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Courses Offered in ADULT EDUCATION

The following courses are available for your Associate's degree. Each course provides you a unique educational experience. Each course is developed by an international staff of highly skilled instructors. The course material is updated to provide students with the latest current information in the subject.

Core Course

  • Course Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Effective Methods in Teaching

  • The course presents a model of teaching, the goals of instruction, how teaching is done in an era of standards and accountability, planning for e-learning, teaching history, basic teacher instructional methods and how classroom has to be managed in order to ensure that students worldwide could acquire quality education.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management of E-Education

  • This course provides an overview of online learning. The course presents various methods through which students get online education and how people can learn from E-Courses.

  • 6 Credits

  • Management of teaching for special fields

  • The course emphasizes the importance of education for handicapped children and how teachers have to deal with them to provide quality education. The course covers various techniques used by teachers in learning process of special children.

  • 6 Credits

  • Community Relations in Education

  • Central to the course are a variety of broad topics demonstrating the positive contribution that a good school-community relations plan has upon student achievement. The positive impact on student achievement that results from the development of a common school-community culture is stressed.

  • 6 Credits

  • Multicultural Education

  • The course examines multicultural education through a focus on the historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of education. Special emphasis is placed on the role of ethnicity in the development of the United States and its education system.

  • 6 Credits
Specialized Course

Teaching & learning and effective methods in teaching

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    One: becoming a teacher
    Two: today and rsquo;s students
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Three: families and communities
    Four: schools as the work place for students and teachers
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Five: the history of schools in the united states
    Six: the social context of schools
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Seven: thinking about teaching and learning
    Eight: focusing on learning and results
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nine: teaching strategies
    Ten: integrating technology and teaching
    Eleven: assessing student learning and results
    Twelve: managing the classroom and student behavior
    Thirteen: improving teachers and schools, and school reform
    Fourteen: succeeding in your teacher education program and ndash;and beyond

Management of e-education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Technology and media-facilitating learning
    Instructional strategies-integrating technology and media
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Visual principles-designing effective materials
    Introduction
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Computers and multimedia-accessing digital worlds
    Distance education-connecting learners beyond the classroom
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Online learning-learning through the internet and computer networks
    Instructional materials and displays-using media to engage learners
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Visuals- nhancing learning with visuals
    Audio-listening and learning
    Video-enhancing learning with moving images
    Trends in technology and media-looking ahead

Management of teaching for special fields

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundations
    Collaboration between professional educators and families
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Students with low incidence disabilities
    Students with high incidence disabilities
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Students with other special learning needs
    A process of delivering special education and related services
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Systematic assessment for inclusion: the saale model
    Adapting the learning environment
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adapting lesson plans
    Adapting teaching techniques
    Adapting the format of content
    Adapting assessment evaluation and grading
    Transition

Community relations in Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Home, school, and community influences on children's lives.
    Historical and philosophical perspectives.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Viewing family diversity.
    Understanding roles and experiences of parents.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Meeting child-care needs from infancy through school age.
    Including children with disabilities.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Responsibility for educating and protecting children.
    Curriculum of the home.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Curriculum of the school.
    Curriculum of the community.
    Strategies for working together.
    Models for parent--school--community partnerships.

Multicultural Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Foundations of multicultural education
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Class
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Ethnicity and race
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Gender
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Exceptionality
    Religion
    Language
    Age
    Education that is multicultural

Research Methods in Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Design, measurement, and analysis.
    Standard deviation and correlation.
    Variables and the relations among them.
    The uses of descriptive statistics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Surveys and random sampling.
    Experiments and random assignment.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Reliability and validity.
    Statistical inference.
    Regression analysis.
    Back to regression.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Methods for categorical variables including logistic regression
    Multi-level modeling.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Factor analysis.
    Structural equation modeling.

Adult Education course design

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction
    Exploring the world of learning theory
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Theories of learning
    A theory of adult learning : andragogy
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    An andragogical process model for learning
    Andragogy in practice
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adult learning within human resource development
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    New perspectives on andragogy
    Beyond andragogy
    Whole-part-whole learning model

Human relations

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Human relations: a background
    Self-esteem in human relations
    Self-awareness and self-disclosure
    Attitudes
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Personal and organization values
    Motivation: increasing productivity
    Communication and human relations
    People, groups, and their leaders
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Teams in quality organizations
    Transactions and relationships
    Individual and organizational change
    Creativity and human relations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Conflict management
    Stress and stress management
    Winning and keeping your customers
    Human relations in a world of diversity
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Business ethics and social responsibility
    Maintaining workplace health
    Human relations and your future success

Adult Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The adult education field the main areas of adult education. job settings. deciding your area of specialization. working conditions. training. job outlook. salaries. help with the job hunt.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adult continuing education personal enrichment. skills upgrading. salaries in adult continuing education. firsthand accounts.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Adult basic education differences between adult basic education and adult remedial education. abe and literacy programs. esl programs. ged programs. citizenship programs. employment settings. job outlook. the qualifications you'll need. firsthand accounts.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adult vocational-technical education and prebaccalaureate training vocational-technical education and the law. job settings for vocational-technical education. job outlook. duties of the voc-tech and prebaccalaureate instructor. the qualifications you'll need. firsthand accounts.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Career and vocational counseling the different types of counselors. key components of successful counseling programs. participants and settings. opportunities for career and vocational counselors. working conditions. advancement opportunities. job outlook. salaries. firsthand accounts.

Advanced concepts for special needs

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What are the components of effective instruction?
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What methods should teachers use to teach students who are exceptional?
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    What sort of special instructional adaptations are available?
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Effective instruction in perspective
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    What have we learned?
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