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Nature of course request C00132 :

New course

Graduate

First term offered :
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
INT 675	Adult Education	4 -

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Adult Ed

Catalog Description: Students will explore the realities of adults as learners, the value of co-constructing the learning environment with students. Adult learning theories will be discussed and analyzed as well as various models for approaching adults as learners in the college classroom (whether live or on-line).

Course Goal and Objectives: Upon completing this course, students will be able to: ¿ Develop a ¿philosophy of teaching¿ statement outlining their own development as an adult learning/educator. ¿ Discuss the merits of various adult-learning theories. ¿ Utilize adult learning theories in the practicum experience ¿ overtly outlining and justifying the ways in which they are employing those theories.

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): New Program

Faculty and facilities needed: No facilities needed. Year 1, no new faculty. Year 2, one more tenure line faculty needed.

Brief Course outline: ¿ Week 1: What do you know about ¿you¿ as a learner? ¿ Week 2: Adults as learners? ¿ Week 3: Adult learning theories ¿ Week 4: Practical application of adult learning theories ¿ Week 5: 2nd language learner implications for interpreting students ¿ Week 6: Non-traditional age college students ¿ implications ¿ Week 7: Self-directed learning ¿ Week 8: Co-constructing the learning environment ¿ what do we all bring to the table? ¿ Week 9: Acknowledging other than ¿teacher¿ expertise ¿ Week 10: Now that I know about adult learners, what do I do with this knowledge? How will it inform my teaching?

Approval Queue C00132

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