CONT698: Teaching Online
Empower your teaching in the digital age: creating inclusive and engaging online learning environments
This course examines effective online delivery platforms and how to implement them in your professional practice. By applying your knowledge of adult learners, learning styles and universal design for learning, you will explore how diversity impacts learning and create inclusive, egalitarian and culturally responsive content. This course will provide you with an overview of the challenges and great potential of online learning environments and the resources to apply them successfully to your own teaching context.
Who Should Take This Course?
The course is ideal for
- educators looking to develop their skills in delivering online instruction and creating inclusive learning environments
- individuals who need to design and implement online learning programs for their organizations
- professionals who want to improve their understanding of adult learning, varied learning styles and universal design for learning
- anyone interested in exploring the challenges and potential of offering instruction in an exclusively online or hybrid environment
Delivery Method
This course is delivered asynchronously online allowing participants to engage with flexibility at their own convenience. This method provides a balance between self-paced learning and structured coursework while promoting a supportive community where participants can share experiences and ideas.
Professional Development
This course will count towards completion of the Post-Graduate Certificate in Workplace Training and Development.
Students who complete the Post-Graduate Certificate will be eligible to receive advanced standing in the laddering option offered by the Faculty of Education.
Queen’s University Faculty of Education has designed this the laddering option as a customizable graduate experience, with the inclusion of three different credentials within one course. Laddering will allow you to progress through successive credentials while carrying forward course credits. Students can receive three different credentials: a Post-Graduate Certificate, a Graduate Diploma in Education, and a Professional Master of Education. If you follow the laddering system, you can earn all three credentials with fewer classes overall.
Contact us at edonline@queensu.ca or visit educ.queensu.ca/ladder for more information.
Course Fees
CAD$650.00
Course fees include
- full access to comprehensive course content
- timely feedback from a subject matter expert on assignments
- Shareable Badge of Completion (Queen's University)
- credit toward the Post-Graduate Certificate in Workplace Training and Development
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to
- examine the ways in which remote learning environments can differ
- explore strategies to deliver your programming needs
- assess strategies for community building with learners
- understand accessibility issues as they relate to learning for all
- examine the goal of learner-centred programming
- review the theory of backward design
Course Outline
| Modules |
Minimum hours |
|
Module 1: Challenges |
15 |
|
Module 2: Best Practices |
15 |
|
Module 3: Teaching Tools |
15 |
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Module 4: Inclusive Learning Communities |
15 |
|
Module 5: Instructional Design |
10 |
|
Module 6: Course References Portfolio |
15 |
|
Total hours |
85 |
Course Schedule
| Session | Course Dates | Registration Deadline | Payment Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Winter 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 – Apr 18, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 at 4pm ET | Feb 13, 2025 at 4pm ET |
Late Winter 2025
- Dates: Feb 17, 2025 – Apr 18, 2025
- Deadline: Feb 11, 2025 at 4pm ET
- Payment Due: Feb 13, 2025 at 4pm ET
Application Requirements
While a post-secondary degree/diploma is not required, it is recommended for this program.
Required Technology
A smartphone or a computer with a web camera and microphone.
Course Materials
This course has no required resources.
Accommodations
Applicants who require special accommodations are asked to:
- Contact us at least 1 week prior to the start of the course to allow enough time for appropriate accommodations to be made.
- Provide necessary documentation upon request.