This course is for educators, students, and professionals who want to design and implement electronic portfolios. After examining best practices, using an appropriate online tool, participants will design and post a portfolio plan and implement one entry.

Educators will examine the learner-centered approach to teaching in order to create transformative experiences for students in online and blended learning environments. Educators develop the skills and conceptual knowledge to humanize online instruction and develop student-centered learning activities that meet Common Core and content standards.

This course explores the role of assessment in online and blended learning programs. Students will design and develop technology-based authentic and performance-based assessments, rubrics, needs assessment plans, learner analysis instruments, adaptive testing, and surveys. Coursework includes managing data collection, analyzing results, and reporting findings. This course is part of the Instructional Design & Technology program…

An overview of multimedia software and the multimedia production process. Designed for trainers, educators, and anyone interested in multimedia, the course features hands-on learning with computer-based or internet software authoring tools to design and produce a multimedia project or presentation that integrates text, graphics, animation, sound, and digital video for educational, business, or entertainment purposes.

Features online collaboration tools for educational, business, or personal use. Explore different collaborative technologies and shared documents using the Internet with emphasis on how these tools can be integrated with curriculum and student projects; on more effective communication and collaboration for all participants; and on how these tools can be used for planning and evaluating…

This introductory course about instructional design & technology focuses on foundational knowledge and skills to guide students into creating technology-based educational or training resources, for use in an online or blended classroom environment. Topics include using instructional design models and strategies, writing learning objectives, planning a program, basic assessment techniques, and technology integration.

This course explores the role of technology in student-centered learning environments. You will create a design plan for a technology-enhanced learning lesson, project or activity and use collaborative online technoloqies to support group work and feedback and develop evaluation methods for the course project.

This course is for educators who want to explore the potential of computer-based and internet games to engage students in science, engineering, and other content learning. Participants will analyze existing games for their educational value and determine how students learn when they create their own educational content games. Participants will design a systematic method of…