Data collected as part of normal classroom practices; later de-identified and prepped for analysis under Lamar University IRB approval. This data includes 1, 141 qualitative reflections to weekly learning activities. Data were collected over a period of three years from doctoral students in an EdD program who were registered for a higher education leadership course. Data include columns for easy importing into MAXQDA. Data were collected through Kirkpatrick's (1994) level two evaluations embedded into an online learning management system.