Study Educational Management by Distance Learning.
The education industry is very different today to what it was in the past, and the tide of change is set to continue.
- The importance of education is recognised now more than ever.
- Qualifications alone are no longer a passport to success - learning to be capable and adaptable is what counts!
- The ways in which people can be educated today are more diverse than ever before.
- Traditional ideas such as sitting in a class in front of a lecturer are no longer the "norm".
How do you like to Learn?
The education industry is a service industry with a single aim:
"to help people learn".
Though the aim may appear straightforward, the task of educators is far from simple. There are many reasons for this, not the least being that different people are more suited to learning in different ways.
Consider:
- Auditory learners learn from what they hear.
- Kinaesthetic learners learn by doing.
- Visual learners learn by seeing an example or demonstration and watching.
Are you an auditory, a visual or a kinaesthetic learner?
Everyone is usually some of all three, but also has a preference within these as a style for learning. Neuroscience and learning experts suggest that the best teaching and learning situations are when all three styles are combined together. Each method reinforces the others and strengthens the learning Do you remember more things by pictures, photos what you saw in person, what someone showed you? Do you remember more if you have heard someone or something say or play it? Do you really need to get hands on and make it create it feel it, mix it, blend it yourself?
There are plenty of free online quizzes to help you work out what type of learner you are in these categories if you are not sure.
Visual learners love looking at pictures or diagrams. They learn best with these graphs and also if you are taking notes add a little sketch or some colour to your notes. You are not unusual in your style of learning as almost sixty present of learners are visual learners and generally therefore you should be able to remember around 75% of what you see. . Use mind maps to make study notes. Flash cards with pictures on them as well as notes and any way you can represent your work as an image will help you remember. Even taking, making or watching films and videos of the subject material or taking an excursion to see it will help visual learners. Sit at the front of the class on a classroom so you get a close up of any pictorial information. Sometimes having attractive and inspiring pictures around you will inspire you to study and learn better in the classroom or in your study space.
Using colour in your work and study notes also helps the visual learner to remember. Use a variety of colours typeface or writing and highlighters coded to mean different things to you. Use brightly colours picture and sketches to help visualise different point and combine these with different colour coded backgrounds that means something special to you.
Auditory learners if you are one of these learners you like to hear and absorb information better if someone says it, or if you yourself have the chance to talk about it. Auditory learners are a smaller percentage of around 25-30% of all learners and again your recall if you are an auditory person should be about 70-75% of the subject. Make sure you sit at the front of the class or near speakers so you can hear everything. Teachers who can use anecdotal experience or stories about the learner will help it sink in for you. Taking notes using a recorder, contributing yourself to the class with answers and questions will help you to remember. Recording your notes or comments on your own voice recorder to play it back will help with remembering and learning. Reading and reciting notes out loud will also help you to remember. Also making up rhymes, mnemonics and jingles will also help, so too will adding in your own anecdotes to the notes.
Kinaesthetic learners like to act out, touch, feel their studies. Kinaesthetic leaners often take up kinaesthetic careers, such as dancing, mechanics, sign language, hand ceramics, arts of some type. Given the other components the kinaesthetic group of leaners are the final 5-10 % of the population. Taking notes and even doodling on them helps these learners to engage and move as they learn. Volunteer to act out or role play parts of the learning if you are one of these learners. When you are studying move around as you read and study your notes. Possibly ride as exercise bike as you read pages or walk around the neighbourhood listening to a recording of your notes as you learn. Write out you notes in large print on a blackboard or screen so you can put your whole body into it. Devise skits or short role plays of characters to remember your work. Draw or create models of your learning as you study. Study in small amounts with plenty of movement and activities in between, use a small hand stress ball to keep your hands busy as you study. If possible get some practical experience in the field as a volunteer or helper in the area of you study, so you can actually live it as you learn!
Opportunities
Being a qualified teacher is no longer enough to have a successful and sustainable career in education. The world is simply changing so much, and so fast.
Educating people today involves applying technology, managing resources, and facilitating a diverse range of learning experiences, with optimum flexibility both in how students can learn, and what they can learn.
How the Course Works
You can start the course at any time.
It is studied by distance learning, so you can study in the comfort of your own home. But this doesn't mean you are all alone in your studies. Our highly qualified and friendly tutors are there to help you every step of the way. If you have any questions at all, they are always happy to help.
How the Advanced Certificate is Assessed
The Advanced Certificate requires approximately 900 hours of study. It is made up of seven 100 hour modules and a workplace project lasting 200 hours
To pass the course –
- Pass all assignments on the seven 100 hour modules. There will be an assignment at the end of each lesson to submit to your tutor for marking and feedback.
- Pass seven examinations – one on each module. These are usually taken at the end of the module and can be arranged at a time and location to suit you.
- Complete a Workplace Project. The project should last around 200 hours. There are different options available to you to satisfy this requirement. Don’t worry if you are not sure at this stage, your tutor will be there to help you every step of the way. This includes evidence of work experience or other studies or workshops, a research project or completion of Workshop I.
If you are not ready to study the Advanced Certificate in Applied Management (Instructional & Training Skills), then each of the modules listed here may be studied as stand alone courses.
The Advantages of Studying with ACS
- You can start the course at any time and study at your own pace.
- Fit your studies around your own busy lifestyle - we provide full tutor support for all the time you are studying.
- Study where you want to - online studies offer the flexibility for you to determine where and when you study.
Why should you study this Course?
- With a diverse curriculum, this course has been designed to provide you with a foundation in more than solely traditional classroom teaching.
- As a graduate of this course, you will have a greater awareness of not only different ways of teaching, but also how to manage educational services.
- Some graduates may work in mainstream education, others will find this course to be a valuable starting point for developing a career down a less traditional path by working in their own education business, or working for someone else.
Become part of the changes happening in education and be a master of change rather than a victim of change.
It's Easy to Enrol
Simply go to the "It' easy to enrol" box at the top of this page - from there you select your payment options and method of learning - the course is available to start at any time, so you can enrol today.
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