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Adult Education Program

The Masters Degree in Adult Education Degree Program is Now 100% Online!

Degree Plan

Click here for a PDF file of the Adult Education M. Ed. Degree Plan.  The Online Adult Education Masters Degree Program has three components:

1. Courses (Core and Electives)
2. Comprehensive Examinations
3. Capstone Research Project

Courses

The courses are divided into two areas:

1. Core Courses – Offered in an alternating semester order (see Table below).
2. Elective Courses

Semester Offered	Core Courses	Restrictions
Fall	ADED 5388: Introduction to Adult Education	None
	ADED 5319: Methods of Adult Education	None
Spring	ADED 5379: Adult Learning and Development	Prefer you take ADED 5388 before this course
	ADED 5391: Curriculum and Program Development	None
Each Semester	ADED 5392: Adult Education Research Practicum	Take after the 4 Core Courses: ADED 5388 ADED 5379 ADED 5319 ADED 5391
	ADED 5305: Graduate Research Project	This is the last course taken by the student. It is the course where the student writes his/her Capstone Research Project.

Application Procedures

Students may be admitted to the program from a variety of academic backgrounds. Students who enroll in the graduate program in Adult Education must meet the general graduate admission requirements for TAMUK.

Admission to the University

All prospective students should access the Graduate Admissions page on the TAMUK website for the processes and procedures related to admissions.

Questions Regarding Admission Status

Please call the Office of the Admissions to check on the status of your admission to the University.

Enrollment in Classes

Students may register on-line, using Blue & Gold, after they have been accepted into the University.

College of Graduate Studies

For additional information, contact the College of Graduate Studies

Sample Course Outline

Welcome to the on-line Adult Education Program.  I want to give you some information before we get started with the course.  After the course begins, all of the correspondence and posting of assignments will be done via BlackBoard.  If you are not familiar with BlackBoard, I will give you the first couple of days to do the tutorial and become familiar with the software.  We will also have a Chat Session during the first week to answer any questions you may have about the software or the course.  Until then, below is a compilation of the most frequently asked questions.

Classroom Location:

When you enroll in the course you will notice that it is listed that the dates the course meet are listed as TBA and the times are TBA.  We will not have any face-to-face meetings.  There will be an online chat session during the first week.  This will be for students to ask questions and to become familiar with this feature of BlackBoard.  

Course Overview:

We try not to tie you down too much to your computer at one time.  The classes are a mix of on-line discussion, journal article critiques, group projects and usually one other thing that depends upon the course.  Here's an explanation of what to expect for the bulk of the course.  On-line discussion is with the entire class.  Journal article critiques are sent directly to the instructor (Occasionally, I will have a class post one of their articles and conduct a discussion around the article).  Group projects are done with the group and then posted for the entire class.

Online Discussion:

These discussions will consist of a beginning stimulus question that is developed by the student facilitator.  The student facilitator is also responsible for at least one additional article or chapter from a book that supports the discussion topic.  The additional material(s) must be posted to BlackBoard for the other participants the Sunday that the discussion begins (or earlier if possible). 

Discussions will follow the criteria outlined below:

1. Sunday- Initial open-ended discussion question is posted by the student facilitator with accompanying article.
2. Sunday through Wednesday – students respond to the question posted by the discussion facilitator.
3. Thursday through Saturday – students respond to the at least on of the comments/observations made by another student in the course. 

Students are not limited to two responses. The two mandatory responses are designed to encourage online discussion and the formation of an online community of learners.  Waiting until the last day to respond and making the minimal response will result in minimal learning.  The more actively engaged you are, the more you will learn.

Critique of Journal Articles

Abstract and critique journal articles in the field of adult education with an emphasis on the concepts covered in the textbook relating to adult education.  Use of articles given as ancillary resources in class is not permitted.  Articles must be from a periodical in the field.  Newspapers are not acceptable (this include the Chronicle of Higher Education). Format for the article review is detailed below in the “Technical Guidelines” section of the syllabus. Additionally, there are two examples of journal article critiques posted on the homepage of WebCT.

Learning Team Group Project 

This requires full and active participation of each student in the project and presentation.  Students are not limited to location for choice of a team grouping.  Student groups should form on the basis of the topics that are posted on the homepage under the Learning Teams icon. A group PowerPoint is due at the time of the presentation. Presentation time minimum for the group report is 45 minutes, which the team may choose to present through Chat or through Discussion. The team project should result in:

1. A tangible product in computer format, i.e., PowerPoint presentation which will be posted to BlackBoard for all the class as a resource for everyone.
2. A tangible analysis of both individual member and team functioning, which will be e-mailed to the instructor as a separate document.

There may be other assignments, but this is typically the bulk of what to expect in the on-line class.  If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to email me.  I understand that if this is your first class it is uncharted territory.  The best way to feel comfortable is to ask questions!

Books:

There one required book for all courses it is:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5^th ed.). (2001). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Course	Author	Title	Edition	Publisher	ISBN
ADED 5301-CC Teaching	Grubb	Honored But Invisible	1999	Taylor	0-4-1592165-1
ADED 5301 – Working with Adult Groups	Forsyth	Group Dynamics		Wadsworth	978-0534368227
ADED 5305	No Books – This is the capstone research classes.
ADED 5319	Galbraith	Adult Learning Methods	3rd ed 2004	Kreiger	1-5-7524232-X
ADED 5388	Merriam	The Profession and Practice of Adult Education	Updated Ed. July 2007	Wiley	978-0470181539
ADED 5389	Moran	Assessing Adult Learning	Revised Ed. 2001	Kreiger
ADED 5392	Merriam & Simpson	A Guide to Research for Educators and Trainers of Adults	2nd Ed.	Kreiger	1-57524-142-0
ADED 5394	Galbraith	Facilitating Adult Learning	Kreiger

You may obtain your books from the TAMUK bookstore 361-593-2601 or from our on-line bookstore at:

http://mbsdirect.net/  or   http://Amazon.com or any other on-line book seller.

The books for each individual class will be on the course syllabus. 

Syllabus

The syllabus will be posted on the homepage of your course on BlackBoard. 

Logging onto Blackboard

1. Go to the TAMUK Blackboard Website
2. When entering your BlackBoard login ID make sure the K is capitalized. Your BlackBoard password should now be the same as your Blue and Gold Connection PIN. If you have changed your Blue and Gold PIN and it is longer than six digits long then your BlackBoard password will be the first six digits of your Blue and Gold PIN.

If you have problems logging in to BlackBoard, make sure you can log in to the Blue and Gold Connection. If you have any problems with the Blue and Gold Connection please contact the Registrar's Office ASAP. You will not be able to log in to BlackBoard unless you can log in to the Blue and Gold Connection first.

If you have additional questions, please don’t hesitate to call (361-593-4257) or email (rebecca.davis@tamuk.edu) me.  I look forward to “seeing” you in cyberspace.

Sincerely,

Rebecca Davis, Ph.D.
Graduate Coordinator, Adult Education Masters Degree Program
Associate Professor
Educational Leadership and Counseling