About this course: Are you an educator? Have you ever wanted to understand more about how to design your class to make better use of educational technology – whether fully online or in blended contexts? Would you like to learn from those who have extensive practical experience with online technologies? The Learning to Teach Online (LTTO) MOOC will help you develop a working understanding of successful online teaching strategies that you can apply in your own practice. The course is based upon the multi award winning open educational resource developed by Dr Simon McIntyre and Karin Watson. Integrating online technologies into your teaching can be a challenging prospect, and it can be difficult to know how to approach it effectively for the benefit of both students and yourself. No one knows your own content and teaching strengths better than you, and the “one size fits all” formula doesn’t always suit everyone. No matter what type of technology you are interested in exploring or your level of experience, this course will help you draw on your teaching strengths and find the approach that is right for you, your students and your educational context. This course will guide you through your journey of understanding how online technologies can enhance your course design. You will have the opportunity to develop your understanding of effective online teaching practices and their relationship to the use of different technologies. You will also be encouraged to progressively design and reflect upon your own online learning activity, assessment or resource for use in your own class if you choose to undertake the course assignments.
Who is this class for: The MOOC is designed to help existing educators establish or improve their own online or blended teaching practices, and is suitable for all teachers in higher education, elementary, college, vocational or private education. There is no requirement for participants to possess prior knowledge or experience of online teaching practices or related technologies. This course is relevant for those who are: • New to online or blended teaching or those wishing to improve their current practice • Interested in educational technology and/or online instruction • Involved in higher education, K-12, community college, vocational or corporate training • Continuing professional development to increase their relevance and value to the contemporary workplace • Learning and teaching professionals (education developers, instructional designers, etc).
Taught by: Dr Simon McIntyre, Director, Learning and Innovation
UNSW Australia | Art & Design
Taught by: Dr Negin Mirriahi, Academic Developer, Learning and Teaching Unit (formerly)
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Education
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 6 Weeks, 3-4 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Each course is like an interactive textbook, featuring pre-recorded videos, quizzes and projects.
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Very good course that has given an overview of using and implementing web tools appropriately to optimize students' performance in their academic experience leading to become an independent learner.
Good lecturers, clear delivery, and lots of great reading materials. What I really like about this course is that it is so well organised, using their own protocols, which are documented and shared with the student, that following the course gives you some idea of what a good online course should look like.
The forums are moderated, but not by the teachers of the course, which creates a slight disconnect. However, posted comments are read and replied to, which is good.
Some of the materials feel dated for the topic (as far back as articles about wikis and blogging published in 2009!). This could be improved.
Another thing I liked a lot was that the assignments were really challenging (not multiple choice exams) and you are rewarded for using sources presented to you during the course in your assignments. Peer feedback system works quite well.
A highly educative course with tips and drivers for learning new tricks in the field of online teaching.
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Very well organised, plenty of resources, very clear explanations and a lot of tips you can put into practice immediatelly