​Robert Becker​
Training/Learning & Leadership Development Consultant (For Hire)
COURSE OVERVIEW OF CERTIFICATES FROM COURSERA
1. Challenges in Global Affairs - Theories underpinning the fields of International Political Economy, International Security, and International Organization Management. Current trends in global affairs and how they are addressed by international organizations, NGO's and businesses. A chance to design and manage a research project on a specific case focusing on the real life impact of a selected global affairs topic. This course series brings together three key dimensions in global affairs: International Political Economy, Global Security, and International Organization Management.
2. Foundations of Teaching for Learning - The professional roles and responsibilities of a teacher/trainer and how to become more effective. What research tells us about how students think and behave, and how we can apply this understanding in your approach to teaching. Designing instruction, activities, and assessments around learning goals and defining teacher and student success. Foundations of Teaching for Learning is a program of study primarily for people who are currently teaching and to enhance their teacher education. It is a program that considers the three domains of being a teacher: Professional Knowledge and Understanding; Professional Practice; and Professional Values, Relationships, and Engagement.
3. Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Writing - Understand, evaluate and develop arguments. Analyze data to make decisions and support an argument. Express an argument clearly and persuasively in writing, Integrate your skills in a capstone project useful for work, school, and individual activities. This specialization will strengthen your ability to engage with others' ideas and communicate productively with them by analyzing their arguments, identifying the inferences they are drawing, and understanding the reasons that inform their beliefs.
4. Virtual Teacher Program - Best practices for online instruction, student engagement, and virtual community building. Effective and appropriate uses of asynchronous and synchronous technologies, social media, and other emerging technologies. Data analysis techniques and student performance measurements to individualize instruction in an online or blended environment. The Virtual Teacher series consists of online training and development for instructors and others who want to learn to teach in an online or blended classroom environment.