Online Environmental Education Courses
offered
through the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
EETAP and the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
offer four online
courses for students and professionals
in the field of
environmental education.
This course is designed to
provide participants with the basic knowledge and skills needed to make
EE relevant to culturally diverse audiences. Through this course you
will broaden your perspective of EE to encompass interests and issues of
concern to culturally diverse audiences, assess barriers to
participation among these audiences, and appraise the role and
significance of building relationships and partnerships with members of
an audience you intend to work with in the future. As part of this
course you will adapt a component of your program to make it more
relevant for a culturally diverse audience of your choice.
Learn how to develop successful strategic planning
and
implementation models, processes and
techniques. Emphasis will be
placed on managing
the strategic planning process to build the capacity of
organizations to provide effective environmental education
programs. Course participants will also have an opportunity for
individual consultation time with the course instructor to discuss
specific issues/questions they might have regarding strategic
planning. This new course has been designed for environmental
educators, natural resource professionals and graduate
students who are currently involved in a strategic planning
process or may become involved in one in the future.
Gain a foundational knowledge of environmental education and
learn how to incorporate quality EE into your instruction.
Participants discuss the history and goals of EE, develop an
understanding of the professional roles and instructional
methods
of environmental educators, and interact with other
educators from
across the country.
Learn to evaluate environmental education and outreach programs by
designing evaluation tools such as questionnaires, observation
forms,
and interview and focus group guides. This course was designed for
environmental educators, natural resource professionals, and
graduate
students who can apply the tools they develop to a specific
education
program or research study.
The Fundamentals of EE and the Applied EE Program Evaluation online
courses
have been designed to address the competencies for
professional environmental
educators identified by the North
American Association for Environmental Education.
To find out more
information about how these courses can provide the professional
development needed by those seeking certification,
click here.
Course Structure
All of EETAP's online courses are semi-synchronous.
Semi-synchronous refers to the course structure, as each course is
offered 100% online. Students start, end and progress through the course
together. However, there are no
designated times that students must be logged into the course.
There are specific deadlines on assignments within each section,
but students are able to work on the assignments any time before the due
dates.