Career & Technical Teacher Education

Course Information for: EVOC 504 "Principles of Adult Education"

Who It's For | What It's About | Options | Course Materials | When & Where | Why CSUSB
Who Is It For?

EVOC 504 is required for both the "Level 1 Adult Designated Subjects Teaching Credential" and the "Bachelor of Vocational Education (BVE) Degree" at CSUSB. It may also be applied to an MA degree if it is not completed while still an undergraduate. Anyone who is interested in adult education is encouraged to take EVOC 504. It has proven to be highly beneficial for instructors preparing to teach in adult education programs, community colleges, training academies, apprenticeship programs, correctional institutions or business/vocational/professional schools.

What Is It About?

EVOC 504 focusses on adult learners. Assignments include research, discussion and presentation of topics pertinent to contemporary adult education. All course requirements are explicitly spelled out in the course syllabus and E-TEXT so that each scholar will be able to determine exactly what is expected, when it is expected, and what the standards of performance are. As a result of their EVOC 504 experience, scholars are expected to be able to demonstrate competency in each of the following skills:

Apply basic learning theory to various types of adult learners.
Locate and evaluate appropriate resources for adult learning needs.
Discuss characteristics of effective adult learning environments.
Accommodate adult problem solving modalities to facilitate learning.
Identify and resolve common barriers to successful adult learning.
Identify and address four basic learning styles common to adult learners.
Apply Situational Leadership to increase success of adult students.
Apply dynamics of adult group interaction to student-oriented activities.
Discuss the American Disabilities Act as it applies to adult education.
Accommodate learning needs of disabled, ESL and older adults.
Demonstrate cooperative work ethics through working with groups.
Develop specific action plans to resolve adult student-oriented issues.

What Are The Options?

There are three options for completing EVOC 504:

Online Distance Learning Option
Traditional In-Class Option
Skills Documentation Option

Each option is explained in detail in the EVOC 504 E-TEXT (see below) Anyone considering the Distance Learning or the Skills Documentation option should e-mail Donna Shea at evoc@verizon.net for information about subscribing to the E-TEXT.

What Course Materials Are Required?

Anyone interested in signing up for the EVOC 504 course can access the materials referenced below right now or at any time before the course starts. It's a good idea to take a look at those materials soon as possible.

	Follow this link for access to the: EVOC 504 Syllabus
	Follow this link to subscribe to: EVOC 504 E-TEXT

Where & When Is It Offered?

For purposes of Official registration CSUSB does not differentiate between distance learning and traditional on campus courses. Distance Learners can start any time (with permission from the course instructor), but must enroll in one of the on campus sections in order to get official credit (and a grade).

At least two sections of the EVOC 504 course are scheduled every year. Check our Projected Schedule for specific quarters when EVOC 504 will be offered in the near future. For current information and registration specifics, please refer to the:

CSUSB Online Schedule at http://info001.csusb.edu/schedule/astra/schedule.jsp.

Anyone who can is encouraged to attend the first session of class on campus at CSUSB. All others should contact Donna Shea by e-mail at evoc@verizon.net sometime during the first week of classes during the quarter in which they are officially enrolled in EVOC 504.

Why CSUSB?

We encourage anyone considering CSUSB to compare our EVOC courses to courses offered by other institutions and then to decide on the basis of how his/her own needs will best be met. Factors that we believe will help convince people to sign up for EVOC 504 are:

Start online distance learning option at any time.
Convenient class times (see Where/When above).
Up to date web based instructional materials.
Can be taken concurrently with other EVOC courses.
Small classes taught by highly qualified faculty.
All faculty make the following professional pledge.
All courses are degree applicable and transferable.
CSUSB is accredited by CCTC, WASC & NCATE.

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