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OLTD 502 The Digital Continuum
This course will explore the continuum of learning that can take place in online environments from supplementing face-to-face class teaching to mounting hybrid/blended or fully online courses. Topics include comparing pedagogical approaches, creating and selecting resources, building levels of interactivity for learning, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and facilitating change.
Course Learning Outcomes (click to expand)
- Become familiar with common terms, definitions and elements related to blended and online learning environments.
- Demonstrate basic competency with design and implementation within blended and online learning environments.
- Plan learning opportunities most suitable to the strengths and challenges of blended and online learning environments.
- Develop and design intentional learning activities suitable for the learning environment and the learner.
- Incorporation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles; and
Selection of strategies and resources appropriate for the learning environment, learners, and learning outcomes.
- Create assessment and evaluation methods and tools most suitable to the strengths and challenges of blended and online learning environments.
- Integrate current cognitive learning and change management theory
- Examine current research on emerging practices for blended and online learning environments.
- Develop practical and technical skills in all phases of concept, development, design, implementation, etc. for blended and online learning environments.
- Develop skills to optimize learning experiences through personalization based on characteristics, needs, stages of development, current personalized learning mandates, and misconceptions.
Continue from OLTD 501
- Engage in learning communities and communities of practice;
- Critically assess and evaluate resources for best practice in online learning;
- Consider responsibility, accountability and civility in online environments;
- Continue evidence and reflection collection in a D2L ePortfolio template to demonstrate course and program mastery; and
- Maintain a personal web space to support your learning throughout the OLTD program.