To get my certification renewed in Ohio, i need to take some college credits. I called the Ohio Department of Ed's Certification Department and inquired about the requirements, which were posted on a website, but were not clear enough for my questions. It turns out i can take grad hours AND undergrad hours (I need 9 semester hours) to satisfy the requirement... AND I can take these courses pass/fail... and my school's PD fund will pay for the lion's share of the cost.
This is all interesting info for a person who has four degrees already... two of them being grad degrees (History and Library Science).
I started searching for online courses and stumbled upon Ohio University's Department of Independent and Distant Learning Programs... they offer college credit my correspondence courses (plus other means). Since I was such a terrible undergrad student in my foolish youth, I have decided to take some undergrad courses that will: help my teaching perspectives, expose me to some ideas/coursework I never took in college before, and achieve a scintilla of catharsis regarding my past sins of omission in my college days. A hefty aspirational load... but one worth 'aspiring to'...
So, I have enrolled @ Ohio U for two courses, Philosophy 101 and Women's Studies 100, four quarter hours each, all by correspondence (I had to pay $120 for postage fees for the courses) I have since found out this program is quite popular with the incarcerated!!
The courses look interesting. I plan to record my entire experiences here on Blogspot...
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