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3.00 Credits
Teaches a variety of instructional strategies for facilitating adult learning. The course covers setting learning goals and methods of instruction for teaching skills and content, for increasing understanding, and for construction and application of knowledge. The course addresses teaching in different settings and the implications of context on instruction. The course also teaches methods of assessing various types of learning.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the process of planning and evaluating adult education programs. Different models for program planning will be considered along with their appropriateness for differing settings. The course will include methods for evaluating adult education programs.
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3.00 Credits
Examines historical as well as current research regarding multiple perspectives on early literacy development. Literacy will be examined within the broad definition of literacy as a social practice embedded in, for example, family, socioeconomic conditions, culture, language and ethnicity. Within this broad framework, students will look closely at development in the following areas: oral language, writing, decoding, comprehending, spelling, handwriting, and listening. The course will focus on developmentally appropriate assessment tools and the design of comprehensive instruction within the zones of proximal development of all students.
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2.00 Credits
Introduces students to fundamental principles, purposes, tools, and techniques of educational research. In a primarily on-line format students become familiar with educational databases, qualitative and quantitative methods, theoretical frameworks, and ethical issues. Students identify an area of focus, begin a literature review, and draft a research proposal for MED 679 and 680. Prerequisite: permission of course instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the political, economic, and social forces that have led to the globalization of education. It uses various frameworks and theories to analyze critically the impact of globalization on everyday educational practices and the role education plays in shaping society. The class introduces systems thinking, analysis of power relations, and responses to globalization of education in various parts of the world.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce indigenous knowledge systems, worldviews, and lifeways from various regions of the world. The course will be structured so students experience indigenous ways of learning and social-environmental organization. Students will explore epistemological questions, relationships (economic, social, governance, with nonhuman life forms), and historical and contemporary practices. Students will apply their learning to addressing global crises and reflect on their own cultural identity, values, and practices.
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3.00 Credits
Students explore reading and writing from theoretical, research, and practical perspectives to discover principles for teaching literacy skills in their content area.
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1.00 Credits
Consent of instructor required to pursue a special topic of interest. Prior to registration, a plan of study must be submitted for approval by the director of the MED Program. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores various approaches to teaching/learning in the workplace, including Training, Human Resource Development, and Workplace Learning. Students will learn skills for facilitating learning and for training trainers. Ethical issues in the field will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course teaches basic leadership and management skills for administration of educational programs or organizations. Approaches to leadership, budgeting and financial management, assessment, and personnel practices will be explored and connected to tasks and issues in students' workplaces or future workplaces.
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