Adult Learning Certificate - All Online

Do you teach or provide training to adults? 

Would you like to?

 

From universities, technical and community college, to corporate training, technology, health care and more, the field of adult education is growing and oportunities exist nearly everywhere. Set yourself apart by earning an Adult Learning Certificate from UW-Eau Claire.

Courses for the Adult Learning Certificate are six to eight weeks long and all online. Take one course or complete them all to earn the certificate. 
Your choice--graduate credit or noncredit.

Designed for anyone who wants to learn how to motivate or teach adults.

• Technical College Faculty
• Community College Faculty
• Teachers of Adults in Correctional Facilities
• Higher Education Faculty
• Teachers and Directors of Adult Literacy Programs
• Professional Development Trainers/Presenters
• Teachers in Community/Personal Enrichment Programs

Learn how to:

• Motivate adult learners using proven strategies
• Differentiate instruction for adult learners
• Design and use needs assessments for adults
• Apply creativity strategies
• Employ a data-driven model to address program
• Use multiple contexts to determine needs and future directions
• Apply systems principles to program development
• Plan and facilitate collaborative activities
• Apply backwards design to program planning
• Construct formative assessments aligned to learning outcomes
• Design feedback loops for individual growth and program improvement
• Develop evidence-based advocacy strategies

Benefits

• All courses are fully approved by the College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
  
• Study with faculty who have years of experience working with adult students in a multitude of learning environments.
• Become an expert in the development of educational programs and best practices in facilitating education for adults.

Course Syllabi

ES 780 – Developing, Evaluating and Sustaining Collaborative Programs

ES 779 – Working Effectively with Adults

ES 776 – Teaching Adult Learners

ES 778 – Organizing Instruction for Adults

CAPSTONE COURSE

ES 781 – Developing and Assessing Programs for Adults
Prerequisites ES 776, 778, 779 and 780. You can arrange the dates with your instructors.

Calendar 2013

Date	Number	Course Name
TBD	ES 780	Developing, Evaluating and Sustaining Collaborative Programs
TBD	ES 779	Working Effectively with Adults
June 3 - July 26, 2013	ES 776	Teaching Adult Learners
Sept. 3 - Oct. 20, 2013	ES 780	Developing, Evaluating and Sustaining Collaborative Programs
Oct. 28 - Dec. 15, 2013	ES 778	Organizing Instruction for Adults

Credit Option

Each course is 3 graduate credits.

Non-Credit Option

You will be able follow the identical curriculum, and complete the same assignments as those who register for graduate credit.  You will receive a Certificate of Completion after the satisfactory completion of each course.  After completing all five courses, you will receive an Adult Learning Certificate from UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education.

Please note:  Once you take the course for non-credit, you will not be able to earn credit for that course unless your repeat the same course, register for credit, and pay full tuition.

Program Fee - Credit

• Wisconsin Residents: See current tuition & fee table.  
  
• All others pay tuition at the flat rate of $575 per credit ($1725 per 3-credit course).

Program Fee - Non-Credit

• $865 per course. 

Application and Registration - Credit

If you are not currently a UW-Eau Claire student, please see our How to Register page for instructions. Within a few days, you will receive a letter from the Registrar's Office with complete instructions for online registration.

Application and Registration - Non-Credit

Register as a non-credit student through Continuing Education.

Cancellation Policy - Credit

Refund of credit fees due to withdrawal from class will follow the UW-Eau Claire refund policy.  Please refer to the Refund Repayment Schedule web page.

Cancellation Policy - Non-Credit

Full refunds will be provided for cancellations received before the class begins. Refunds minus a $25 processing fee will be provided for cancellations received by Class Day 5. Refunds minus a $100 processing fee will be provided for cancellations received Day 6 – 10. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after class day 10.

Questions?

Call the Continuing Education office at 715-836-3636 or toll free 866-893-2423 and ask to speak with the Education Program area. Or, email us at ce@uwec.edu.

Accommodations

If you need an accommodation for a disability to fully participate in this program, or need this document in an alternative format, please contact Continuing Education at 715-836-3636 / toll-free 866-893-2423, or use the Wisconsin Relay System (711) as soon as possible.