Other Online Certificates and Courses

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This course is designed to lead participants through a step by step process for designing quality education courses and instruction. 

About online learning

Online learning is a fun, enjoyable and very productive way to learn. Millions of people are learning online each year. You will engage with the instructor and other participants. You will get to know your instructor and other participants. You may make friends.  It’s easy. It’s fun. 

How the Course Works

It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom.  You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access.

Once inside the online classroom, here’s what you can expect.

Participate when you want

You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate. For the best learning, participants should log into the course on 2-3 different days of the week.

What you will do

For each Unit (Module), you will:

• Read the resources in the readings section
• Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides and download the handouts if you would like to take notes along with the audio
• Participate in the practice exercises in the Activities section
• Have opportunities to engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants

For best results for this course, take the instruction in order.  The content (readings, audio lectures, slides and practice exercises) are accessible for the entire duration of the course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

Discussion

Discussion threads will be posted from time to time by your instructor.  Feel free to add comments and thoughts and post your responses to any of the Practice exercises.

Your instructor will have dedicated office hours and will answer questions, make comments, and respond to comments by you and the other participants.

It’s easy. It’s fun.

Course Objectives:

 Module 1:

• Define the purpose of course development and how it fits into your organization&##39;s overall strategic goals.
• Define Instructional Systems Design (ISD)
• Answer the question: "Why use ISD?"
• List the five steps in the ADDIE ISD process.
• Determine your capacity for implementing curriculum and coursework at this time.

 Module 2:

• Describe what happens in the Analyze phase of the ADDIE ISD process.
• List the five areas to be analyzed in this phase.
• Identify at least four ways to collect primary data to use in this phase.
• Differentiate between three program formats and two pros and cons for each.
• Practice and Evaluate this phase.

 Module 3A:

• Describe what happens in the Design phase of the ADDIE ISD process.
• Identify the three output areas of this process.
• Describe how one might create curriculum based on their audience entry behaviors.
• Practice the entry behavior aspects of the design process.

 Module 3B:

• Identify the three components of a learning objective.
• List the three taxonomies used to create objectives.
• Practice developing learning objectives.
• Evaluate the design phase.

 Module 4:

• Describe what happens in the Develop phase of the ADDIE ISD process.
• Identify the six output areas of this process.
• Practice and Evaluate the develop phase.

 Module 5:

• Describe what happens in the Implement phase of the ADDIE ISD process.
• Identify the 5 output areas of this process.
• Practice and Evaluate the implementation process.

 Module 6:

• Describe what happens in the Evaluate phase of the ADDIE ISD process.
• Differentiate between evaluation and assessment.
• Differentiate between formative and summative evaluation.
• List at least five elements of a summative evaluation
• Practice and Evaluate this phase

Completion Requirements