Cincinnati, Ohio, July 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vector Solutions, a leader in eLearning and performance support solutions, has announced a new partnership with Ashland University’s Professional Development Services (PDS) program, part of the university’s Founders School of Continuing Education. The partnership provides Ohio educators who complete professional development courses through the Exceptional Child Online Professional Development System with an option to register with Ashland University for non-degree graduate level credits for use in teaching and/or administration license renewal.
Since it’s release in 2015, the Exceptional Child program has offered evidence-based online professional development courses, authored by the nation’s leading special education experts, in an on-demand format. The Exceptional Child courses, available to schools, districts, and other regional educational agencies through an annual subscription, provide K-12 educators with resources and instructional strategies that help prepare them to meet the diverse needs of their students.
“Our goal with Exceptional Child is to help educators expand their knowledge and skills necessary to provide high quality instruction to all students with exceptionalities,” said Executive Vice President of Vector Solutions Education, Brian Taylor. “We are thrilled with the growing adoption of online professional development as a key component in blended professional learning programs and are excited to offer this new opportunity for educators to receive graduate credit for completing these important courses.”
Ashland University’s Professional Development Services is the number one provider of professional development classes for graduate credit in the state of Ohio. The two non-degree course offerings from Exceptional Child available for credit include Autism Spectrum Disorder and IEP and SPED Law. Each course is eligible for one semester hour.
To learn more about the course offerings and graduate credits through Ashland University, please visit www.exceptionalchild.com/ashland.
About Vector Solutions and Exceptional Child
Exceptional Child, a Vector Solutions brand, is a leading provider of online professional development that helps prepare all school staff to meet the needs of students with exceptionalities. Its online courses are written by the nation’s leading special education experts and delivered through an online training management system. Vector Solutions is a leader in eLearning and performance support, providing award-winning SaaS solutions. Its extensive online and mobile learning library exceeds more than 7,600 courses written by over 250 subject matter experts and reaches over 6 million professionals worldwide.
About Ashland University’s Professional Development Services
Ashland University's Professional Development Services (PDS) is the number one provider of professional development classes for credit in the state of Ohio serving over 400 school districts in all 88 counties with affordable graduate credits for use in teaching and/or administration license renewal. Last year PDS taught nearly 4,000 graduate credit classes to more than 14,500 teachers who earned over 20,000 graduate credit hours. PDS offer a wide variety of year-round class options as well as training onsite, online, or at five convenient locations throughout Ohio.
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