Professional Learning Units
PLU's available through Georgia Southern University's Continuing Education Center. Teacher Education Online Courses. Convenient, Affordable, and Effective.Six weeks, two lessons per week. Earn 2 PLU credits per course.
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Visit http://www.ed2go.com/gsu to learn more.
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Download a Brochure HERE
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To receive PLUs, you must complete and submit the Prior Approval Form before
registering for any class.
Download Prior Approval Form HERE
Courses start monthly:
- September 16, 2009
- October 21, 2009
- November 11, 2009
- December 9, 2009
- January 20, 2010
All courses run for six weeks (with a two-week grace period at the end). Courses are project-oriented and include lessons, quizzes, hands-on assignments, discussion areas, supplementary links, and more. You can complete any of these courses entirely from your home or office and at any time of the day or night.
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Each ed2go course comes equipped with a patient and caring instructor, lively discussions with your fellow students,
and plenty of practical information that you can put to immediate use.
- Each of OUR PLU-awarding courses is six weeks in length, with two lessonsissued per week. One 2-week extension can be granted. Look for instructor feedback and ask questions in the Discussion Areas of each course!
- Computer REQUIREMENTS: All courses require internet access and e-mail, Some courses have additional requirements.
How to Get Started
- Visit our Online Instruction Center: http://www.ed2go.com/gsu.
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Click the Course link, once you choose the department and course
title you are interested in, select the Enroll Now button. Follow the
instructions. Here you will choose a user name and password that will
grant you access to the Classroom.
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When your course starts...return to the Online Instruction Center
and click the Classroom link. To begin your studies, simply log in with the username and password you selected during enrollment.
Current PLU Approved Courses
- A to Z Grant Writing
- Achieving Success With Difficult People
- Advanced Microsoft Excel 2003
- Advanced Microsoft Word 2003
- An Introduction to Teaching ESL/EFL
- Creating K-12 Learning Materials
- Creating a Classroom Website
- Creating Web Pages I & II
- Creating the Inclusive Classroom-Strategies for Success
- Designing Effective Websites
- Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom
- Enhancing Language Development in Childhood
- Get Assertive!
- Guided Reading and Writing: Strategies for Maximum Student Achievement
- Guided Reading: Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom
- Guiding Kids on the Internet
- Integrating Technology in Classroom
- Intermediate Microsoft Access 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Access 2007
- Intermediate Microsoft Access 2007
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2003
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2007
- Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003
- Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007
- Intermediate Photoshop CS2
- Intermediate Photoshop CS3
- Introduction to Alice Programming
- Introduction to Dreamweaver 8
- Introduction to Dreamweaver MX 2004
- Introduction to Frontpage 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007
- Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Outlook 2007
- Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Powerpoint 2007
- Introduction to Microsoft Word 2003
- Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007
- Introduction to Photoshop CS2
- Introduction to Photoshop CS3
- Keys to Effective Communication
- Leadership
- Making Movies with Windows XP
- Microsoft Excel 2003 in the Classroom
- Microsoft Excel 2007 in the Classroom
- Microsoft Powerpoint 2003 in the Classroom
- Microsoft Powerpoint 2007 in the Classroom
- Microsoft Word 2003 in the Classroom
- Microsoft Word 2007 in the Classroom
- Photoshop CS2 for the Digital Photographer
- Photoshop CS3 for the Digital Photographer
- Photoshop Elements 5.0 for the Digital Photographer
- Photoshop Elements 5.0 for the Digital Photographer II
- Photoshop Elements 6.0 for the Digital Photographer
- Photoshop Elements 6.0 for the Digital Photographer II
- Photoshop Elements 7 for the Digital Photographer
- Practical Ideas for the ESL/EFL Classroon
- Ready, Set, Read
- Response to Intervention: Reading Strategies That Work
- Singapore Math Strategies: Model Drawing for Grades 1-6
- Skills For Making Great Decisions
- Solving Classroom Discipline Problems
- Solving Classroom Discipline Problems II
- Speed Spanish
- Speed Spanish II
- Speed Spanish III
- Spanish in the Classroom
- Survival Kit for New Teachers
- Teaching ESL/EFL Reading
- Teaching Students with Autism: Strategies for Success
- Teaching Math Grades 4-6
- Teaching Science Grades 4-6
- Teaching Writing Grades 4-6
- The Classroom Computer
- The Creative Classroom
- Understanding Adolescents
- Using the Internet in the Classroom
- Working Successfully With Learning Disabled Students
- Writing for ESL
- Writing for Children
The following Continuing Education Conferences offer PLU Units
