[NIFL-FAMILY:2182] Online Professional Development

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The Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee, and the Ohio
Literacy Resource Center at Kent State University are proud to announce the
opening of registration for our fall distance learning courses. Overviews of
each course, as well as the start dates, are outlined below. More
information and registration can be found at: http://www.aeprofessional.org.

Tim Ponder
Ohio Literacy Resource Center/Midwest LINCS tponder@literacy.kent.edu
865-637-7074 http://www.midwestlincs.org
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Integration of Technology in the Adult Education Classroom Course begins
October 24, 2005 Cost - $149/person
Facilitator: Linda Eckert, AE Pro Developer 

Have you ever tried to blindly put a puzzle together without knowing what
the final picture will look like? This may be what is happening to you when
you are trying to integrate computer technology into your classroom. This
course will provide quick access to educational resources, lesson plans,
activities, tools for evaluating educational software, information about
purchasing educational software, and knowledge to help you utilize a variety
of software applications and web-based activities in the classroom. Online
activities, discussion boards and assessments will keep you engaged.
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ESOL Basics
Course begins October 31, 2005
Cost - $149/person
Facilitator: Claire Valier, ESOL Coordinator and Certified CASAS Trainer

Do you need to know the basics of ESOL instruction?  Through this online
course, you will learn how to identify characteristics of adult ESOL
learners, effective methods of teaching languages, the four language skills,
and how adults learn another language. Online activities, discussion boards
and assessments will keep you engaged.
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Adult Education Teacher and Student
Course begins November 7, 2005
Cost - $149/person
Facilitator: Debra L. Hargrove, AE Pro Developer 

How Do We Teach Adults?  Research investigating adults as learners concludes
that adults learn differently than children. If that premise is true, then
why do we so often teach them both in the same way? In truth, many
practitioners come to adult education with little or no background in
"adults as learners." Through this online course, you will look at "who is
the adult learner" by looking at background statistics on "who takes the
GED", learning disabilities in adults, and what brain research says about
how adult learners learn best. Online activities, discussion boards and
assessments will keep you engaged.



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