Let’s start building quality Technology enabled Learning (TeL) experiences

Welcome to the first of five weeks dedicated to designing quality tech-enabled learning experiences! Before we jump in to the ‘thick of things’ and begin to create and refine a design for your course, we want to provide a ‘birds eye view’ of the course ‘flow’, and an introduction to the course development team. As the first course eModerators we also speak about our approach to supporting learners in this course during its pilot.

Your Development Team

We have created both a video introduction, and are providing you with a written form of the same. Throughout the course you will see that you have the option to ‘stream’ embedded videos or choose to download and read transcripts/review slides. What is your learning preference?

	Hello! Welcome to your Designing quality tech-enabled learning experiences course! My name is Lisa, and I am an Instructional Developer at Lakehead University.You’ll see me again in Module 1 where I will lead you through a few basic principles that have a positive impact on learning, to help you draft a design blueprint for your own course/workshop or training session.
	My name is Shantala, and I’ve worked with the team through the development process for this course to enhance it with engaging graphics and illustrations. By Module 3 you will come to appreciate these elements, embedded throughout this course, as learning resources;-) We hope that they inspire you to incorporate some of the practices we’ve used to embed them in your own course.
	My name is Angela and I’m a faculty member at Lakehead University in the Faculty of Education. I’ve spent many years working with people, just like you, to design quality teaching and learning. I will lead you through your learning in Module 2 to enhance the draft learning design blueprint you will create in Module 1. We will do this by incorporating some of the best that technology can provide to enable learning in 21st century classrooms.
	My name is Heather and I’m the Senior Instructional Designer at Nipissing University. I often deliver workshops that help to clarify the benefits of design before delivery, and the value of a learner-centered approach to teaching.I will lead you through your learning in module 4 to assure that your near final design has accounted for the most effective methods of activating learning in tech-enabled spaces. You should finish module 4 with a plan that your learners will surely appreciate.
	My name is Sarah and I am Nipissing University’s Manager of eLearning. I invest a significant amount of my time supporting the development of teaching excellence. Once you create your own draft design, and then enhance your design with technology interactions, you’ll start to see the benefits as I do. By module 3 you will be able to choose the most effective and accessible resources, so that you can finish module 4 strong by incorporating activity that engages your learners in the topics you are so passionate about.
	And I’m Pat. As the Dean of the Teaching Hub at Nipissing University I help the leadership at my institution to incorporate systems that support tech-enabled teaching and learning. I’m here to help you to do the same. We’ve really enjoyed bringing our varied and extensive expertise to the development of this course. We will be here to connect with you through discussion and feedback activities, and are excited to learn from all of you. Let’s get started!