Thursday, November 13, 2014

Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Agriculture and Life Science

The Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Agriculture and Life Science is designed for any graduate student who is considering a career educating others. This graduate certificate series is open and appropriate for any and all graduate students who have an interest in educating individuals in either formal settings (classrooms, college/university-level) and/or non-formal settings (Extension, museums, & natural areas.) Note: this course series replaces the previous College Teaching course series.

For the spring 2014 semester, we will be offering AEC 6210: Designing Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings [section 05FG] (3 credit hours). This course will meet Tuesdays periods 7 - 9 (1:55 – 4:55 pm) in 306 Rolfs Hall. This course focuses on designing educational programs in formal and nonformal settings. Emphasis will be placed on balancing theoretical and practical development and delivery of educational programs. For more information on the course, contact Brian Myers (bmyers@ufl.edu) or Kirby Barrick (kbarrick@ufl.edu). You are not required to have completed the other courses in the series in order to enroll in this course.

The course requirements for the certificate are:

AEC 6543: Teaching and Learning Theory (3 credit hours)
Contact Dr. Andrew Thoron (athoron@ufl.edu) for more information

AEC 6210: Designing Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings (3 credit hours)
Contact Dr. Brian Myers (bmyers@ufl.edu) or Dr. Kirby Barrick (kbarrick@ufl.edu) for more information

AEC 6211: Delivering Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings (3 credit hours)
Contact Dr. Grady Roberts (groberts@ufl.edu) for more information