The University of Wisconsin-Stout (UWS) offers a graduate certificate program for teachers who wish to receive training in e-learning and online instruction. The program requires the completion of a total of 15 credit hours. Courses include areas of study such as Creating Collaborative Communities in E-Learning, E-Learning for Educators, Instructional Design for E-Learning and Assessment in E-Learning. A teaching practicum is required as well. The program meets the professional development requirement mandated by the Wisconsin Board of Education for online teachers. Courses are offered in an online format with each lasting eight weeks in length. The program prepares educators for K-12, technical school and community college instruction.
Online Professional Development--School of Education
267 Heritage Hall
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-232-2253
uwstout.edu
The University of Phoenix has an extensive offering of online education courses. Aside from its online undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the university offers online courses in continuing education and teacher training. These courses are ideal for teachers wanting to expand their knowledge or meet continuing education guidelines for ongoing certification. Courses of study can be taken across a wide variety of disciplines. Areas of study include courses like Technology in the Classroom, Spanish for Educators, Teaching Methods, Special Education, Teaching English as a Second Language and Structured English Immersion.
University of Phoenix
866-766-0766
phoenix.edu
The Heritage Institute in conjunction with Antioch University in Seattle offers online distance education courses for teachers who need to meet continuing education requirements for certification, professional development or in order to increase their salary by gaining further expertise and specialization. Each course is offered on a quarter credit basis and can generally be completed in just two or three months; each course has a time limit of up to one year. The institute offers courses of study in 34 different broad categories of study such as Classroom Management, Counseling and Guidance, Early Childhood Education and Instruction and Teaching.
The Heritage Institute
PO Box 860
Clinton, WA 98236
360-341-3020
hol.edu