Summer Institute for Teachers and Professors

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Ohio Christian University Summer Institute

Six week, entirely online, graduate-level classes enabling teachers and professors to qualify for discipline-area instruction. Each course is worth 3 semester credit hours. Cost: $990 per course.

Plus new Special Topic Courses worth 1 semester credit hour each. Cost: $155 per course.

The Summer Institute provides busy professionals, K-12 teachers, and university professors the opportunity to complete graduate level courses during two 6-week terms during the summer. Determined students can handle two courses per term, enabling ambitious learners the opportunity to earn up to four courses to add to their credentials. Also, interested adults who meet course admission requirements (e.g., an earned Bachelor's degree) may simply take a course for the pleasure of learning without needing to apply for a degree. Following are examples of the courses offered during the Summer Institute:

Six Week
3 Credit Hour Courses

Starts June 3rd, 2019

Communication - COM 5000: Communication Theory and Practice
Communication - COM 5100: Intercultural Communication
English - ENG 5000: Composition Studies
English - ENG 5100: Teaching Writing in the Discipline
Math - MAT5400: Teaching of Algebra, Grades 7-12
Math - MAT5500: Real Analysis

Special Topic
1 Credit Hour Courses

June 3-7, 2019

Trauma Informed Care II (June 3-4)
Google Classroom Training (June 5-6)

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Courses Offered for the Summer Institute

COM5000 Communication Theory and Practice 3 credits 6 weeks

This course examines the theories and practices in communication studies. Students will review the historical development of communication while considering the influence of technology advances that continues to shape the definition of good communication between individuals, small groups, and organizations.

Prerequisite(s):

Must meet graduate admissions standards.

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COM5100 Intercultural Communication 3 credits 6 weeks

This course examines the theories and applications of intercultural communication. Students will explore their own cultural identities through a variety of cultural frames by considering the emotional, nonverbal, and verbal elements of communication. Specific contexts for intercultural communication are studied including friendship, family, school, workplace, the media, and travel.

Prerequisite(s):

Must meet graduate admissions standards.

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ENG5000 Studies in Composition 3 credits 6 weeks

ENG5000 introduces students to the theories and pedagogies that influence composition studies in the digital age. Students will review the practices and ideals that have shaped the teaching of composition within a Biblical worldview while also considering how digital media transforms the definition of good writing in the academy and the workplace.

Prerequisite(s):

Must meet graduate admissions standards.

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ENG5100 Teaching Writing in the Disciplines 3 credits 6 weeks

ENG5100 introduces students to the theories and pedagogies that influence composition instruction within a Biblical worldview through Writing in the Disciplines (WID) practice. Within this context, students will examine the specific needs and requirements that shape scholarly research and writing in the humanities, social sciences, business, ministry, and medicine. Students will also consider the transformative nature of WID practice to improve content retention through the integration of structured peer review and instructor response within an online modality.

Prerequisite(s):

Must meet graduate admissions standards.

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MAT5400: Teaching of Algebra, Grades 7 thru 12 3 credits 6 weeks

This course introduces students to the topics of algebra, educational philosophy, and the methods of teaching algebra in grades 7-12.

Prerequisite(s):

Must meet graduate admissions standards.

MAT5500: Real Analysis 3 credits 6 weeks

This course introduces students to Real Analysis. Topics include the properties of the real number system, properties of continuous function, and sequences of functions. Students in this course will also examine the precise definitions of notions, (e.g. limits, continuity, differentiability) that have been briefly considered in previous coursework.

Prerequisite(s):

Must meet graduate admissions standards.

Special 1-Credit Hour Courses Offered for the Summer Institute

Trauma Informed Care II

As a continuance from the summer 2018 training, this two-day training will consist of a review and signs of trauma as well as the most current tactics and techniques to help teachers and administrators in the P-12 classroom. Attendees will leave with materials to help manage students of trauma. 1 graduate credit or CEUs available.

Google Classroom Training

Learn and practice the newest updates and tools from Google with a certified Google classroom trainer. Attendees will leave with materails and knowledge of the latest Google tools and tips. 1 graduate credit hour or CEUs available.

Orton-Gillingham Training

The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia. It is most properly understood and practiced as an approach, not a method, program, or system. In the hands of a well-trained and experienced instructor, it is a powerful tool of exceptional breadth, depth, and flexibility.

The essential curricular content and instructional practices that characterize the Orton-Gillingham Approach are derived from two sources: first from a body of time-tested knowledge and practice that has been validated over the past 80 years, and second from scientific evidence about how individuals learn to read and write; why a significant number have difficulty in doing so; how having dyslexia makes achieving literacy skills more difficult; and which instructional practices are best suited for teaching such individuals to read and write. CEUs available for purchase for the completion of this training

For more information, contact:

Amber Ladrach: 614-302-3609

aladrach@ohiochristian.edu

Abbie Ailes: 740-412-5895

aailes@ohiochristian.edu

Or call: 1-855-OCU-GRAD