EL101 - Designing and Developing Online Courses
Facilitator: Satrohan Mangal
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to create successful online courses, whether for faculty-supported distance education delivery or as a supplement to classroom instruction. You will learn to design and develop online courses that have structural integrity and navigational simplicity with a focus on student-centered learning and intellectual interaction. The course covers various learning activities that are supported in an e-learning environment and describes the typical components of an online course. We will provide you with the media strategies and course design methodologies that will allow you to develop online courses in an effective and efficient manner.
Facilitator Bios
Satrohan Mangal
Satrohan, the President of Innovative E-Learning Solutions, has over twenty-five years experience in applying state-of-the art instructional systems design methodologies to define, design, develop, evaluate, and implement multi-media education and training solutions in business, computer, communication, retail and pharmaceutical industries, the military, universities and community colleges.
Satrohan hold a Bachelors degree with specialization in Educational Psychology, and a Masters degree in Educational Technology. He specializes in providing e-learning as well as instructional design consulting to colleges and universities, among which are Metropolitan College, Sargent College of Boston University, Massachusetts College of Pharmacology and Health Sciences, the Art Institute Online, Vanderbilt University, George Washington University, Northeastern University, Abilene Christian University, Bowling Green State University, Kentucky Virtual University, New England College, New England Culinary Institute, and OntarioLearn (a consortium of over forty community colleges) in Ontario, Canada.
Course Format
Course Structure
- Can Start Anytime
- Modular Structure (with online content, quizzes and forums)
- Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
- Faculty Support (facilitator/coach)
Course Length
- 4 Modules
- 4 Hours of Activities (about 1 hour per module)
- 4 Weeks to Complete the Course (1 module/week)
- Can Finish Faster
Completion Requirements
- Study All Modules
- Participate in Module Forum Discussions *
- Achieve 70% on Module Quizzes
- Achieve 70% on Final Quiz (one attempt only)
- Complete Online Course Survey
* You are required to participate in at least one of the module forums. We will assess the level of your discussion activity in the forum(s) in which you participate and may request an additional opportunity to engage you further in the discussion process prior to your certificate being awarded.
Course Outline
Module 1: Characteristics of Quality Online Courses
- Introduction
- Structural Integrity
- Navigational Simplicity
- Learner-Centered Learning
- Intellectual Interaction
Module 2: Learning Activities
- Introduction
- Lectures
- Questions
- Readings
- Guest Lecturers
- Synchronous Chats
- Asynchronous Chats
- Assessment
Module 3: Course Components
- Introduction
- Syllabus
- Course Description
- Lectures
- Assignments
- Discussions
- Chats
- Quizzes
- Exams
- Model Answers
Module 4: Media Strategies & Instructional Systems Design (ISD)
- Introduction - Media Strategies
- Graphics
- Animations
- Artwork & Photographs
- Audio-Visual
- Introduction - ISD
- Analysis
- Design
- Development
- Evaluation
Certificate/CEUs
Completion of this Course:
- Certificate of Completion
- 4 Hours of Continuing Education
Completion of Two Courses:
- Certificate of Knowledge in Online Teaching
- Eligible for MaxPrize*
*MaxKnowledge conducts an annual prize drawing to sponsor a Certificate of Knowledge holder to attend CCA's Annual Convention. U.S. residents are automatically entered in the drawing.
How to Enroll
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