: This course introduces the major models, tools, and techniques for creating and delivering online learning. It reviews the fundamentals of general learning theory and how it can be applied in practice to online design and instruction.
The National Institute of Online Learning (NIOL), founded in 2012, seeks to improve the quality and effectiveness of online learning, especially for adult learners, by promoting best practices and innovation in the field.
: This course has an "Ask the Expert" feature, which submits your questions directly to an expert in the field you are studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.
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Lesson 1
Module 1: Learning Theory and Instructional Design Fundamentals
Explores how people learn and how learning principles inform effective course and instructional design.
Module 2: Learning Objectives and Assessment Strategies
Focuses on defining learning objectives, assessing learner performance, and applying Bloom’s Taxonomy and cognitive load principles.
Module 3: Online and Blended Learning Models
Examines online, blended, adaptive, narrative, and peer?based learning approaches and their instructional uses.
Module 4: Interactivity and Engagement in Learning
Addresses strategies for learner engagement, including interactivity, multimedia, games, and varied instructional activities.
Module 5: Instructional Models and Scaffolding
Introduces instructional frameworks such as Whole?Part?Whole (WPW), instructional scaffolding, worked examples, and the 5E Learning Model.
Module 6: Applied Learning Tools and Evaluation
Reinforces learning through practical tools, activities, summaries of key concepts, and final self?assessment.
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