Jenny in Florida Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 After deciding I was probably done once I completed the graduate certificate, I got academically itchy again a couple of months ago. I looked and looked for a master's program that got me excited enough to justify the tuition cost, but couldn't find anything. Finally, I looked back at the Learning Design and Technology certificate from Harvard Extension that I had drooled over for a few years and determined that it is my best option. The program is online, but is conducted through live seminars (not asynchronous, like the last classes I took). It requires four courses, but has a fair amount of flexibility to choose options that will align with my specific interests. Tuition is pricey, so I'm doing only one course per semester, but if I can include the summer sessions on both ends, I can finish in just over a calendar year. My director at work has enthusiastically agreed to allow me to flex my work hours around the twice-weekly class times. I start in June. What's everyone else doing these days?
Sebastian (a lady) Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) I finished my graduate certificate in Independent Educational Consulting a year ago and opened my college admissions consulting business just as students were being sent home from their high schools. It has been an exciting time to be working in this arena. I've been doing continuing education in conferences for a couple of my professional organizations and even got to present on homeschooling at one big conference last fall. Edited April 8, 2021 by Sebastian (a lady) 3
learning2 Posted April 8, 2021 Posted April 8, 2021 I also can't resist learning more when something calls me. I have been working on a Teaching Certificate for The One-Room School House Method offered by Aletheia Christian College in Idaho (www.aletheiachristian.org). I don't know of any other program like theirs and I have really enjoyed it. It won't give me state certification to work in the public school system, but I don't want to work in the public school system. It's perfect for teaching in multi-age home-school co-op classes, starting your own pandemic pod or microschool, or you own one-room private school (which I'm doing). Because I had an AS and a BA already, it is only taking me about a year and a half. We do a weekly evening Zoom class which is perfect for me as I'm in another state. The price is very affordable. The college dean, Diane Davis, is very supportive and wonderful to work with. 1
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