Description
The roles and responsibilities of K-12 teachers in the post-COVID-19 era are constantly changing. Not only are they face-to-face classroom teachers, but they are often designers of course content, managers and facilitators of online courses, and even developers of online courses. Building upon VirtualSC PD’s A Beginner’s Guide to Online Instructional Design course, this course seeks to continue taking teachers through the phases of the ADDIE instructional design model—specifically, the Develop, Implement, and Evaluate phases. This course is designed to facilitate a space for teachers to understand the processes and demands of developing accessible, differentiated content and assessments for and in the online learning environment by providing an online space in the Moodle LMS to build out their own course designs, and seek evaluation against their work in order to encourage and support the cyclical nature of the continuous improvement process inherently structured in the ADDIE model.
This course is for professional development credit only. VirtualSC PD courses do not count towards any type of degree.
Course Outline
Week 1: Student Orientation
Week 2: Setting Expectations in Online Courses
Week 3: Developing Accessible Online Courses
Week 4: Developing Differentiated Online Courses
Week 5: Implementing Online Courses
Week 6: Evaluating Online Courses
Week 7: Ending with the Beginning in Mind
Prerequisites
This course is the second of two in VirtualSC PD’s online instructional design series. Participants in this course should have already successfully completed the following course:
This is an advanced level course for teachers, literacy coaches, curriculum specialists, professional development specialists, or other school personnel. Participants are expected to have regular access to computers with Internet access. They will also need speakers and a microphone (or a headset or telephone) to participate in the Virtual Meeting sessions. In addition, participants should be proficient with browsing the Internet, uploading and downloading content, navigating to computer files, and with using word processing software, email, and attachments.
Required Materials
All materials in this course are the property of the South Carolina Department of Education Office of VirtualSC PD. All course materials needed/required for the workshop are available online.
Registration
When you register for a graduate course there are two steps: first with VirtualSC PD and then with The College of Charleston. Upon registration with VirtualSC PD, directions will be emailed to you for completing registration with The College of Charleston. Check the email used to create your Genius account often.
- Registration with The College of Charleston is required for each graduate course in order for credit to be awarded.