ADL 121 - E-Learning: Principles and Practice

Course Description

Learn about the field of e-learning and the principles, philosophies, models, approaches, technologies, and delivery modes used by practitioners of e-learning. Explore the various needs that e-learning practices can meet and the best ways to effectively implement e-learning to meet those needs.

Course Details

Course Learning Outcomes

By completion of this course, successful students will be able to:

• Identify support for e-learning within the organizational culture
• Specify the skills needed by the organization in order to engage successfully in e-learning
• Evaluate learning needs that could be met with a Web based learning environment
• Analyse the project risk of implementing or not implementing e-learning
• Analyze the comparative strengths and weakness of e-learning platforms and other technology tools as they apply to the goal of meeting given learning needs
• Determine e-Learning benchmarks to include in the evaluation of an e-learning project
• Develop a business case for e-learning

Topics of Instruction:

• Crucial elements that must be present to develop a successful e-learning strategy
• Skills needed to develop and deliver e-learning in an organization
• Criteria to be considered when evaluating organizational readiness for e-learning
• Identifying your organization's readiness for e-learning
• Criteria for learner readiness for e-learning
• Stakeholder identification and analysis
• Learning needs of your organization as it relates to e-learning
• e-Learning technologies and tools that could be used to meet your organization's learning needs
• Does your organization have a learning need?
• Methodologies for creating and managing e-learning projects
• Approaches for building a business case for e-learning in your organization
• Strategies for leading change into e-learning
• Building a business case for e-learning
• Barriers to e-learning in the workplace
• Guidelines for supporting learners
• Developing an e-learning strategy
• Evaluation aspects of an e-learning strategy

Notes

Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s)

• Certificate in Adult Learning specializing in Adult and Community Education : Optional Courses
• Certificate in Adult Learning specializing in Career and Academic Advising : Optional Courses
• Certificate in Adult Learning specializing in e-Learning : e-Learning Specialization Courses
• Certificate in Adult Learning specializing in Workplace Learning : Optional Courses
• e-Learning Certificate : Core Courses