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Twin Cities Courses
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Future effective dates indicate the first term the course may be available.
Find out when a particular course is offered using the
Class Schedule.
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ADULT EDUCATION (ADED)
College of Education and Human Development
Educational Policy & Administration
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ADED 3001
- Adult Education Overview
(1.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, every year)
Theory/practice of adult learning/development.
ADED 3101
- Introduction to Strategies for Teaching Adults
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, spring, every year)
Theories of adult learning, learning/teaching styles, methods/perspectives of teaching, applications of teaching in various settings.
ADED 5101
- Strategies for Teaching Adults
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
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
(3.0 cr; fall, spring, summer, every year)
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
(3.0 cr; A-F or Aud, spring, summer, every year)
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
(3.0 - 6.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; S-N or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Supervised fieldwork and practice. Presentations and evaluations of adult education practices.
ADED 5201
- Introduction to Adult Literacy
(3.0 cr; fall, every year)
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
(3.0 cr; Prereq-=: ADED 5224, 5225, 5226; spring, summer, every year)
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
(3.0 cr; spring, summer, every year)
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
(1.0 cr; A-F or Aud, summer, every year)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211; A-F or Aud, summer, every year)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211; A-F or Aud, summer, every year)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211; A-F or Aud)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211; A-F or Aud)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211, 5224, 5225; A-F or Aud)
Applications and case studies. Educational planning for work, family, and community.
ADED 5233
- Methods of Teaching Beginning Adult Literacy
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211; A-F or Aud)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211, 5233; A-F or Aud)
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
(1.0 cr; Prereq-5211, 5234; A-F or Aud)
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
(3.0 cr; fall, summer, offered periodically)
Analysis of philosophies, issues, policies, trends, professional needs and statutory requirements in continuing professional education programs. Role of the program director and organization.
ADED 5700
- Special Topics in Adult Education
(1.0 - 8.0 cr [max 12.0 cr]; spring, summer, offered periodically)
Exploration of issues, methods, and knowledge in areas of adult education. Content varies.
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