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Nova Southeastern University Bahamas Offering Workshops for Professional Adults
Nassau, Bahamas — January 17, 2014 –
Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Regional Campus in Nassau, Bahamas is offering a 12-day program for adults seeking to continue their education. Minds Forever Opened, running from February 7 to July 26, is an Adult Education Certificate of Completion program from NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler School of Education’s Centers for Advancement in Leadership and Learning (CALL Fischler).
Minds Forever Opened is a pivotal series of seminars for working professionals who want to enhance their knowledge and leadership abilities in effectively delivering adult education opportunities and working with adults. NSU’s Fischler School of Education will be hosting these exclusive seminars through the CALL’s professional development expert, Karen Bowser, D. Ed.
The Certificate of Completion in Adult Education will develop and enhance skills and knowledge in adult learning, participation and motivation, methods for delivering adult education, planning programs, evaluating and assessing learning, critical issues in adult education, and making successful presentations.
Students who successfully complete all 12 days in the program will receive a certificate of completion, 10 CEUs, and access to NSU’s world-class Alvin Sherman Library until April 2015.
Karen Bowser, D. Ed. will lead the program in a unique format that engages and enriches learning. Dr. Bowser is an award-winning educator who has spent her career developing and delivering innovative learning and educational programs in a variety of corporate, government, and academic settings.
Part I: Helping Adults Learn
| Date | Time | Seminar |
| February 7 | 1-9 | How Adults Learn |
| February 8 | 9-5 | |
| March 7 | 1-9 | Methods for Delivering Adult Education |
| March 8 | 9-5 | |
| April 11 | 1-9 | Making Professional Presentations |
| April 12 | 9-5 |
Part II: Planning Programs for Adults
| Date | Time | Seminar |
| May 16 | 1-9 | Adult Participation and Motivation |
| May 17 | 9-5 | Critical Issues in Adult Education |
| June 20 | 1-9 | Program Planning for Adults |
| June 21 | 9-5 | |
| July 25 | 1-9 | Evaluating and Assessing the Learning |
| July 26 | 9-5 |
Registration fee is $875 per part. Payment for part one is due on January 17, 2014. Payment for part two is due on April 25, 2014. Successful completion of both parts is required for the certificate. All sessions will be held at the NSU Bahamas Campus. For more information visit www.fischlerschool.nova.edu/.
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About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): The NSU Bahamas Campus is located at 8 Jean Street in Nassau. NSU’s main campus is situated on 300 beautiful acres in Davie, Florida. NSU is a dynamic fully accredited research institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs at all levels. It is the eighth largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally with more than 28,000 students enrolled at its main campus or at one of its eight Regional Campuses throughout Florida, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. NSU awards associates, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields. Classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is one of only 37 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification. For more information about NSU visit www.nova.edu. For information about the Bahamas campus visit www.nova.edu/bahamas. Celebrating 50 years of academic excellence!
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