Instructional Design for Online Teaching and Learning
An ACRL Online Seminar
March 29 - April 23, 2010
Registration is now open!
Course Description:
In this four week hands-on course the intellectual focus will be on using good instructional design and Web page design principles. Participants will also be introduced to Web-based Teaching techniques and materials using standard Web pages and the Moodle LMS.
This course requires a significant amount of hands-on learning-activities , project work, and readings. This work will result in a completed instructional design plan for an instructional unit - course/workshop/tutorial - of the participants choice for a learner group of their choice with teacher guidance and approval.
This is a two phase course.
- Phase one is lecture, discussion, and readings on the instructional design process in the context of online teaching and learning.
- Phase two is hands-on activities that will step participants through creating or assessing an instructional design plan (with teacher guidance and approval) for a short unit of instruction on a topic and for learners of their choice (short course/tutorial/course).
The course is hosted on ACRL's Moodle server. Participants will receive and/or be able to download printable versions of the learning activities etc. to use during the course session as well.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to use clear instructional design process to design distance education/online teaching and learning units.
- Participants will be able to evaluate distance education/Web-based tutorials, courses, or workshops in terms of their design and relevance.
- Participants will end the session with a completed instructional design plan for a simple tutorial, short course, or workshop of their choice (with teacher guidance and approval).
Audience:
Librarians and other information specialists who are interested in learning the instructional design process, reviewing distance education/Web-based/online teaching and learning tools and options.
Some experience with online learning is assumed. (e.g., have taken a course online, completed a Web-based tutorial as a learner). No online teaching experience is expected, but Web-based teachers will find the course a good review and reinforcement experience.
Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web Browser. Level of instruction is intermediate
Instructor:
Diane Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting
The instructor has been teaching virtual reference related concepts and skills online and in-person for more than 14 years. She is the author of The Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for the Chat and E-Mail Environments Neal-Schuman Publishers (2007) published concurrently in the United Kingdom by Facet Publishers (2007) and The Kovacs Guide to Electronic Library Collection Development: Essential Core Subject Collections, Selection Criteria, and Guidelines (Neal-Schuman, January 2004). Additional Biographical Information is available at http://www.kovacs.com/aboutus.html.
More information on Diane Kovacs
Course Requirements:
Your participation will require approximately three to five hours per week to:
- Read the online seminar material
- Post to online discussion boards
- Complete online exercises
- Complete a seminar evaluation form
Registration fees:
ACRL member: $135
ALA member: $175
CACUL member: Can$195 (charges will be made in U.S. dollars)
Nonmember: $195
Student: $60
Registration is now open!
- Select the "Register" link next to the course on ALA's Distance Learning
page (linked above).
- You will need to log in with your ALA ID & password. If you do not have an ALA ID & password, you will be asked to create one in order to register.
- Download and complete the PO registration form.
- Submit the form along with your actual PO to ALA registration (fax or mail; see form for details).
- You will not be considered registered for the course until both your PO and the registration form have been received and processed by ALA registration.
Member rates apply to personal memberships only. Want to join ACRL or ALA? Complete the online membership form, available on the ALA Web site. If you join ALA/ACRL within five days of registering, we will adjust your fee (please fax a copy of your completed registration form to ACRL at 312-280-2520).
Payment may be made by credit card or purchase order (PO) only.
If paying by PO, the PO number is required at the time of registration.
Class size is limited to 60 participants. Full refunds will be granted up to 14 days prior to the start of the seminar.