Become an Online Course Designer and Instructor

This six course series is designed for  instructors, trainers and teachers to master best practices in online instruction and course design.  The series will support online instructors, independent of a specific learning platform.

Courses in this series include:

• Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
• Online Curriculum Design and Instruction
• Assessing the Online Learner
• Communication and Engagement in Online Learning
• Instruction Resources for Teaching Online
• Universal Design--Elements of Accessibility

Essentials for Creating an Effective Online Learning Environment

This course introduces online teaching and learning with a focus on the skills and knowledge needed to actively engage learners in an online environment through on-going communication, instructor presence, and high-quality instruction. 

Best Practices for Online Instructors

This course applies best practices in designing online courses, with a focus on developing course content, learning activities, accessibility, and assessments that achieve alignment with instructional objectives.

Assessment Tools for Online Instructors

This course looks at various assessment methods with a focus on aligning assessment with instruction and learning objectives within the course design.

Tools and Resources for Online Instruction

The course will focus on locating, evaluating, implementing and properly citing online resources in accordance with copyright and fair use regulations. Learners will explore best practices with a focus on the alignment of instructional resources within online course content and course development.

Enhance Skills to Communicate with your Online Learners

Whether it's learner-to-learner or learner-to-instructor, or learner-to-content interaction, the right communication is essential. Learn how to use the right online tools for synchronous and asynchronous communication while exploring new technologies to support learning and instruction in an online environment.

Developing Effective Online Engagement Skills

• Learn how to embed ways to foster student-to-student interaction in the online classroom.
• Demonstrate the ability to use tools for communicating online.
• Develop communication policies and instructions for use in the online classroom.

Design Successful Online Learning Environments

For learners seeking assistance in developing successful online learning environments. This course meets the needs of all learners in an inclusive online environment.  Guided by universal design principles, learn how to evaluate and implement course development to increase accessibility for all learners in an online environment.