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Inactive: Adult Education (ADED) Courses

Academic Unit: Educational Policy & Adm

ADED 3001 - Adult Education Overview (Internet-delivered)
(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 3201 until 22-MAY-17
Theory/practice of adult learning/development.
ADED 3101 - Introduction to Strategies for Teaching Adults
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 3202 until 21-MAY-18
Theories of adult learning, learning/teaching styles, methods/perspectives of teaching, applications of teaching in various settings.
ADED 5101 - Strategies for Teaching Adults (Completely Online)
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5201 until 26-MAY-15
Psychological theories of adult learning; learning styles and personality types; teaching styles; group and team learning; moderating and study circles; teaching technologies and distance learning; gender, race, and cultural communication. Applications of strategies.
ADED 5102 - Perspectives of Adult Learning and Development
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5202 until 16-MAY-22
Emphasis on major adult development theorists, theories, and current applications. Transformative learning, self-directed learning, experiential learning, and cooperative learning provide theoretical framework for exploring physiological, psychological, sociological, and cultural aspects of adult development through the life span.
ADED 5103 - Designing the Adult Education Program
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5204 until 26-MAY-15
Designing and implementing educational programs for adults. Application of concepts, theories, and models in different adult learning situations.
ADED 5196 - Field Experience in Adult Education (independent study)
(3 cr [max 6]; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5296 until 03-SEP-13
Supervised fieldwork and practice. Presentations and evaluations of adult education practices.
ADED 5201 - Introduction to Adult Literacy
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5251 until 04-SEP-12
Definitions of literacy: workplace, community and family. Issues: poverty, welfare, ethnicity, cultural diversity, social class, language and learning, immigrants. Review of literacy programs, funding, and professionalization. Reaching/recruiting undereducated adults. Role of family, schools, community, and state/local government. New social action approaches required for licensure.
ADED 5202 - Assessment of Adult Literacy
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5252 until 04-SEP-12
Assessment of adult literacy problems as they affect work, family, and community. Setting educational goals. Formal versus informal assessment. Case studies. Educational planning.
ADED 5203 - Methods of Teaching Adult Literacy
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5203 until 08-SEP-15
Approaches to teaching reading, writing, and mathematics to adults. Technology as a teaching tool. Teaching students with disabilities. Cultural/gender differences. English as second language. Evaluation of commercial materials/software.
ADED 5211 - Introduction to the Undereducated Adult (Internet-delivered)
(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5211 until 26-MAY-15
Definitions of literacy in workplace, community, and family. Issues: poverty/welfare, ethnicity, cultural diversity, social class, language/learning, immigrants.
ADED 5212 - Introduction to Adult Literacy in the Workplace (Internet-delivered)
(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5212 until 18-JAN-22
Review workplace literacy programs, funding, program planning, and needs assessment. Reaching/recruiting workers. Role of employers and the unions. Writing for low literacy employees.
ADED 5213 - Introduction to Adult Literacy in the Community (Internet-delivered)
(1 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5213 until 18-JAN-22
Reviews role of the community programs in the United States in literacy building, the family in developing literacy skills, correctional education in reintegrating offenders back into community. Integrating people with disabilities through community literacy programs. Literacy/development in developing countries. Reaching/recruiting indigenous, migrant, and immigrant groups. Social action approaches to literacy education.
ADED 5224 - Formal Assessment of Adult Literacy
(1 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5224 until 18-JAN-22
Assessment of adult English/literacy skills needed for work, family, community, and continuing education. Formal testing policy, techniques, standardized tests. Underlying assumptions about testing, cultural bias, and interpretation of formal tests. Test preparation programs.
ADED 5225 - Informal Assessment of Adult Literacy
(1 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5225 until 18-JAN-22
Informal assessment of adult English/literacy skills for work, family, community, and further education. Informal testing techniques, setting educational goals, formal versus informal assessment.
ADED 5226 - Advanced Assessment of Adult Literacy
(1 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5226 until 18-JAN-22
Applications and case studies. Educational planning for work, family, and community.
ADED 5233 - Methods of Teaching Beginning Adult Literacy
(1 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5233 until 18-JAN-22
Learning English and literacy as an adult: initial approaches to teaching reading, writing, and communications skills. Theories of learning and curriculum design. Technology as a teaching tool: teaching students with disabilities or with cultural/gender differences.
ADED 5234 - Methods of Teaching Intermediate Adult Literacy
(1 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5234 until 18-JAN-22
Learning English/literacy as an adult. Intermediate approaches to teaching reading, writing, and communications skills. Emphasizes communication/comprehension in oral/written English. English reading and oral communication skills for workplace. Evaluating commercial materials/software.
ADED 5235 - Methods of Teaching Advanced Adult Literacy
(1 cr; A-F or Audit)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5235 until 18-JAN-22
Advanced approaches to teaching reading, writing, and communication skills. Preparing students for college and continuing education. Reading/study skills. English in workplace and on Internet. Problem solving, analytical thinking. Technology as teaching tool. Evaluating commerical material/software.
ADED 5302 - Continuing Education for Professionals
(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5220 until 04-SEP-12
Analysis of philosophies, issues, policies, trends, professional needs and statutory requirements in continuing professional education programs. Role of the program director and organization.
ADED 5611 - Futurism in Human Resource Development and Adult Education
(3 cr; Student Option)
Equivalent courses: was HRD 5611 until 20-JAN-04, was HRD 5611 until 07-SEP-99
Implications of future developments in areas of theory/practice in human resource development and adult education.
ADED 5700 - Special Topics in Adult Education (Topics course)
(1 cr [max 8]; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 12 times)
Equivalent courses: was OLPD 5200 until 02-SEP-14
Exploration of issues, methods, and knowledge in areas of adult education. Content varies.

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