Coordinator:
Dr. Alisa Belzer (848-932-0778; email:
alisa.belzer@gse.rutgers.edu)
Please
visit the website.
Program
Objective
Graduates
of this online program will have a conceptual and practical understanding of how to
design, implement, and evaluate courses and programs that appropriately meet
the needs of diverse adult learners in a range of learning and organizational
contexts. Additionally, graduates will learn how to be effective learning
facilitators and change agents who can build and sustain a learning organization
and lead change efforts informed by organizational and learner data.
Program Outcomes
Students
will:
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know the historical,
philosophical, theoretical, and social roots of the field of adult education;
-
understand the
learning needs and characteristics of diverse adult learners;
-
be able to plan,
design, implement, and evaluate learning opportunities that are appropriate for
adult learners in a variety of contexts;
-
have the leadership
skills to build and sustain a learning organization and guide organizational
change efforts; and
-
understand how to use
data to inform planning and change initiatives.
Program Description
The Ed.M. program for adult and continuing education is designed for
individuals working in educational, nonprofit, community-based, health care,
and corporate settings who wish to develop the knowledge and skills for
designing, implementing, assessing, and evaluating learning experiences in
formal and informal settings for adults.
The 30-credit program is designed to develop conceptual and practical
understanding of the adult learner, how to plan classes and programs that are
best suited to meet the needs of adult learners, and how to create learning
contexts that can encourage sustained learning and productive change in a
variety of context in which adults learn.
Core Course
Requirements (21 Credits)
This information is available at the program's website.
Areas of
Specialization (9 Credits)
Students may specialize by taking 9 credits in one of the
following areas or may take 9 credits of electives with no specialization
-
Higher Education
- Educational Technology
- Adult ESL and
Literacy
- Human Resources Development
Degree Requirements
The program requires 30 credits of study. Students develop a
broad understanding of adult learners and learning and related issues through
coursework in a core curriculum (21 credits), and have the option to develop
their skills in an area of specialization or take electives to deepen their
knowledge and experience in a particular area (9 credits).
In addition to completing all course requirements, students
are also required to complete a capstone
project that demonstrates their ability to plan, design, and implement a
significant adult learning opportunity specific to their area of specialty. The capstone will be part of course
assignments in the final two courses of the program.
