GED® Exam Prep: Mathematical Reasoning
Registration: Open Enrollment
Delivery Method: Online
Fee: $29.00
This completely online and self-paced, GED® Test Prep course provides a comprehensive preparation for the Mathematical Reasoning section of the GED® Test. Learners are guided along a learning path of topics, including Numeracy and Operations, Beyond Integers, Algebra Basics, Graphing and Functions, Geometry and Measurements, and Statistics and Data Analysis. These topics prepare learners for the four major areas of the Mathematical Reasoning section of the GED® Test: Basic Math, Geometry, Algebra, and Graphs and Functions. This course includes exam-taking tips, a diagnostic test that doubles as a full-length practice exam, practice questions at the end of each module, and a second full-length practice exam at the end of the course.
GED® Exam Prep: Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA)
Registration: Open Enrollment
Delivery Method: Online
Fee: $29.00
This completely online and self-paced, eleven-module GED® Test Prep course provides a comprehensive preparation for the GED® Reasoning Through Language Arts Test. Topics covered include essential reading skills, interpreting text, interpreting words and phrases, analyzing the structure of a text, discerning an author's purpose, evaluating arguments and claims, analyzing similarities, common grammar issues, and writing an extended response. The course includes exam-taking tips, two full-length practice exams, diagnostic tests at the beginning of each module, and practice questions at the end of each module.
Introduction to Online Learning
Registration: Open Enrollment
Delivery Method: Online
Fee: $79.00
Learners who are engaging in online coursework have high expectations for their learning experience. And many institutions try to develop online coursework as a way to reduce cost and control the content of the training, but without regard for the complexities of the technology. This course introduces the major models, tools, and techniques for creating and delivering online learning. It reviews the fundamentals of general learning theory and how it can be applied in practice to online design and instruction.
This course was developed by MindEdge's National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), which was founded in 2012 with the goal to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field.
Narrative Learning
Registration: Open Enrollment
Delivery Method: Online
Fee: $79.00
Storytelling and the use of narrative case studies can be a highly effective way to teach. Often, we learn best by doing, and in the context of online learning, "doing" often means utilizing case study and role-playing methods. This course introduces the major techniques and strategies for integrating narrative learning into an educational curriculum. It presents different types of narrative learning and identifies the best means to utilize each. Finally, it explores the efficacy of narrative learning and how it can be applied to online design and instruction.
This course was developed by MindEdge's National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), which was founded in 2012 with the goal to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field.
Teaching Online
Registration: Open Enrollment
Delivery Method: Online
Fee: $79.00
Even the most experienced teachers often need help transitioning into the world of teaching online. When you don't meet your students face-to-face teachers must adjust their tactics and strategies to help them identify struggling students and to ensure students are engaging and learning the material. This course offers a brief survey of the major models, tools, and techniques in teaching online.
This course was developed by MindEdge's National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), which was founded in 2012 with the goal to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field.
The Technology of Online Learning
Registration: Open Enrollment
Delivery Method: Online
Fee: $79.00
The technology of online learning is constantly evolving. Not only is the technology of content presentation becoming more complex, but the delivery, integration, grade syncing, and expanding learning management system markets all add the puzzle. As a developer of online courses, this course seeks to give you the vocabulary and tools you need to ask the right questions and understand the fundamental concepts of technology in online learning. It reviews the key software and hardware options available, and it covers best practices in using technology.
This course was developed by MindEdge's National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), which was founded in 2012 with the goal to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field.