CONT815: Teaching and Learning Through eLearning
How do teaching and learning change in the online environment? How can we be sure that we're providing robust learning and assessment experiences for our students? What strategies and technologies are effective online? How do equity, inclusivity and accessibility create the conditions for effective learning and student well-being? In this course, you'll have the opportunity to critically investigate these and other questions in a collaborative community of learners. Technology promotes learning in many different ways. You will learn how to integrate technological tools to learning and how to help students with intentional and targeted support and feedback.
At the end of the course, you will apply your knowledge to create a five-module orientation course designed to support students' needs in your subject and grade level context.
Learning Outcomes
What You Will Learn and Do
In this course, you’ll have the opportunity to
- evaluate effective program planning and development approaches to support students in the eLearning environment
- appraise effective pedagogical practices to support deep and effective learning in the eLearning environment
- analyze the underlying theoretical foundations of learning in the eLearning environment and apply them to promote profound and integrated learning experiences
- evaluate critical aspects of course communication, interaction and feedback, and apply this knowledge to equity, inclusivity and accessibility to support students
- synthesize current and new pedagogical knowledge to create an inclusive, equitable, accessible and diverse online course
- apply existing knowledge and extend your understanding of student-student, teacher-student, student-interface and student-content communication
- evaluate current and developing assessment and learning analytics practices to collect reliable student data in the online environment
- develop a professional leadership and research plan
- evaluate technologies for students and teachers that support effective learning experiences, course logistics and interactions
- cultivate a professional learning community and collaborate with colleagues to learn ways of supporting effective student learning and well-being in the eLearning environment
Assessments
Module 1
Models of eLearning
Module 2
Supporting Learning Online
Progress Update 1
Module 3
Building a Safe and Inclusive Online Community
Module 4
Communicating with Students
Progress Update 2
Module 5
Assessment and Resolving Challenges
Progress Update 3
Module 6
Creating Learning Experiences
Module 7
Professional Learning and Leadership
Final Report