Course Design in Higher Education: EHE Course Design Institute

College of Education and Human Ecology

Shifting a course online can be daunting. How do you create a sense of belonging in a digital space? How might you translate your favorite in-person activity into an online activity? And how do you use CarmenCanvas, the Internet, and digital tools to bring your course to life? 

Join the College of Education and Human Ecology's Distance Education and Learning Design (DELD) team for our course design institute. A supportive, hands-on learning experience, the institute focuses on design, pedagogy and facilitating learning online. Participants learn in a small group setting and receive individual assistance reimagining their in-person course into a vibrant online learning experience.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the EHE Course Design Institute, participants will, amongst other things, be able to:

  1. Identify how their philosophy manifests itself in their course design, facilitation decisions, activities, assessments, and other course elements.
  2. Write measurable module-level and course-level learning objectives and then align them to their assignments, activities, and assessments.
  3. Build an accessible, inclusive course using approaches such as universal design for learning and accessibility standards.
  4. Create and sustain class-community online by using different strategies such as introductory activities, audio and video feedback, and student collaboration.
  5. Select course interactions and activities that promote teaching, social, and cognitive presence based on the Community of Inquiry model.
  6. Apply digital pedagogy skills to increase student learning and engagement through TPACK.
Participation Requirements

The course design institute participants must be affiliated with the College of Education and Human Ecology. Participants must either be moving an in-person or hybrid course to a fully online course, or they must be building a new course online.

 

VERIFICATION OF PARTICIPATION

The final teaching endorsement application will require you to upload a completion of criteria document from the College of Education and Human Ecology.

Required Hours
20
Timeline for Completion
Minimum of 2 weeks; flexible options available

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Program Elements

Title Delivery Method Hours Description
Course Design Institute
 Synchronous Online 9.0

Small group sessions facilitated by members of the academic technology team. Sessions themes are: Design and Pedagogy; Media and Tools; Build It!; and Facilitating Learning Online.
Online Expeditions
 Asynchronous Online 11.0

Activities that extend and reflect upon the previous in-person session as well as prepare for the next in-person session.