Effective Strategies for Teaching and Training Adults

This course presents effective research-based strategies to maximize adult learning in a variety of contexts. Effective Strategies examines Androgogy, the science of adult learning, including the following topics: learning physiology of the adult brain; learner demands and purpose of learning for adults; roles played by instructors of adults; task-focused curriculum and instruction; creating a productive learning environment for adults; and evaluation and assessment for adult learners.

Note: This course is a core requirement for the professional certificate in Teaching Adult Learners. Students must enroll prior to the first day of class. Prerequisites are EDUC 30989/40989 & EDUC 30990/40990. Previously offered as EDUC 31267.

Course Number: EDUC-41267
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching Adult Learners

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8/3/2020 - 8/28/2020

$385

Online

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  148712

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online, Web-based instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Kaufman, Amy, CTE program facilitator and an educational technology designer and developer of online courses for the Orange County Department of Education.

  Amy Kaufman, M.Ed., is the the Executive Director for Career Pathways at the Orange County Department of Education. A passionate advocate for teaching and learning online, she designs, develops and delivers online/blended courses for educators, industry professionals, including the  Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and the Electrical Training Alliance and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) through the University of California.  

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 8/4/2020.
  

• NOTE:

• DATE & LOCATION:

  8/3/2020 - 8/28/2020
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.