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
Students should expect to spend five to seven hours on coursework each week.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