Course Schedule

 

 

 

Each lesson addresses a topic in adult education. Course activities include readings, assignments, and discussions.  The lessons are sequential.  The schedule below lists the dates that assignments are due.  Posts to discussions may be made at any time within the week in which the topic is being presented. Please be sure to adhere to the schedule. Lessons are self-paced within the week. Return as often as you wish to the activities and discussions.

If you choose to participate on the weekends, be sure to post your assignments during the weekend that falls within the scheduled week. Each week's discussion boards are opened on the Friday which begins the scheduled week.

Participants who do not post to the discussion board within the first week of the course will be removed from the course. This will then place you on waiting list only status for future online courses and trainings.

If you do not post for more than one week at any time during the course or if you fall more than one week behind in your assignments, you will be removed from the course and will be placed on waiting list status only for future online courses. If you find that you cannot post for more than two weeks, please contact your technical facilitator at courses@valrc.org or 1-800-237-0178 as soon as possible to discuss the situation and your further participation in the course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 Lessons Assignment/Discussion Tasks Due

Week 1

4/9 - 4/15

Adult Literacy and Education Issues

  • Go through the "How to Be a Good Online Learner" tutorial
  • Introduce yourself
  • Write a learner profile
  • Post a participation post
 

Thur
4/15

Week 2

4/16 - 4/22
How We Learn
  • Discuss theories of adult education
  • Map skills lesson
  • Post a participation post
 

Thur
4/22

Week 3

4/23 - 4/29
Classroom Management
  • Analyze photograph of classroom
  • Describe your ideal classroom both physically and procedurally
  • Post a participation post
 

Thur
4/29

Week 4

4/30 - 5/6
Instructional
Strategies
  • Describe a strategy you must try
  • Observe a class for instructional strategies
  • Post a participation post
 

Thur
5/6

Week 5

5/7 - 5/13
Special Topics in
Adult Literacy
  • Explain why chosen special topic is important
  • Explore one special topic in depth
  • Post a participation post
  

Thur
5/13

Week 6

5/14 - 5/20

Assessment
  • Discuss some assessments that you have used or observed
  • Choose an appropriate assessment for different situations
  • Post a participation post
 

Thur
5/20

Week 7

5/21 - 5/27
Lesson
Planning
  • Reflect on your classroom observation
  • Develop and submit a lesson
  • Provide constructive feedback about a webmate's lesson plan
  

Thur
5/27

Week 8

5/28 - 6/3
Next Steps
  • Post any parting thoughts
  • Complete a WebQuest
  • Review your webmates WebQuests
  • Complete an online evaluation form
  • Subscribe to VAELN
  • Check all discussions and assignments for completion
  • Post a participation post
 

Thur 6/3