SV-503 Learning Platforms and Tools

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Multimedia and Educational Technology, Master's Programme

Teaching language

English

Recommended prerequisites

Pedagogy and learning/instructional design - SV-408-1

Course contents

Module 1: Preparing for course development

 

Tentative choice of course topic and target group for own course. Description of target group. Learners' characteristics and needs. Setting the scope, structures and standards. Choice of pedagogical approaches. Introduction to quality assurance. Concepts of styles of learning.

 

Module 2: Course desicions

 

• Self-instructional courses, tutor-assisted collaborative courses, MOOCs

• Choice of technologies and course type (self-instructional or tutor-assisted academic course or corporate and instructional course)

 

Module 3: Planning an online course: Course description

 

• Define course content according to target group

• Structuring of educational material

• Standards and guidelines for course development

• Workload and the ECTS system

• Quality assurance

 

Module 4: Design of course modules: Create a study guide and implement your course module(s)

 

• Making your own online course

• Learning resources

• Gamification

• Implementation

• Student support systems

 

Module 5: Evaluating and refining your course module(s)

 

• Course evaluations

• Peer reviewing

• Revision and updating

• Assessment

Learning outcomes

On completion of the courses the participants should have the ability to:

• evaluate and select appropriate pedagogical approaches for online learning

• evaluate and select LMS systems based on the user’s needs

• analyze and assess online courses

• plan courses according to international requirements (ECTS)

• design, develop and implement their own online course modules

• understand the most common standards for distributing online learning material

• establish basic student support systems

 

 The participant will gain/improve skills in:

• developing courses according to the ECTS framework, quality assurance and enhancement in course development and implementation

• organising online learning environments

• participation in professional online networks

• the use of authoring tools for creating and distributing online learning content

• peer assessment and giving appropriate feedback to peers

• reflecting on learning processes and improvement of learning skills

Teaching methods

Detailed study guides with learning tasks and activities, learner focused approach with tutor support, many-to-many communication, group work, negotiation of meaning in asynchronous threaded discussions, video lectures, peer tutoring and online quizzes. Group hand-ins in addition to individual hand-ins. Estimated student workload: 270 hours.

Evaluation

Studieprogramleder i samråd med studenttillitsvalgt fastsetter evalueringsform og om emnene skal ha midtveis- eller sluttevaluering, jf. kvalitetssystemet kapittel 4.1. Informasjon om evalueringsform for emnet publiseres i Canvas.

Offered as Single Standing Module

Yes, limited number of available places.

Assessment methods and criteria

Portfolio assessment counting 40 % of the total grade and a 4 day home exam counting 60 %. Graded A-F. Information about the requirements for the portfolio will be given in the study guide.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course	Reduction of Credits
INF901 – E-teaching 2: Development and Online Course Leadership	10
SV-508 – Learning Platforms and Tools	10