Doctoral Research Study for Adult Education Instructors

Must meet eligibility requirements.

The "Instructor Engagement Accelerator"is a practical professional development training for adult education instructors who teach or manage distance learners in online or hybrid environments.

Participants will gain exposure to practical online teaching strategies and opportunities to exchange ideas with other adult education instructors.

Through presentations, handouts, checklists, and applied activities, participants gain practical tools for building organized, compliant, and student-centered distance learning programs.

Mandatory Orientation on
Sunday, November 1st at 4 p.m. (CST)
Training begins Monday, November 2, 2026

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What You Get

As an individual (single user) taking this class for personal or professional development, you have full access to class materials for your specified time of enrollment (no expiration for lifetime access). You must complete all lessons and surveys to receive your certificate. Learn at your own pace. The instructor retains all copyright ownership for all of the materials presented in this course. Any resources not directly written by the instructor are duly noted and properly cited. Students are expected to abide by fair use laws when printing course materials. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author.
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  • Video Lessons
    Lecture Slides

  • Quizzes
    PDF Handouts
    Live Sessions

  • Duration: November 2-30, 2026

Course Curriculum

    1. START HERE: Informed Consent

    2. Video: Welcome to Class!

    3. Video: Starting Your Class

    4. Text: Pre-Intervention Reflection Questionnaire

    5. Audio Lecture Slides: Distance Learning Foundations

    6. Quiz: Distance Learning Foundations

    7. Text: Contact the Director

    1. Audio Lecture Slides: Building Teaching Presence

    2. Text: Week 1 Assignment

    1. Audio Lecture Slides: Communication and Feedback

    2. Text: Week 2 Assignment

    1. Text: 10 Low-tech Engagement Strategies

    2. Audio Slides: 10 Low-Tech Engagement Strategies

    3. Quiz: 10 Low-Tech Engagement Strategies

    4. Audio Lecture Slides: LMS Engagement Strategies

    5. Text: Week 3 Assignment

    1. Audio Lecture Slides: Learner Progress Monitoring

    2. Text: Week 4 Assignment

    1. Audio Lecture Slides: Peer Feedback and Coaching

    2. Text: Week 5 Assignment

About this course

  • Free
  • 23 lessons