| Program name: | Certificate in Postsecondary Teaching |
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| Type of program: | Master Degree Program |
| The program will be offered at: | Online degree program |
| Existing courses required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) | |
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| Technical and Skills Training (19 hours)
5400:501 (1) Learning with Technology 5400:500 (3) Postsecondary Learner 5400:505 (3) Workforce Education for Youth and Adults OR 5400:600 (3) Survey of Postsecondary Institutions 5400:520 (3) Postsecondary Instructional Technology 5400:530 (3) Systematic Curriculum Design for Postsecondary Instruction 5400:535 (3) Systematic Instructional Design for Postsecondary Education 5400:675 (3) Advanced Instructional Applications Seminar | |
| Courses new to university offering required for completion of program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours) | |
| Deletion of required courses | |
| Existing courses which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) | |
| Courses new to university offering which can be used as electives in program: (list each individually, one course per line, with course number, title, and credit hours; if options exist, list by option) | |
| Deletion of elective courses | |
| Change in number of elective credits | |
| Change in number of required credits | |
| Change in number of credits required for degree | |
| Change in other degree requirements | |
| Change in admissions requirements for direct admits | |
| Current requirements: Proposed requirements: | |
| Change in admissions requirements for students using intercollege transfer | |
| Current requirements: Proposed requirements: | |
| Change in admissions requirements to a graduate program | |
| Current requirements: Proposed requirements: | |
| Implementation Plan | |
| Fall 2006 we would like to begin offering the courses fully on-line. July 1, 2006 we would like to begin admitting students fully on-line. A letter of intent is being sent this fall to NCA and OBR. Full proposals for a change of delivery will be submitted in the spring once there has been University level curricular approval. | |
| Additional program requirements: | |
| Other information: | |
| This will be the first fully on-line certificate program at The University of Akron.
Initially we expect to offer these courses as face-to-face and on-line. As demand increase we will offer separate sections for hybrid (web-enhanced) face-to-faced classes and full on-line classes. | |
| Resource statement: | |
| It is anticipated that over time as the enrollment in this program grows there will be a need for an additional faculty member. | |
| Web components statement: | |
| All courses will be available in fully on-line format. All courses will also continue to be offered in a hybrid format for students not choosing to go with the fully on-line format. | |
| Rationale: | |
| This certificate is completed by those teaching in area two-year colleges (public and for-profit) as well as other institutions and organizations of higher learning or those wishing to teach at this leave. Most current work full-time and take 6 credit a semester. Moving the program to fully online will provide to be attractive to this growing population. | |
| Bulletin description: | |
| POSTSECONDARY TEACHING
Susan J. Olson, Ph.D., Coordinator (e-mail solson@uakron.edu) This certificate program in technical and skills training is a special course of study within the College of Education to serve the practicing or prospective business and/or industrial-technical trainer. Persons are eligible for admission to the Certificate in Postsecondary Teaching if they have been fully admitted to The University of Akron to study as a graduate student. Individuals who hold undergraduate or graduate degrees may also pursue this certificate. All coursework must be completed in six years. REQUIREMENTS Minimum: 19 credits 5400:501 (1) Learning with Technology 5400:500 (3) Postsecondary Learner 5400:505 (3) Workforce Education for Youth and Adults OR 5400:600 (3) Survey of Postsecondary Institutions 5400:520 (3) Postsecondary Instructional Technology 5400:530 (3) Systematic Curriculum Design for Postsecondary Instruction 5400:535 (3) Systematic Instructional Design for Postsecondary Education 5400:675 (3) Advanced Instructional Applications Seminar NOTE: 5400:501 is required before (or with) first courses in Postsecondary Technical Education (5400). The Instructional Applications Seminar is the last course taken. |