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THE INSTRUCTORS' DIPLOMA PROGRAM COURSE OFFERINGS
SUMMER SESSION 1975

The Instructors' Diploma Program has been designed for full-time instructors

in vocational schools and other post-secondary institutions and for instructors
in certain approved specialties within secondary schools. It is not planned
for instructors who can obtain certification through regular teacher training
programs.

Inquiries about specific courses should be directed to the Centre for Continu-
ing Education, Education Extension, University of British Cokumbia, phone
228-2181, Local 220.

The curriculum includes the following four courses:

1.D. 101: The Public Education System

A 30-hour course to provide the new instructor with a basic knowledge of the
public education system and an understanding of his professional responsibil-
ities within that system. Content: aims, structure, organization, administra-
tion, legislation of the public education system; types and roles of provin-
cial education institutions; roles cf related government agencics; finance;
services for students; professional ethics and responsibilities. I.D. 167 will
not be offered during this summer session, but it should be available soon as
an on-site course in institutions throughout the province.

1.0. 102: ELements of Instruction

A two-part course consisting of 60 hours of study and a written Winter Assign-
ment specific to each candidate's subject area. Content: learning theories,
situations for the promotion of learning, factors affecting learnina, methods
of instruction, curriculum aims and objectives, lesson and course planning and
organization. I.D. 102 is also being developed as an on-site or independent
study course.

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1.0. 103: The Technology of Instruction

A two-part course consisting of 60 hours of study and a written Winter Assign-
ment specific to each candidate's subject area. Content: Basic learning aids,
audio-visual aids and contemporary media, specialty educational equipment,
learning labs, simulation operations, preparation of instructional materials,
systems approach to individual progress.

Prerequisite: 1.0. 102.