Instructional Design & Technology Certificate of Completion prepares students to design technology and media rich instructional experiences. Emphasis is placed on the design of instruction, understanding the difference in the ways individuals learn, and the different needs for face to face, blended, and distance learning experiences.
What You'll Learn
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The instructional design process is usually based on one of many design theory models. This course explores the dominant models including ADDIE, Dick and Carey, Rapid Prototyping, and others. A practical and hands on course students will design instructional experiences that integrate current technology, a variety of media, and best practices.
This course covers the design and management of instruction on LMS and CMS systems. Students will have the opportunity to work hands on with a variety of current learning management platforms including Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas, Google Classroom, and others. Topics will include both technical and non-technical aspects to developing and managing instruction on educational learning platforms.
Quality instruction is guided by data and research. This course examines the instruments and statistics commonly used in education & training. The course will critically examine research design and offer a foundation in case study and action research methodologies to help students stay current regarding best practices and to critically examine instructional innovations.
The course will explore technology integration standards as well as the role and potential of emerging technologies, and the intersection of technology and contemporary learning theory. The goal is not only to learn how to use various tools and technologies, but also to develop critical thinking skills regarding how and why we use technologies and how our uses impact learners.