Designing and Teaching Online Courses for Corporate Education

Catalog description

This course prepares professionals in corporate settings to plan and facilitate online learning experiences and trainings through the lens of best practices and Universal Design for Learning. Students examine the dynamics that lead to online learning success for diverse adult learners. Course topics include Universal Design for Learning, motivation, assessment of training goals, culturally relevant education, providing feedback and building community. Students are introduced to a variety of technologies that facilitate virtual teaching and learning. Students are exposed to evidence-based methods of instruction and critically examine the concept that instructional training should be evidence-based.