This tutorial introduces the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADA guarantees students with disabilities equal access to educational opportunities. It is critical that all adult program employees understand their role in the institution’s compliance with this Act.

Introduction to FERPA is designed to introduce FERPA and discuss its impact on student services, academic records, and faculty. Emphasis is placed on the confidentiality of student records and students' rights of access to their records.

Introduction to characteristics of the Adult Learner, teaching strategies, and use of collaborative learning.

Introduction to Learning Teams is designed to introduce the terms, concepts, and requirements of learning teams.

A self-paced workshop designed to provide a foundation upon which you and your institution can build solid adult retention strategies.

Transcript Evaluation introduces participants to generally accepted transcript evaluation policies and procedures. Topics include steps in assessing transferable and nontransferable credits, general education, course waivers, completing appropriate forms and calculating the GPA.

This module introduces the concept of assessment of prior learning, which is the institutional evaluation, for academic credit, of the student's college-level learning outside the traditional classroom. Topics include a brief overview of the assessment process, assessment options, and documentation requirements.

Military Credentials Evaluation introduces you to the American Council on Education's (ACE) program to evaluate military training. Topics include evaluation criteria and documentation requirements, including the Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS), the Sailor/Marines ACE Registry Transcript (SMART), the major military documents DD214 and DD295.

Transcript Evaluation introduces participants to generally accepted transcript evaluation policies and procedures. Topics include steps in assessing transferable and nontransferable credits, general education, course waivers, completing appropriate forms and calculating the GPA.

This module introduces the policies and processes for undergraduate student admission, academic advisement, and class starts. Topics covered include degree completion planning, composition of the admission committee, class rosters, class registration, and formal file transfer.

The Copyright Issues for Faculty Members is designed to introduce you to the principles governing the use of copyrighted materials in the classroom and in course modules.

This short tutorial introduces faculty to the basics of creating quality learning team assignments. Although this tutorial is aimed at faculty who are writing modules, it is also helpful for any faculty who may want to incorporate learning team assignments into their curriculum.

This tutorial introduces faculty members to the theory and practice of learning teams. Faculty members learn the purpose of learning teams and how learning teams can be used to effectively expand the scope of education.

Introduction to characteristics of the Adult Learner, teaching strategies, and use of collaborative learning.

This tutorial introduces faculty members to the concept of layered communication in an online learning environment.

Preventing, Detecting, and Handling Cases of Plagiarism instructs faculty members on the detection of plagiarism and prevention techniques and includes detailed best practices and case studies that demonstrate how faculty members should handle instances of plagiarism in the classroom.

Principles of Instructional Design is designed to familiarize you with basic instructional design concepts as well as the Institute for Professional Development's terminology and processes used in the development of curricula.