Course Title: Legal English for Professionals Course Length: 20 hrs. Proficiency Level: Intermediate to Advanced English proficiency Prerequisites: Basic English proficiency and basic understanding of legal concepts Course Description: This course focuses on legal jargon and effective communication within the legal field. It includes analyzing legal documents, practicing courtroom dialogues, and understanding contract language. Learners will gain confidence in their ability to navigate legal conversations.
Legal Issues in Higher EducationCourse Description:This course presents an overview of key issues and problem areas in the fast-developing law of higher education. Topics include student and faculty rights and responsibilities, academic freedom, governance, affirmative action, campus security, collective bargaining and labor relations, to name just a few. Students will review important court cases that establish a framework for decision-making and will also participate in problem-solving exercises.
Learning Objectives:Use legal terminology, procedures, and doctrines related to higher education
Identify situations and issues that require the advice of legal counsel
Explain the role of legal counsel in a college or university
Describe the legal status and rights of students, faculty, administrators and governing boards
Define and develop administrative practices, procedures and policies that are based on knowledge of the law, regulations and court decisions
Understand how to use preventive strategies to avoid or be prepared for legal action
Lesson Planning
Learning Objectives:- Identify and understand how to manage Time, Space, and Resources
- Analyze Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Analyze both Sequential and Global approaches to meeting standards
- Develop a Learner-Centered Classroom
- Develop lessons for the 21st-century student
Course Title and Description: Learn how to design libraries that combine traditional and modern functions. This course explores the transformation of libraries into vibrant, multi-purpose digital and cultural hubs. Learning Objectives:- Design libraries that integrate digital and physical resources.
- Address community needs in library layout and function.
- Incorporate energy-efficient and sustainable practices in library construction.
- Plan for the evolution of libraries as cultural and educational hubs.
- Introduction to Modern Library Design
- Digital Resources and Technology Integration in Libraries
- Functional Layouts for Libraries
- Sustainable Building Practices for Library Construction
- Addressing Accessibility and Inclusivity in Libraries
- Libraries as Cultural and Educational Hubs
- Green Spaces and Relaxation Areas in Libraries
- Policy and Funding for Library Projects
- Case Studies: Innovative Library Designs Around the World
- Capstone Project – Designing a Future-Ready Library
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This course provides an overview of the principles of listening and how to use them to nurture strong relationships. Students will learn about methods for active listening, strategies for understanding different perspectives, and other topics related to hearing others out. At the end of this course, students will be able to recognize nonverbal cues, communicate well with any person or audience, and build authentic connections in any context. Course Objectives:- Understand the basics of effective listening
- Explore principles of attentive attention
- Analyze methods for comprehending conversations
- Utilize strategies for recognizing nonverbal communication
- Comprehend different techniques for filtering distractions
- Evaluate approaches to taking notes
- Create custom plans for understanding moods
- Develop strategies for affirming understanding
- Design custom solutions based on program needs
- Implement techniques for long-term relationships
Literacy Foundations
Course Description: This online course is designed for teachers in grades PreK-2 who want to build a solid foundation in reading for each of their students from the very beginning. The course will cover topics such as phonics, spelling, and writing, and provide strategies to diagnose and intervene when students have difficulty learning. Course Objectives:- Understand the brain processes involved in reading
- Learn how to diagnose and intervene when students have difficulty learning
- Develop an understanding of phonics and how it relates to literacy
- Explore strategies for teaching spelling and writing
- Examine best practices for teaching emergent readers
- Analyze data literacy concepts and apply them to classroom instruction
- Develop knowledge and skills related to early literacy instruction
- Identify resources available for supporting student learning
- Utilize technology tools to enhance literacy instruction
- Create lesson plans that incorporate literacy foundations
Literary Development of Virtual Worlds
Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to the development of virtual worlds for literary study. Participants will explore the technological and pedagogical aspects of virtual world design, as well as examine the experience of high school and college literature teachers involved in pioneering projects. They will also learn about the origins of virtual worlds, their impact on digital literacies, and how to engage and motivate primary school children in immersive 3D environments. Learning Objectives:- Understand the history and development of virtual worlds from online text adventure games to graphics-based platforms
- Analyze how virtual worlds can facilitate constructivist learning in diverse ways
- Describe the technological and pedagogical aspects of virtual world design
- Examine the experience of high school and college literature teachers involved in pioneering projects with virtual worlds for literary study
- Evaluate how introducing new digital literacies into classroom settings is encouraged by policy-makers and educators alike
- Investigate how out-of-school use of virtual worlds can promote literacy practices among young children ages 5-11
- Assess how a 3D virtual world can engage and motivate primary school children in an immersive environment for learning literature skills
- Explore how gaming industry advances have driven the development of these virtual worlds over time
- Develop a definition for what constitutes a “virtual world” based on key characteristics identified through review and analysis of educational literature source
- Summarize findings from a meta-analytic review of scientific literature related to virtual world development
Literature and Composition
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to develop your understanding of the ways writers use language to provide meaning and pleasure; the focus of the course is “close critical analysis of imaginative literature,” which includes a study of a work’s structure, its style, its themes, an author’s use of figurative language, imagery, symbolism, tone, etc.Learning Objectives:- Understand a work’s complexity
- Analyze how that meaning is embodied in literary form
- Understand how particular literary elements or features contribute to meaning
- Explore relevant features of the text
- Develop complexity and sophistication in their writing