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Instructional Design and Technology

Randy Hansen, Jessica Levene, Eli Collins-Brown, Edward O'Neill, Doug Brtek, Holly Henry, LeAnn Derby, and Brandie Shatto

Engage and inspire students through technology.

Learn how to create enhanced learning opportunities using the latest tools and techniques to connect with today’s digital-first learners.

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Engage and inspire students through technology.

Learn how to create enhanced learning opportunities using the latest tools and techniques to connect with today’s digital-first learners.

Our Instructional Design and Technology MicroMasters program combines theory, research, and practical applications to help students gain the skills they need to analyze and implement technology-enhanced learning experiences. Our curriculum covers a wide range of career-relevant topics, including learning theories, instructional design, multimedia design, assessment and evaluation, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

This MicroMasters program equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the rapidly growing field of online teaching and learning. The program is designed to help students gain the knowledge that can help them advance their careers in K-12 schools; institutions of higher learning; non-profit organizations; or workforce training, upskilling, and development.

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Four courses

Instructional Design and Technology: Learning Theories

(72 hours)
Technology and digital media have changed how people learn. Today’s students want to be engaged and self-directed with digital content. This course explores learning theories, examines related research, and practices applying these concepts to real-world problems.
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Instructional Design Models

(72 hours)
In today's interconnected world, online education has exploded with engaging learning experiences infused with interactive digital tools, digital media, and collaborative projects designed to engage dispersed learners. These highly engaging and effective courses are not created by chance - they are created by instructional designers using a careful and systematic design process.
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Instructional Design: Digital Media, New Tools and Technology

(72 hours)
Instructional designers have a vast array of tools and resources at their disposal to create engaging courses. Social media, digital video, and freely available online instructional resources and applications connect and engage people in new and exciting ways. When creating online learning experiences, instructional designers integrate and infuse these digital tools and digital content in ways that engage and connect learners to course content.
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Instructional Design Course Evaluation & Capstone Project

(72 hours)
This final capstone course in the Instructional Design and Technology MicroMasters program focuses on course design evaluation and your capstone project. Evaluation models help instructional designers continuously improve course design to enhance student learning. We'll explore evaluation models, learning management system data analytics, and Kirkpatrick's Levels of evaluation. Finally, you'll design, build, and publish your capstone project, an online learning module.
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Learning objectives

  • Apply learning theory, instructional design models, curriculum design techniques, and the assessment of learning to create innovative learning experiences.
  • Integrate multimedia and technology tools effectively to enhance learning experiences.
  • Apply principles of user experience (ux) and user interface (ui) design in the creation of learner-friendly interfaces and interactions.
  • Apply information literacy, accessibility, and ethical practice to the design of learning experiences.
  • Critically evaluate trends, issues, practices, and methodologies that influence the field of learning design.

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17280 hours
Via
edX
Institutions
University System of Maryland
University of Maryland Global Campus
Instructors
Randy Hansen
Jessica Levene
Eli Collins-Brown
Edward O'Neill
Doug Brtek
Holly Henry
LeAnn Derby
Brandie Shatto
Language
English
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