Adult Development Course (Hybrid DL course with multiple on-line sessions, Statewide)

Description: This course provides an excellent opportunity to learn about adult development with the convenience of online delivery, the support of face-to-face instruction via web conferencing, and interaction with your peers. In this 45-PDP, licensure-compatible course, participants will examine concepts and theories of adult development, explore the reciprocal relationships between development and learning, and apply new knowledge and skills to their classroom practice. The format for the course is engaging, convenient and offers you the best of all learning worlds.

Learning Objectives:

As a result of attending the course, participants will be able to: - Identify several concepts and theories of adult development and explore the reciprocal relationship between development and learning; - Understand key topics that include theories/models of development, the effects of shared cultural and historical influences on development, and psycho-social, cognitive, and moral/ethical changes which occur as adults move through the lifespan; - Learn about one theorist in-depth; - Relate theories and materials of adult development to their own lives and the lives of adult learners; -Incorporate course concepts by applying what they are learning to their classroom teaching; - Design lesson plans with teaching strategies that take into consideration various aspects of individual development.