AHED 790: Certified Program Planner
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Instructor: Julie Coates
Location: Online
Dates: March 7 – May 27, 2022
Credits: 4
Fee: $160.00
Train to analyze data to make the best decisions. Learn key financial formulas as well as design a winning brochure. You will learn how to increase registrations and start successful new programs. This training ends with the Certified Program Planner exam and eventual certification upon passing the exam.
AHED 790: LERN Certified Faculty Developer
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Instructor: William A. Draves
Location: Online
Dates: March 7 – April 29, 2022
Credits: 3
Fee: $120.00
The goal of this training is to prepare faculty developers to assist faculty in improving instructional quality at their institutions. Upon certification, faculty developers will identify trends and issues that need to be addressed by faculty development programs. They will be aware of the latest innovations and best practices in instructional strategies and be apprised of emerging technological advances. Faculty developers will also have an understanding of the needs and characteristics of today's learners and be able to address changing roles and needs of faculty.
AHED 790: Contract Training Institute
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Instructor: William A. Draves
Location: Online
Dates: March 7 – May 13, 2022
Credits: 3
Fee: $120.00
The Contract Training Institute (CTI) is the most complete, comprehensive and advanced training in the field of Contract Training. This is an online offering in a how-to format where students will learn the practical and proven skills in Contract Training from proven best practices and skilled practitioners. After attending the Contract Institute, students will be prepared to boost contracts, increase Operating Margin as well as net and price contracts for the highest return. This training can lead to a Contract Training Certificate by passing the Certification Exam.
AHED 790: LERN C.E. Model
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Location: Online
Dates: March 7 – April 22, 2022
Credits: 3
Fee: $120.00
Successful continuing education (C.E) programs require leaders who can both lead and manage. The LERN C.E. Model course is for people new to continuing education leadership, staff looking to climb the leadership ladder and seasoned leaders. The LERN C.E. Model isn’t a cookie-cutter template. Instead, it’s an assortment of leadership, best practices and benchmarks that a continuing education program should employ to improve performance. It includes course programming, marketing, contract training and operations strategies and more.
AHED 790: Operations Institute Online
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Instructor: William A. Draves
Location: Online
Dates: March 7 – May 13, 2022
Credits: 3
Fee: $120.00
This course is designed to explore the best practices and strategies that maximize the effectiveness of a lifelong learning operations department. It provides an overview of theory-based techniques for operations management, including business principles, staffing structure, finances and benchmarks, job standards and competencies and data collection and analysis. Participants will discuss suggested strategies and be prepared to take an Operations Institute exam after nine weeks of course participation.
Next semester's course listings will be available at a later date. For additional information about the online LERN courses and the Master of Arts in Educational Administration - Adult & Higher Education program, contact USD Online at 800-233-7937 or by e-mail at cde@usd.edu.