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UnderGraduate Certificate in Adult Education

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Undergraduate Certificate

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.

Specialized Course

  • Course Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction to Adult Education

  • This course focuses on the Independent Adult Learning process. It discusses the Community Development Process and Community Action. It also emphasizes on Supporting Adult Learners in the Community.

  • 6 Credits

  • Information Technology for Adult Learning

  • This course explores how IT can make a real difference to the quality of learning. It's approach takes account of some of the cultural, sociological and psychological factors, which influence how IT is used.

  • 6 Credits

  • Methods of Teaching Adults

  • In this course, we draw our attention upon a range of recent work on adult lifelong learning to address what learning methods are available in adult education. We also look at what is distinctive about adult learning and teaching.

  • 6 Credits

Introduction to Adult Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An overview of concepts and research
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Independent adult learning - a conceptual analysis
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The adult learning iceberg
    Community adult education
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adult learning groups, community development and community action
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Identifying and researching adult learners in the community
    Supporting adult learners in the community - the individual mode
    Supporting adult learners in the community - the group mode.

Information Technology for Adult Learning

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    One: introduction;
    Two: can quality in learning be enhanced through the use of it? niki davis, charles desforges, john jessel, bridget somekh, chris taylor and gay vaughan;
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Three: children writing words and building thoughts: does the word processor really help? john jessel;
    Four: number education for very young children: can it change the nature of early years mathematics education? gay vaughan;
    Nine: computers and the teacher's role. peter scrimshaw;
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Ten: classroom investigations: exploring and evaluating how it can support learning. bridget somekh;
    Eleven: using it in classrooms: experienced teachers and students as co-learners. colin biott malcolm bell;
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Twelve: getting teachers started with it and transferable skills. bridget somekh niki davis;
    Thirteen: partnership in initial teacher education. graham bryne hill;
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fourteen: do electronic communications offer a new learning opportunity in classrooms? niki davis;
    Fifteen: it and the politics of institutional change. brudget somekh, geoff whitty rod coveney;

Methods of teaching adults

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A contract to learn
    Definitions
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adult students
    The nature of learning
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Learning and teaching
    Goals and objectives
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Adult learning groups
    Roles and the teacher
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Teaching
    Content and methods
    Blocks to learning
    Evaluation
    Participation
    Conclusion
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