OER Resource: Designing and Developing Student-Centred Online & Hybrid Learning Experiences
OER Resource for Faculty
The following is an overview of Designing and Developing High-Quality Student-Centred Online/Hybrid Learning Experiences by Seneca College, Durham College, Algonquin College, and the University of Ottawa. Rather than reproduce the content in this guide, you’re encouraged to explore this resource and apply any techniques you may find helpful in designing your own online and blended courses.
If you would like to discuss any of the strategies in these resources, please reach out to your eLearning Curriculum Coordinator.
This resource contains the following sections:
Resource Overview
This collaborative project between Seneca College, Humber College, Kenjgewin Teg, Trent University and Nipissing University provides learners with the knowledge and skills to design, develop and deliver high-quality, interactive and engaging online learning experiences.
Over the past few years, there has been an unprecedented challenge for academic institutions across both college and university sectors to shift from in-person to online course delivery. But, with limited resources to guide and support high-quality online course development, how can we be certain that all the effort put into online development results in a quality learning experience that sets students up for success?
This accessible and flexible four-week asynchronous online course provides learners with strategies and tools to create well-organized, accessible and culturally inclusive courses that engage learners and help them achieve their learning goals in a virtual environment.
Each of the four modules contained within the course are learner-centred and include transferable supports that allow for reskilling and upskilling of faculty. Post-secondary institutions can use the course to support faculty development and use the content within the course (e.g., authentic assessment, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, and designing with international students in mind) to frame new online courses. This online course will support colleges and universities in driving high-quality and innovative online/hybrid learning by modelling best practices in online course design and delivery.
Designing and Developing High-Quality Student-Centred Online/Hybrid Learning Experiences Video Overview
Download transcript [PDF] | Watch the Introductory Video [2:52].
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