Teaching Credential

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by tcnixon, Mar 28, 2001.

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  1. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member

    Is anyone aware of any teacher credential programs offered wholely or partially via distance learning? The only one that I am aware of is National University in California. Any others?

    I'm not looking for programs which allow students to transfer in units, but rather credential* programs that provide for part or all of the training to be conducted via distance.


    Tom Nixon

    *credential/certificate/license or whatever it's called in your state.
     
  2. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Possibly. Oral Roberts University offers a variety of education classes via modular sessions. This ranges from undergrad to doctoral. They have a Bachelors in Elementary Christian School Education done by independent study and modular classes (located under their school of Life Long Learning). They note that you would need to contact your state education board to find out whether it would meet certification. Most of the courses appear to be regular education courses and I wonder if a student could not tailor this to certification in one's home state. ORU also offers an M.A. in ESL through independent study and short modular classes. They also offer the Ed.D for Superintendent Certification the same way. http://oru.edu

    ORU is a second tier school (still puts them ahead of 3rd and 4th) and is RA.

    North
     
  3. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member

    I'll have to check it out. Thanks!


    Tom Nixon
     
  4. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Terrific information about a very narrow niche in distance education. I wonder if it will widen?

    BTW: Where are these "tiers"? What makes a school fit into one or another?

    Rich Douglas
     
  5. Michael Wilson

    Michael Wilson New Member

    Indiana State University offers several certificate/licensure/endorsement programs by DE, although most of them seem to be for administrative types rather than classroom teachers. Have a look at their Web site at <http://web.indstate.edu/distance/programs.html>.

    Cheers,

    Michael
     
  6. Guest

    Guest Guest

    The tiers are the famous or infamous US News rankings that come out every year. A big deal is made in the media of who makes into the top 50 National Universities. Schools frequently use their rankings in advertisements unless they do not do too well and then they complain about it. Schools are divided into different categories
    (National Universities or Regional Liberal Arts Colleges) depending on various criteria (eg number of Ph.D. programs).

    The site is http://www.usnews.com

    It is a terrific site for comparing colleges. You can go to the site, click on *Compare Colleges* and pull up 4 side by side. Compares everything from tuition to faculty student ratios. You can click on the name and get the school's tier ranking.

    North
     
  7. Guest

    Guest Guest

    I should add that what puts a university/college in a certain tier is based on a number of criteria described on the site. I believe that it includes such things as acceptance rates, faculty holding Ph.D.'s, graduation rates, acedemic reputation, etc.

    North
     
  8. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member


    Thanks, Michael. I'll look into it.


    Tom Nixon
     
  9. MikeBarger

    MikeBarger New Member

    Hello, Tom! California State University - Long Beach has a very innovative online program called CalStateTeach. In order to be admitted, students must either have an emergency permit teaching job or a long-term substitute teaching position. CalStateTeach is an 18-month Multiple Subjects/CLAD program. Financial aid is available, and the program itself is dirt cheap (roughly $4000, books included). The only residencies are an orientation and 4 or 5 weekend seminars held in the student's home region. For California students, this is well worth checking out. The URL is http://www.calstateteach.net/

    For prospective secondary teachers, UMUC is worth a look. They have an M.A.T. that can lead to certification in Maryland. The URL is http://www.umuc.edu/prog/gsmt/omat.html

    For Florida students, Nova Southeastern University has an online Graduate Teacher Education Program. Their URL is http://www.nova.edu/gtep/online/

    IIRC, City University (Bellevue, WA) has a DL teacher certification program. However, I am currently unable to access their web page to verify this claim.

    I hope that helps you out. I'm signing off now to watch the Final Four!

    Michael Barger
    [email protected]

    P.S. My OT predictions for the NCAA Men's Final Four: Duke and Michigan State will advance to the finals. In the title game, Duke will be worn down and battered by the physical Spartans. MSU will win in a rout. Hear that everybody? A *rout*.
     
  10. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member


    Thanks, Mike. All sorts of good stuff. Of course that delusional stuff at the end is a little off! Haven't been watching much since FSU lost in the second round.


    Tom Nixon
     

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