The School of Education’s vision for online learning is to blend personalized attention with best practices in online teaching and learning. The goal is to bring together the heart and science of online learning.

Tomorrow’s Teachers provides an enriching experience for high school students who plan to be teachers. This innovative approach to learning provides the opportunity to actively engage in university-level work and earn three college credits while developing a rich foundation in the history and practice of education. 

Teacher Leadership and Principal Leadership, offered in executive-style, cohort-based programs, allow students to use a hybrid model to earn a Master of Arts degree online and still interact with colleagues and faculty on campus during summer residency periods. Candidates work with experienced mentors and distinguished faculty on a variety of authentic school-based projects.

Rider’s Organizational Leadership master’s degree offers a robust set of online courses with high levels of interaction between faculty and students and a great deal of student-to-student engagement. Building on the strengths of the online format, the program provides students with detailed guidance and facilitates meaningful learning with respect to organizations, leadership, communication, budgeting, human behavior and ethics.

The Life and Career Coaching Certificate program is designed to prepare students to help people through the major transitions of their lives. The curriculum, which is offered via distance learning, covers core coaching competencies. The program enables students to meet all the educational requirements for becoming a board-certified coach through the Center for Credentialing and Education.