Description

Educators will increase their knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the home, school, workplace, or community. Participants will be required to complete 15 hours of modules online per part, submit discussion and reflection posts, and complete a two page reflection paper. All requirements for the course will be completed online and will not meet face-to-face. 

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

Educators will:

• Increase their knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders in a variety of areas. 
• Increase their knowledge of possible types of intervention of treatment for students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Show an understanding of the modules they have completed by having an increased or higher score on the post-test versus the pre-test.
• Participate in online discussions and reflections via Blackboard and FlipGrid as they align with the dates and timeframes outlined.

"THE MODULES ARE VERY ENLIGHTENING AND MEANINGFUL TO TEACHING AND ALSO LIFE OUTSIDE OF EDUCATION."

"THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL AND THE DESIGN OF THE ONLINE STRUCTURE MADE IT CONVENIENT."

"VERY EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIVE!"

"ASD IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO HELP THEM THE BEST WAY WE CAN."

"EXCELLENT SELECTION OF MODULES SELECTED FOR THE CLASS. I FOUND THE READINGS AND THE ON-LINE ASSIGNMENTS VERY HELPFUL AND INTERESTING."

"THE SYLLABUS WAS WELL-WRITTEN. THE COURSE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE WAS CLEAR AND CONCISE."

"THE INSTRUCTOR WAS EXCELLENT. THE DISCUSSION POSTS AND FLIPGRID ASSIGNMENTS WERE AN EXCELLENT WAY TO SEE WHICH MODULES PEERS WERE COMPLETING, WHICH I ENJOYED READING AND VIEWING."

"THANK YOU TO NDSU DCE FOR OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSES AT AN AFFORDABLE COST. I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING MORE COURSES IN THE FUTURE!"