The specialization in Adult Education and Distance Learning is an online graduate education degree for bachelor-prepared individuals who wish to develop and enhance skills necessary to effectively teach within a post-secondary setting or professional training environment. The program encompasses the study of adult learning theories, instructional design, multiple distance education modalities, assessment, and evaluation. Through a focus on self-directed learning, the program also covers tools, techniques and strategies associated with distance education. In the service of constructing courses and rich learning environments for a variety of learners, students earning online graduate education degrees will learn to use Internet resources and distance education delivery systems.