Foundations of Effective Instruction
- Want to teach, but are unsure how to create and deliver an excellent learning experience?
- Not sure how to design a syllabus, create assessments, and facilitate a collaborative group of students?
- Having trouble getting through to some students?
Three online courses, each 5 weeks long, can provide you with research-based educational answers and instructional strategies. In a short time, anyone who teaches adult non-traditional courses, in vocational settings, in the healing arts, and in movement and arts will learn to design, communicate, and deliver effective instruction. The demanding globalized economy requires top-notch workers; highly qualified instructors can help students in becoming highly effective employees.
3 Courses:
The following three courses can be taken individually and in any order. Each course is five weeks long and has weekly deadlines. Expect between 5-10 hours of work per week to successfully complete each course. The three classes provide a foundation for vocational student success via effective research-based instructional techniques.
1) Learning Styles:
Study learning theory for adults vs. children, multiple intelligence theory (Gardner), VAK (Markova), and the application of theory for instruction and assessment. Additional subjects include delivering feedback according to student learning styles and recognizing varying models of the perception.
Course Cost: $250
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2) Course Design:
This course helps instructors create effective syllabi, objectives, assessments, and rubrics. Additional topics include creating value for course content, scaffolding instruction, and creating effective lesson plans.
Course Cost: $250
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3) Creating Optimal Learning Environments:
In this course students will learn instructional techniques for facilitating interpersonal learning communities and intrapersonal transformational learning experiences. Techniques for developing student motivation, collaborative learning, communicating course expectations, creating effective syllabi, and incorporating universal design for learning will be included.
Course Cost: $250
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Lotus Education Institute is a school for teacher online training and teacher’s continuing education, founded by Christine Liebe, an accomplished educator with a Ph.D. in education.
LEI provides teacher certification courses and programs in their Foundations of Effective Instruction teacher classes online.
Lotus Education Institute is approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational School Board, 2013. Lotus Education Institute is a school for teacher online training and teacher’s continuing education located in Parker, Colorado.