EdD Student Testimonial – Justin Farr
Justin Farr, an athletic training educator and clinical education coordinator, enrolled in the Doctor of Education (EdD) program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) to earn a terminal degree and learn how to teach. Justin heard about the program’s flexibility at a Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association meeting: fully online courses with residencies once a year for in-person connection.
That flexibility means working on the degree from home, the office or the road, even posting to discussion boards from a phone. Justin has gone from lecturing students on how to practice a profession to teaching them how to teach others, an important shift in a growing field like athletic training.
Health professionals who teach and want training in education itself will find this a practical example of what an EdD can add.
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EdD Student Testimonial – Justin Farr
[00:00:00] Justin Farr (EdD Student): I am currently an athletic training educator and clinical education coordinator. I felt that it was best for my students and for my professional development to pursue my degree and get a terminal degree so I could learn how to teach people. I was actually with my students at the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association meeting and learned that St. Augustine was extremely flexible. They had completely online courses with residencies once a year that would allow students to interact both online and in person. So what I enjoy most about the Doctorate of Education program here at the University of St. Augustine is the flexibility and the outstanding professors that we have in the program. [00:00:40] I think that the knowledge that the professors bring to this program and are able to bestow upon the students is really beneficial to our learning. Not to mention being able to work on my doctoral degree from home and being able to work from my office. I’ve been able to work on it on the road. I’ve, I’ve even done discussion board posts on my cellphone, so you really can’t get any better than that. [00:00:57] I would absolutely recommend the University of St. Augustine’s Doctorate of Education program, for this program has changed my teaching tremendously. I went from just lecturing students about how to how to practice a profession to lecturing students about how to teach others about this profession and really embrace their profession in the career field that they’re in. Our profession is growing. I’m an athletic trainer by trade, and we are absolutely growing in our field, and learning how to teach people has been extremely important to me.
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