Postsecondary, Technical and Adult Education

Leadership for Postsecondary, Technical and Adult Education Certificate Program

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:  (6 credits totals -- each course is 3 credits)

• Introduction to Postsecondary Education in the United States
  OR  History & Philosophy of Vocational, Technical, & Community Education
• Field Research Designs & Methodologies in Educational Leadership                
  OR  Applied Research in Educational Leadership           

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

• Effective Communication for Educational Leaders                                        
• Nontraditional Higher & Postsecondary Education                           
• Community Engagement for Educational Institutions                                               
• Understanding & Facilitating Learning in Adulthood                                   
• Program Planning and Evaluation

Certificate is 18 credits total

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.

Can this certificate program apply to a Master’s Degree?

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)
* Leadership for Curriculum Development (714)
* Organization and Administration of Educational Systems (730)
* Multicultural Education for Leaders (732 or EdF 706)
* Legal Aspects of Education (735) or substitute Effective Communication (733)
* Integrating Technology into Classrooms (754) or another technology class
* Foundations of Educational Research (EdF 770) or substitute the above research class
* Elective (3 credits)
* Seminar (794, 1 cr)

How to Register for Classes, Certificate, Degree Program:

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 (available on Graduate Studies Forms page)
http://www.uwosh.edu/gradstudies/forms_pubs/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. You may complete the paper or online application.

 For more information contact:

Dr. Marsha Rossiter
920-424-0881
rossiter@uwosh.edu