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 ASHA CE Logo
Hallmark used in conjunction with the promotional paragraph. ASHA Approved CE Providers are required to use both the logo and the promotional paragraph in all promotional materials for courses offered for ASHA CEUs.
ASHA CE Registry
A computerized database that awards ASHA CEUs on behalf of ASHA's Continuing Education Board (CEB), and maintains a permanent, cumulative transcript of participants' ASHA CEUs.
Cooperative CE Offering
A continuing education course offered jointly by 2 or more parties. Conducting a cooperative offering with an ASHA Approved CE Provider is the only way by which non-Providers can offer a CE course for ASHA CEUs.
Course Objectives
The established goals of a course from the instructor or program planner's perspective. Often confused with learning outcomes, which identify for the learner what he/she can expect to achieve as a result of participating in a course. Example of a course objective: "Display the instrumentation necessary to perform a Fiberoptic Endoscopic Examination of Swallowing (FEES)." Reworded as a learning outcome: "Participants will be able to identify the instrumentation necessary to perform a FEES."
Independent Study (IS)
A continuing education activity initiated and planned by the learner; then reviewed, monitored, approved by an ASHA Approved Independent Study Provider. Independent Study must be based on the same sound program principles that ASHA Approved CE Providers use to plan group learning activities. IS activities may take many forms. For example, one may learn a new diagnostic procedure by reading journal articles, observing a master clinician conduct assessments, reviewing the assessment procedures in case files, or participating in an internship to receive hands-on experience conducting the assessment. These experiences might culminate with the learner's writing a critical review of the experience. Others may elect to develop an independent study for participating in a CE course not offered for ASHA CEUs.
Learning Assessment
The method by which learners, instructors, and program planners alike can gauge the extent to which course participants achieved the established learning outcomes for a course. Learning assessments may take many forms and may be conducted both formally and informally. Some examples include multiple-choice exams, self-assessments using a Likert scale for learners to identify to what degree they have achieved each learning outcome, hands-on demonstration of learned procedures, application of principles to case-study examples, question-and-answer periods, and so on. The learning outcomes should drive the type of learning assessment used. For example, if the learning outcome is to successfully interpret an Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR), a logical method for learner assessment is for learners to interpret actual ABR recordings.
Learning Outcomes
Statements that identify for the learner what he/she can expect to achieve as a result of participating in a course. Well-written learning outcomes are participant-focused and worded in measurable and observable (when applicable) terms. For example, "Following this course, participants will be able to write a report that meets Medicare reimbursement criteria." Learning outcomes submitted with a course offered for ASHA CEUs must be clearly tied to the scopes of practice for speech-language pathology and/or audiology.
Needs Assessment
The way by which program planners determine the continuing education needs of their target audience. Needs assessments may be conducted in multiple ways concurrently. Examples include, but are not limited to, conducting a literature search, arranging a focus group of select professionals, establishing a log of employee skill sets vs. caseload needs, and/or distributing a formal survey to the target audience.
Program Evaluation
The basis for making improvements to individual courses and CE programming overall. While program evaluations are related to and affected by the outcome of learning assessments, they are not one and the same. Program evaluations focus on the mechanics of a course (the extent to which the instructor is prepared, knowledgeable, and engaging; the handouts, overheads, and environment are conducive to learning; etc.).
Promotional Paragraph
Standard written disclosure to potential CE course participants that identifies the Approved Provider of the activity as well as information about the course's CEUs, content area and instructional level.
(ASHA Approved CE Provider's name) is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for ____ 1 CEUs (____ 2 level; ____ 3 area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
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Maximum number of CEUs available for the course as determined by the time-ordered agenda. One Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized CE experience offered by a provider, excluding meals and breaks. The contact hour is defined as 1 clock hour (60 minutes) of interaction between a learner and instructor or between learner and materials that have been prepared to facilitate learning.
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Course's instructional level (i.e., introductory, intermediate, advanced, or various).
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Content area (i.e., professional, basic communication processes, or related).
Self-Study
These are educational materials structured to allow learners or groups of learners to achieve pre-established learning outcomes in the absence of interaction with an instructor. Self-study CE activities come in many forms including journals, books, videotapes, audiotapes, CD-ROMs, and the Internet. Such activities developed by ASHA Approved CE Providers are (a) peer reviewed by at least 2 content experts for currency, accuracy, and usability; (b) offered for a pre-set number of ASHA CEUs (i.e., based on a pilot study of a sample group of learners); and (c) have a formal learning assessment that users must pass to earn the ASHA CEUs.
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