How to Create an Online Course
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There are 2 modules in this course
Learn how to design and develop online learning materials.
Digital education is expanding faster than ever before, and learning online has become an essential part of how we teach and learn. On this two-week course, you’ll learn how to create online learning materials that are open, accessible, and engaging. You will complete practical activities to explore key topics such as target audience, writing style and narrative, active learning, and digital tools. You’ll be equipped to create targeted, interactive, and inclusive content to thrive in the eLearning sector. The knowledge and skills you develop will enable you to confidently begin your own course design process. Learners can apply for Financial Aid directly with Coursera to assist with the cost of accessing the full course and gaining a certificate for successfully completing the course.
In this first week, we will look at how to identify a target audience using personas, design active learning opportunities into your course, and write with a clear narrative voice that will appeal to a global audience.
What's included
4 videos10 readings2 assignments6 discussion prompts
4 videos•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to understanding your learners•1 minute
- Hear from the experts: Marketing•10 minutes
- Introduction to active learning and narrative•2 minutes
- Hear from the experts: Active learning•7 minutes
10 readings•Total 104 minutes
- About this course•10 minutes
- Meet the team•10 minutes
- Section 1 Introduction•2 minutes
- What is a persona?•10 minutes
- Create your own persona•10 minutes
- Decolonisation, diversity and inclusion•10 minutes
- How would you diversify the curriculum?•20 minutes
- Section 2 Introduction•2 minutes
- Examples of active learning•10 minutes
- Readability test•20 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Knowledge check 1•15 minutes
- Knowledge check 2•15 minutes
6 discussion prompts•Total 125 minutes
- Introduce yourself•10 minutes
- Identify a target audience•15 minutes
- Help an academic colleague diversify their curriculum - How did you get on?•30 minutes
- Let's discuss the results•20 minutes
- Readability reflection•20 minutes
- Active learning strategies - your thoughts•30 minutes
In this second week, we will focus on how to create content that is engaging, open and accessible. We will also look at digital tools you can use to enhance your learning materials.
What's included
5 videos16 readings2 assignments2 discussion prompts
5 videos•Total 42 minutes
- Introduction to making content engaging•1 minute
- How do you keep learners engaged?•7 minutes
- Hear from the experts: Learning Design•23 minutes
- Introduction to your digital toolbox•1 minute
- Hear from the Experts: Digital Tools•10 minutes
16 readings•Total 148 minutes
- Section 3 Introduction•2 minutes
- How do you keep learners engaged?•1 minute
- Chunking and interactivity•15 minutes
- Top 5 course design tips•3 minutes
- Content writing guidance•10 minutes
- Finding and creating open content•15 minutes
- How to make materials accessible•10 minutes
- Creating your own learning sequence•10 minutes
- Assessing your learners•10 minutes
- Section 4 Introduction•2 minutes
- Digital tool wheel•10 minutes
- Choose three tools•10 minutes
- Write a video script•20 minutes
- Course summary•10 minutes
- Next steps and useful resources•10 minutes
- Post-Course Survey•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Knowledge check 3•15 minutes
- Knowledge check 4•15 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Justify your selection•10 minutes
- Reflect on your experience•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Apr 18, 2023
Thank you so much our teachers who corresponding to this course as well as Coursera team.Thank you so much.
Reviewed on Jul 17, 2023
Brilliant course- short and straight to the point. The additional resources materials are very useful.
Reviewed on May 14, 2023
This course will help me as I continue to build an online presence as an educational professional.
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