A 17 unit Certificate Program in Online Teaching
The courses offered are:
EDT 1 Intro to Online Teaching (3 units) June 18th-July 26th, 2012
Online/hybrid teaching pedagogy: Universal design in online course materials; effective organization and delivery of online materials; teaching and learning styles; effective online communication using discussion boards, live chat, online forums, blogs and wikis; best practices for online student assessment and grading; retention and motivation of online students.
EDT 2 Intro to Moodle (3 units): 08/27-10/8 2012
Introduction to online courseware using Moodle and/or other course management systems: Creating and uploading materials, creating and importing quizzes, setting testing parameters; adding resources, web and text pages; using blogs and wikis, online discussion tools including forums and email, online glossaries, and grading tools; adding multimedia, audio, and podcasts; and basic administrative functions, including setting preferences and access.
EDT 3 Hybrid Teaching (3 units) 10/22-12/3 2012
Effective practices in hybrid course design and teaching pedagogy: Designing effective online learning activities to meet specific goals and objectives using a combination of online and in-class learning activities; integrating online activities with the face-to face meetings; organizing course materials; automating basic activities such as quizzes, grading, and surveys; assisting students to adapt to an online environment; managing discussion threads, course documents, announcements, and grades.
EDT 4 Designing Curriculum for Online Instruction (3 units)
Sping 2013
Modification of the curriculum design process for online instruction: Restructuring course materials for online teaching and learning and creating accessible online materials for all learning styles; locating and using course materials designed by textbook publishers, and free online tools to create course content; integrating free resources such as e-books, learning objects, video and podcasts, educational blogs, and multimedia into the curriculum.
EDT 5 Creating Multimedia for Online Courses (3 units) Course
Spring 2013
Creating multimedia content and objects for use in online course management systems. Developing videos, podcasts, video casts and other types of multimedia using open source/free tools. Creating accessible multimedia.
EDT 6 Providing Support to Online Learners (2 units) June 18th-July 26th, 2012
Online/hybrid teaching pedagogy: Providing support to online students in the areas of technology, online learning methodologies, study skills, preparation before taking an online class, standards and models for student/teacher contact,
Each student who takes these courses will be given a Moodle shell and develop the shell into an accessible online class which contains course materials and multimedia.
Want to know more, or to sign up for a course?
Contact Alexis Alexander at
aalexander@peralta.edu
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