Table of contents

The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English

Recommended previous knowledge

Pedagogy and learning/instructional design - SV-408-1

Learning outcomes

On completion of the courses the participants should have the ability to:

  • evaluate and select appropriate pedagogical approaches for online learning
  • evaluate and select LMS systems based on the user’s needs
  • analyze and assess online courses
  • plan courses according to international requirements (ECTS)
  • design, develop and implement their own online course modules
  • understand the most common standards for distributing online learning material
  • establish basic student support systems

 

 The participant will gain/improve skills in:

  • developing courses according to the ECTS framework, quality assurance and enhancement in course development and implementation
  • organising online learning environments
  • participation in professional online networks
  • the use of authoring tools for creating and distributing online learning content
  • peer assessment and giving appropriate feedback to peers
  • reflecting on learning processes and improvement of learning skills

Contents

Module 1: Preparing for course development

 

Tentative choice of course topic and target group for own course. Description of target group. Learners' characteristics and needs. Setting the scope, structures and standards. Choice of pedagogical approaches. Introduction to quality assurance. Concepts of styles of learning.

 

Module 2: Course desicions

 

  • Self-instructional courses, tutor-assisted collaborative courses, MOOCs
  • Choice of technologies and course type (self-instructional or tutor-assisted academic course or corporate and instructional course)

 

Module 3: Planning an online course: Course description

 

  • Define course content according to target group
  • Structuring of educational material
  • Standards and guidelines for course development
  • Workload and the ECTS system
  • Quality assurance

 

Module 4: Design of course modules: Create a study guide and implement your course module(s)

 

  • Making your own online course
  • Learning resources
  • Gamification
  • Implementation
  • Student support systems

 

Module 5: Evaluating and refining your course module(s)

 

  • Course evaluations
  • Peer reviewing
  • Revision and updating
  • Assessment

Teaching and learning methods

Detailed study guides with learning tasks and activities, learner focused approach with tutor support, many-to-many communication, group work, negotiation of meaning in asynchronous threaded discussions, video lectures, peer tutoring and online quizzes. Group hand-ins in addition to individual hand-ins. Estimated student workload: 270 hours.

Examinations

Portfolio assessment counting 30% of the total grade a final project counting 70%. Graded A-F. Information about the requirements for the portfolio will be given in Canvas.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes, limited number of available places.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
INF901 – E-teaching 2: Development and Online Course Leadership. 10
SV-508 – Learning Platforms and Tools. 10
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