Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Online Instructional Design and Delivery
$375.00
Dates: November 3 - November 30Credits: 2.25 CEUs or 22.5 PDHs
This six-week course equips educators with the essential skills and frameworks for designing engaging, learner-centered online courses. Grounded in the principles of backward design and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, participants will explore how to align learning outcomes with meaningful assessments and select instructional strategies that promote active student engagement. Through a structured, hands-on approach, participants will develop a course blueprint and learner-centric syllabus, integrating key elements of social, teaching, and cognitive presence. Weekly activities include instructional critiques, peer feedback, database explorations of educational tools, and the creation of original course artifacts. Ideal for participants new to online teaching or those seeking to refresh and refine their course design skills, this course emphasizes collaboration, reflection, and practical application to transform instructional design practice. NOTE: For Mac users: please download the Microsoft Office Suite for Mac for full functionality of course materials.
Course Description
This six-week course equips educators with the essential skills and frameworks for designing engaging, learner-centered online courses. Grounded in the principles of backward design and the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework, participants will explore how to align learning outcomes with meaningful assessments and select instructional strategies that promote active student engagement. Through a structured, hands-on approach, participants will develop a course blueprint and learner-centric syllabus, integrating key elements of social, teaching, and cognitive presence. Weekly activities include instructional critiques, peer feedback, database explorations of educational tools, and the creation of original course artifacts. Ideal for participants new to online teaching or those seeking to refresh and refine their course design skills, this course emphasizes collaboration, reflection, and practical application to transform instructional design practice. NOTE: For Mac users: please download the Microsoft Office Suite for Mac for full functionality of course materials.
Mimi Otten
Mimi Otten, formerly the library director of Spalding University, is an Adoption and Use Lead for Aquifer. She delivers training to support health profession educators to leverage the features, functionalities, and benefits of Aquifer’s case-based eLearning courses and assessments. She previously developed self-paced, web-based training for the FAA and Washington Headquarters Services and facilitated professional development courses and workshops at the Learning House, Inc. Mimi has presented workshops on online learning topics including assessment, plagiarism, copyright, and curriculum trends at the Learning House, Inc. CONNECT Users Conference, SLOAN-C ALN, Pencils and Pixels and New Horizons Teaching & Learning Conference.
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