The course will help you to create interactive, dynamic online courses using multimedia tools and student collaboration. It also includes formative feedback and assessment. We will be focusing on one topic each week.
1. Multimedia for learning and teaching
2. Encouraging student collaboration
3. Feedback and formative assessment
There will be a variety of material to choose from, including videos and topics, as well as activities, discussion, tasks, assessments, and discussions. You will also be assigned random assessments from other participants to mark to earn your mark. Although most videos and activities require you to complete them, there are a few "Take it Further", and longer videos which can be done at your own discretion.
Although it may appear like an overwhelming amount, many of the activities are easy to complete in a matter of minutes. This MOOC focuses on getting a broad range of experiences so that you can decide which techniques and tools to use.
While we will introduce some concepts, the course is very hands-on. Your contributions and outputs will determine how you are assessed. This course is active and hands-on. We expect you to enjoy it, learn many new ideas, and be able to integrate them into your teaching.