Online Courses for Graduate Credit
Drake University Extension Education develops its own online courses and also offers courses developed by Performance Learning Systems (PLS).
Enrollment in any of these courses may be used for:
- Renewal of teaching certificates.
- Advancement on local salary schedules.
- Elective credits in graduate degree programs.
- Personal growth and development
Check with your advisor or local guidelines in advance of registering to make sure you may use these courses in the manner you would like.
Summer Start Dates
The Drake course start dates are noted within the course listing. PLS courses will run at the following times:
- June 5 - July 30, 2012
- June 19 - August 13, 2012
Online Course Offerings Listed by Content Area
Bullying Prevention
Anti-Bullying: Where to Start (EDMA 205)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
July 2 - August 26, 2012
Developed by Drake University
$550
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Classroom Management
Classroom Management (EDMA 225)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Curriculum and Instruction
Teaching through Learning Channels (EDMA 241)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsPurposeful Learning through Multiple Intelligences (EDMA 236)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsUsing Online Resources to Bring Primary Sources to the Classroom (EDMA 243)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsAction Research (EDMA 221)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsDifferentiated Instruction for Today's Classroom (EDMA 229)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsSuccessful Teaching for Acceptance of Responsibility (EDMA 238)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsCultural Competence: A Transformative Journey (EDMA 227)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsMerging Educational Goals and Interactive Multimedia Projects (EDMA 235)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsResponse to Intervention (EDMA 245)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsRigor Relevance and Relationships in Today's Classrooms (EDMA 246)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
English Language Learner
Teaching the English Language Learner (EDMA 240)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Fine Arts
Infusing Arts into the Curriculum
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Licensure Specific
Human Relations (EDMA 204)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
June 18 - August 12, 2012
Developed by Drake University
$550 (the text is not included in the tuition price)
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Mathematics
Geometry for Middle School Teachers (EDMA 232)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsTeaching Algebra to Middle School Students (EDMA 239)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsThinking Mathematically: Elementary Edition
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Online Learning and Instruction
Instructional Design for Online Educators (EDMA 234)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsBlended and Synchronous Learning Design (EDMA 223)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsBuilding Online Collaborative Environments (EDMA 224)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsAction Research in the E-Learning Environment (EDMA 222)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsDeveloping 21st Century Literacy Skills (EDMA 228)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsEducating the Net-Generation (EDMA 230)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsSimulations and Gaming Technologies for the Classroom (EDMA 237)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsCreating Professional Learning Communities Online (EDMA 226)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning SystemsFacilitating Online Learning Communities (EDMA 231)
3 Semester Hours Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Reading and Literacy
Reading Across the Curriculum (EDMA 202)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
This course is only offered during the spring semester.Foundations of Literacy (EDMA 203)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
This course is only offered during the fall semester.Writing Across the Curriculum (EDMA 244)
3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit
Partner: Performance Learning Systems
Online course participants are required to read selected course materials, view video modules (where required), engage in weekly online discussion with colleagues and instructors, and complete three to four application assignments and one summary project.
