EDAE 692 - Seminar: Adult Education - Case and Problem-Based Learning: Resolving Conflicts and Exploring Sustainable Solutions in Educational Settings

The purpose of this course is to help adult learning facilitators, community educators, community college instructors, and corporate trainers explore the use of case studies to help students solve difficult and complex social problems where creative thinking and emotional intelligence are critical to success.

This course is not delivered by distance media; it is driven by an agreement between the instructor and the student. Typical examples are thesis, research, internship, and other courses where the objectives and activities are determined jointly by the instructor and the student. In most cases, the agreement on course activities and objectives is reached with the student and advisor or instructor before enrollment in the course. During the course, the instructor and student communicate by any convenient means, usually phone and email.