ERIC Number: ED441157
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1997-Nov
Pages: 11
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Use of the World Wide Web for Completion of Required Courses in Vocational Teacher Certification.
Hudson, Larry R.; Halfhill, Sue; Palmer, Julie; Greer, Linda; Raquet, Charles; Paugh, Robert
Vocational education teachers in the areas of trade and industry, health occupations, and vocational business education can be hired without a bachelor's degree in Florida, provided they have at least 6 years of experience in their occupational field. However, these teachers must become certified by taking a prescribed number of courses within 2 years of their hiring. Since 1996, all undergraduate and graduate courses for this program have been offered by the University of Central Florida solely on the Internet/World Wide Web. Offering courses solely on the Web presents many challenges, such as training, access, time management, e-mail accounts, word processing, and Web skills. Strategies for training students and faculty must be developed and an infrastructure established and maintained. Support systems for adult learners involved in using the Web are also necessary. Initial survey results from students involved in the courses describe proposed levels of participation in Web-based courses, just as students would describe participation in in-person traditional course meetings. (Contains 36 references: 12 books, 14 web sites, and 10 search engines). (KC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, College Programs, Continuing Education, Distance Education, Educational Attitudes, Educational Practices, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Nontraditional Education, Nontraditional Students, Online Courses, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship, Student Motivation, Student Personnel Services, Vocational Education Teachers, Web Based Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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