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Professional Education offers a wide variety of non-credit classes, programs, professional certificates and training to help professionals advance their careers. The primary mission of the Office of Professional Education is to offer learning opportunities to all people of all ages using the expertise of our faculty, business partners and alumni.
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From the Blog
What is Experiential Learning, and Why is it Beneficial?
“We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.” --John Dewey Experiential learning has gained prominence in recent years as an effective way for students to learn both inside and outside the classroom. Focused around students' experiences,...
Could You Be the One to Introduce GIS Technology to Your Company?
Geographical Information Systems have been around for a few decades, but their true potential is only now being realized. Initially, GISs were used to create maps and collect spatial data. After that process was established, users discovered that the systems could be...
How Adult Learners Can Fight the ‘Forgetting Curve’
The "forgetting curve" is the rate at which people typically forget new information they have learned, such as information taught to them in school. The 19th century researcher Herman Ebbinghaus developed the concept of the forgetting curve after he tested himself to...