The University of California-Berkeley Extension, a unit of the university, offers dozens of online and classroom certificates among its 2,000 annual courses, in areas as diverse as accounting, paralegal studies and green chemistry, said Diana Wu, dean of the extension and executive director of the Berkeley Resource Center for Online Education, another university unit.
On the East Coast, the online certificate programs in greatest demand are project management, health information technology and computer security, according to Tanya Zlateva, interim dean of Metropolitan College, a Boston University college that offers more than 60 online and classroom certificates, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees.
SOPHIA also offers a free professional development opportunity for teachers -- the Flipped Classroom Certificate, which was created with faculty from the School of Education at Capella University, a partner to SOPHIA that makes it possible for resources on the site to be offered at no cost.
Table 1 Characteristics of formal, informal and non-formal learning Learning Environment Planning Training structure Intentional Academic certificate Formal Classroom in regulated institution YES YES YES YES Informal Out of classroom (work, family, leisure, etc).
Over the years, a great many methods for teaching writing skills have been explored, including traditional classroom instruction, seminars, workshops, certificate courses, distance learning, and mentoring.
The study does not cover programs like Teach for America that recruit college graduates and put them in classrooms without education degrees or certificates.
Indeed, in 2000-2001, according to the most recent figures from the Department of Education, more than 56percentt of the nation's degree-granting institutions had online courses, with 34percentt of those offering degrees or certificates totally outside the classroom.
These diploma or certificate programs typically provide classroom instruction combined with hands-on projects.
Plastered with NVQ certificates, the walls of the kitchen classroom are testament to their success.
An article last Sunday about driver education misstated the number of hours of classroom teaching required to obtain a driver education certificate.
Substitutes in New Jersey have to have 60 college credits and a substitute teachers' certificate, but they don't have to have classroom experience.
