Educator’s Friend or Foe?. United States Distance Learning Association
Karpel, N. J. (2018). Open Educational Resources (OER): Best Practices for Implementation. American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
Karpel, N. J. (2016). Four Steps to Student Engagement Using Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle. Online Learning Consortium
Karpel, N. J. (2015). Hip Hop Higher Ed Trends: MOOCs, Badges and Gamification. Higher Education Teaching and Learning
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