EDU1688 Online Education
The course will explore essential strategies for implementing effective online and blended learning environments, focusing on the distinct differences between virtual and traditional face-to-face education. Students will analyze various approaches to structuring online education, emphasizing integrating cultural intelligence and using video tools to enhance engagement and accessibility. The course will examine online instructional design, assessment techniques, and learner interaction, ensuring students acquire the necessary skills to foster dynamic and inclusive online learning environments.
Students will learn about creating flexible, personalized, and scalable learning experiences. The course will emphasize the importance of developing cultural intelligence to engage with diverse learners in a globalized online environment effectively. Furthermore, students will explore the key distinctions between online and face-to-face teaching methods, adapting pedagogical strategies to suit digital platforms. Additionally, the course will focus on using video tools to enhance online learning experiences and provide students with best practices for designing courses and assessments tailored to digital spaces.
Key Topics Covered
- Understand the Fundamentals of Online and Blended Learning: Explore the key concepts and structures of online and blended educational environments, including integrating digital tools to support flexible and adaptive learning experiences.
- Examine Core Principles for Effective Digital Pedagogy: Analyze pedagogical strategies that optimize learning in virtual environments, focusing on student-centered approaches that promote engagement and knowledge retention.
- Differentiate Between Online and Traditional Face-to-Face Teaching Methods: Identify and evaluate the critical distinctions between online and in-person teaching practices, with an emphasis on adapting techniques for a digital context.
- Develop Cultural Intelligence for Globalized Learning Environments: Learn to foster cultural sensitivity and awareness in diverse online classrooms, ensuring inclusive and equitable learning experiences across varied cultural backgrounds.
- Utilize Video Tools to Enhance Online Learning Engagement: Gain proficiency in using modern video creation tools to design engaging multimedia content that supports instructional objectives and enhances learner interaction.
- Identify Best Practices for Online Course Design and Assessment: Investigate effective strategies for structuring online courses and developing assessments that measure student learning and promote academic integrity.
- Engage in Techniques for Maximizing Student Interaction in Digital Spaces: Master using interactive tools and strategies to increase student participation, collaboration, and engagement in an online learning environment.
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Based on your HESEAP application, you have been awarded full CLC for this course, classifying it as a test-out course, meaning no traditional instruction will be provided. Your CLC award signifies that you possess knowledge, whether gained through prior education or experience, equivalent to or surpassing what would typically be learned in a traditional college setting. Consequently, classroom attendance is not required; however, you are required to successfully pass a final exam for the course.
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- Implementation Strategies for Blended and Online Learning by John Bailey, Carri Schneider, and Tom Vander Ark; Digital Learning Now http://digitallearningnow.com/site/uploads/2014/05/DLN-ebook-PDF.pdf
- Why You Need Cultural Intelligence (And How To Develop It) https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2015/03/24/why-you-need-cultural-intelligence-and-how-to-develop-it/?sh=f63570317d68
- 9 Ways Online Teaching Should Be Different From Face-To-Face https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/9-ways-online-teaching/
- (2008) Education for a Digital World. Hirtz, Sandy and Harper, David G. http://www.colfinder.org/materials/Education_for_a_Digital_World/Education_for_a_Digital_World_complete.pdf
- (2020) Top 7 Free Online Video Tools For Teachers To Create Videos In Minutes https://www.hippovideo.io/blog/top-7-free-online-video-tool-teachers/amp/
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