José F. Méndez Dr.hc

AGMUS also certifies teachers in distance learning.In the 2009-2010 certification program, 82 professorsreceived training in instructional design of onlinecourses and 33 received instruction in preparingcourses for educational television.In conjunction with the Department of Educationof Puerto Rico, for the second consecutive year theDistance Learning Program specialists created aseries of televised courses for public school teachersparticipating in the LOGOS Mathematics Project.This year, a website dedicated to the series was also“constructed.” Enrollment of public school teachers inLOGOS totaled 265.Another area of growth is continuing education,particularly certifications. A certification inentrepreneurship has been offered online for asecond time with funds from CitiGroup. (The firsttime, the economic development organization INTECOsponsored the program.) Students learn to writea business plan for their own startup. In all of theprograms to be offered by the Distance EducationProgram, from certifications to graduate degrees, themission is to promote a comprehensive education fora successful career in both the local and internationalcommunities.69