Upcoming courses

Fundamentals of Adult Learning

Textbook:

Spencer, B. & Lange, E. (2014).  The Purposes of Adult Education: An Introduction. Toronto, ON: Thompson Educational Publishing. ISBN – 13 9781550772456 – 3^RD Edition

Janice Johnson

Adult Education in Canada: History and Trends

Textbooks:

Tara Fenwick, Tom Nesbit & Bruce Spencer, (2006). Contexts of Adult Education: Canadian Perspectives.  Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781550771602 – 1^st Edition

And

Bruce Spencer, (2006). Purposes of Adult Education: A Short Introduction. Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc.ISBN-13: 978-1550771619 – 2^nd Edition.

 Adult Education in the Global Context

Textbook:  

Guo, S. & Lange, E. (2015). Transnational Migration, Social Inclusion, and Adult Education: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 146. Jossey-Bass. ISBN-13: 978-1119115205 – 1^st Edition.

Principles and Practice of Adult Education -

Note: Directed Studies - Limit 6 Students

Textbook: 

Groen, J. and Kawalilak, C. (2014). Pathways of adult learning: Professional and education narratives.
Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press. ISBN: 97815513, 1^st Edition

Portfolio Development for Prior Learning Assessment Recognition

Note: Directed Studies -Limit 6 Students

Textbook: 

Robins, M. (2010). Guide to portfolios: Creating and using portfolios for academic, career and personal success. New Jersey: Pearson (Prentice-Hall). ISBN-13: 9780137145331.

Ross-Larson, Bruce. (1996). Edit yourself: A manual for everyone who works with words. New York: Norton. ISBN-13: 978-0393313260 - 2^nd Edition.

Teaching Adults

Textbook:

Spalding, D. (2014). How to teach adults: Plan your class. Teach your students. Change the world. (Expanded Ed.) San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN-13 978-1118841365 – 1st Edition 

Program Planning and Evaluation

Textbook: 

 Rosemary S. Caffarella, Sandra Ratcliff Daffron. Planning Programs for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0-470-77037-5 – 3^rd Edition. 

Adult Education in Canada: Indigenous Peoples 

Textbooks:

King, T. (2012). The Inconvenient Indian: A curious account of Native people in North America. Toronto, ON: Random House of Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66421-9. 

And

Dimaline, Cherie (2017). The Marrow Thieves. Comorant Books. ISBN 978-1-77086-463-3

Assessing Adult Learning

Textbook: 

Tara Fenwick  & Jim Parsons, (2009).  The Art of Evaluation: A resource for Educators and Trainers. Toronto, ON: Thompson Educational Publishing- ISBN – 9781550771664 – 2^nd Edition  

Wellbeing and Lifelong Learning

Textbooks: 

Monteiro,L., Musten, F., Halifax, J. Mindfulness Starts Here. Friesen Press. 0978-1-4682-0934-9 1^st Edition. ISBN-0978-1-4682-0934-9

 And 

Siegel, Daniel. The Mindful Brain. WW Norton & Co. 1^st Edition. ISBN - 3-978-0-393-70470-9

Curriculum Design for Adult Learning

Textbook:

Fink, L. Dee. (2013). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco, CA: Wiley / Jossey-Bass 

Foundations of Second Language

Textbook:

Harmer, J. (2015). The practice of English language teaching (Fifth Edition). Pearson: New York.  ISBN-10: 1447980255

Applied Linguistics in Second Language Education 

Textbook:

Munro, Murray, Cliff Burgess, and Ivelina Tchizmarova. (2011). Introduction to the Description of English Grammar. Dubuque, Iowa, USA: Kendall Hunt Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-4652-0542-1   [cherry-colour cover]; also available as e-book:  ISBN: 978-1-4652-1002-9. 1^st Edition