The Professional Development Certificate in Culture and Adult Learning is a 12 credit hour program that focuses on addressing cultural issues in adult learning in a changing global workplace. The graduate level courses develops knowledge and skills in professionals, who design, teach, support, evaluate, lead, and manage programs for diverse audiences.
The following are the OLIT courses required for this Certificate:
Examines the teaching and learning transaction with adults. Specific attention is on adult life stage development, relevant learning theories and approaches, and learning style issues of cross-cultural populations.
Students will examine learning styles of culturally diverse populations, conduct research on cross-cultural teaching and learning, experiment with methods and techniques of cross-cultural training, and design and develop cross-cultural training programs.
As an online learning community, participants explore the sociocultural dimensions of eLearning and the ways in which culture influences communication and the social environment. They address issues and challenges in international eLearning, study eLearning systems from around the world, and examine how eLearning can be used to understand and solve global issues.
This course explores the role of wisdom from the point of view of various cultural traditions and academic disciplines. Students will examine and better understand (a) the historical perspectives of wisdom, (b) the attributes of those who are wise, (c) the current psychological, biological, and socio-cultural theories of wisdom, (d) the relationship between knowledge and wisdom, (e) the value of critical self-reflection and moral reasoning to wisdom, (f) the role of story and myth in developing wisdom, and (g) how experience and wise mentors foster wisdom. Note: May be substituted with another course addressing culture in adult learning outside the OLIT program if this course is not offered.
Learners access primary content and instruction from WebCT using a variety of tools including email, chat, discussion boards, web pages, and multimedia technologies. Specific technologies employed will vary by course and instructor. Depending on the teaching style of the instructor and the course content, instruction can take place synchronously (all participants in the course log in at the same time) or asynchronously (participants log in and participate as their schedule permits), or some combination of the above.
Check the online course listings for specific information at http://online.unm.edu.
Online courses follow the regular UNM course schedule.
UNM online courses are not open-ended and have set start and end dates. Most follow 8- and 16-week formats with learning activities scheduled on a weekly basis. All UNM admission and registration deadlines, policies, and procedures apply to students who participate in online courses. Online courses appear on your transcript in the same way as campus-based courses.
You will need to be admitted to UNM to register for online classes. There are several admission options depending on whether you are in a degree program or interested in non-degree status. See the UNM Web site admissions information page at http://www.unm.edu/preview/bf_reqs.html.
Students register via LoboPhone at 505-246-2020 or LoboWeb at http://my.unm.edu.
For help registering online see http://webctinfo. unm.edu/student/how_to_register.html.
International and non-resident online students can pay resident tuition fees if they enroll in no more than six credit hours per semester.
Contact:
Phone: 505-277-5046
Contact: , Online Distance Learning Coordinator
Phone: 505-277-8128
Toll-free: 1-866-869-6040
Fax: 505-277-8590
Website: http://online.unm.edu
The "L" stands for "Learning"
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