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EPIC 30 Online Teaching Certificate

Course ID: SEF-3001BO2
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This 30-hour professional development training concentrates on online pedagogy and universal design for learning (UDL) principles. Courses cover best practices in course navigation and design, online communication and collaboration, online assessments, UDL, pedagogy, andragogy, accessibility, and LMS skills training. The certification culminates with a capstone course that requires mastery-level demonstration of design and delivery skills described in the EPIC Quality eLearning Standard.

Course Objectives

be able to identify, describe, and explain core accessibility concepts and create ,basic accessible documents, presentations, and multimedia, and identify resources to facilitate the creation of accessible course content.

be able explain the principles of Universal Design for Learning Theory (UDL).

be able to recognize the benefits of a standardized course menu and identify how to customize the course menu and course themes.

be able to add course content and manage and organize files in the LMS.

create and manage announcements, create forums and manage discussions, send emails and messages to students within a course, and create groups with collaboration tools.

be able to create, manage, and grade assignments and tests.

organize and manage the an LMS Grade Center at the introductory level, including, recording student grades, weighting grades, running grade reports, and using the various tools available.

identify and explain best practices and strategies in online communication and collaboration, and produce a communicative activity that fosters student engagement.

explain the principles of creating and administering effective assessments in online courses, creating measurable student learning outcomes, and aligning student learning outcomes with lesson objectives, and produce a sample assessment for an online course.

be able to demonstrate the ability to develop quality online courses that meet quality standards for online courses.

Outline of Instruction

Introduction to Accessibility

Introduction to Universal Design for Learning

Learning Management System (LMS) Skills Training:
• Course Structure and Navigation
• Managing Instructional Content
• Communication Tools
• Managing Assignments and Tests
• Managing the Grade Center and Student Grading

Best Practices in Course Navigation and Design

Best Practices in Online Communication & Collaboration

Best Practices in Online Assessments

Capstone