Leadership for Postsecondary, Technical and Adult Education Certificate Program (Revised effective Fall 2010)

This graduate level certificate will focus on the preparation of staff and faculty to assume leadership roles in postsecondary, vocational and adult educational settings. Particular areas of focus include: history and philosophy of postsecondary education, effective communication, community engagement, nontraditional and adult education, and competency in applied or field research.

Courses

Required Courses:  (9 credits total -- each course is 3 credits)

• 765 Introduction to Postsecondary Education in the United States

• 763 Understanding & Facilitating Learning in Adulthood       

• 786 Applied Research in Educational Leadership                      

Select Three of the Following Options : (9 credits total)                                       

• 762 Nontraditional Higher & Postsecondary Education                           

• 764 Community Engagement for Educational Institutions                                               

• 766 Planning and Evaluation

• 738 Legal Issues in Higher Education

• 729 Dialogues in Social Justice

• 733 Effective Communication for Educational Leaders  OR 723 Professional Development

Certificate is 18 credits total

• 763 Understanding & Facilitating Learning in Adulthood moved from an option to a requirement (students accepted into Certificate program prior to Fall 2010 may follow "old" certificate requirements, see bottom of page)

• Optional course list expanded

Expected Learning Outcomes:

  Students who complete the proposed certificate will demonstrate:

• An understanding of the history, philosophy and current trends related to postsecondary, technical or adult education.

• Ability to envision, articulate and design a plan for addressing a particular program or issue related to leadership in postsecondary, technical or adult education.

• An understanding of the developmental aspects of postsecondary, technical and adult teaching and learning, and implications for program design.

• An understanding of the multiple external constituencies of postsecondary, technical and adult education, and the ability to formulate strategies to support institutional engagement with those constituencies.

• Proficiency in effective communication based on understanding of principles of leadership communication.

• Competence in the design and implementation of applied or field research to address practice-based problems in postsecondary, technical or adult education. 

How the curriculum achieves the learning outcomes:

• Active learning. The certificate courses will be led as participatory seminars in which participants learn through discussion, interactive/experiential activities, observation, and shared reflections in the class meetings.

• Learning community. Courses in the certificate program will function as learning communities in which every member shares responsibility for the collective learning experience of the group.

• Involvement of learners’ experiences.

• Practice-based learning projects. Assignments and learning activities will be designed to encourage participants to address questions, issues and/or problems from their own professional practice.

• Connection of theory and practice. A guiding theme of the proposed certificate program is the integration of theoretical, conceptual knowledge with experience and practice-based knowledge. Participants will be challenged to draw the theory – practice connections throughout the full certificate.

• Culminating project. Through the applied or field research project, each participant will demonstrate competency in problem identification and the collection and analysis of data to address the problem.

Yes! The MS Educational Leadership degree program will accept all credits.

How?
We have carefully selected certificate program classes to be half of this master’s degree program. What a deal! You may take the remaining classes while you are working on your certificate or after it is completed. What are you waiting for? Join today!
Certificate classes plus….

* Introduction to Educational Leadership (701, 2 cr)
* The Influence of Curriculum: Perspectives on Power and Position (714 was Leadership for Curriculum Development)
* Leadership in Educational Systems (730 was Organization and Administration of Educational Systems)
* Dialogues in Social Justice (729 was Multicultural Education for Leaders 732 or EdF 706)
* Technology, Culture and Learning (755 was Integrating Technology into Classrooms 754 or another technology class)
* Applied Research in Educational Leadership (786 was Foundations of Educational Research EdF 770)
* Seminar (794, 1 cr)

Class registration: Use your Titan ID number to register for any class. If you are not currently a student at UW Oshkosh, fill out a paper graduate registration form and mail to Graduate Studies
www.uwosh.edu/gradstudies/registration/index.php

You must fill out separate application forms for both the degree and certificate programs (hint: use the same form just indicate you want the Leadership For Postsecondary, Technical And Adult Education Certificate program on one form and the MS Educational Leadership degree program on the other form). Only one application fee is required. Complete the online application.

For more information contact:

Dr. Karen Gibson
(920) 424-0881
gibsonk@uwosh.edu

'Old' PTAE Certificate Requirements (pre-Fall 2010)

Required Courses:  (6 credits total -- each course is 3 credits)

• 765 Introduction to Postsecondary Education in the United States

• 786 Applied Research in Educational Leadership

Select Four of the Following Options : (12 credits total)                                       

• 762 Nontraditional Higher & Postsecondary Education    

• 763 Learning in Adulthood                      

• 764 Community Engagement for Educational Institutions                                               

• 766 Planning and Evaluation

• 733 Effective Communication for Educational Leaders 

Certificate is 18 credits total