Online and blended Learning (30 hours)
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 0
- Teaching semesters Autumn, Spring
- Course code
- UPED650
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Learning Outcomes
Goals and Content
This course is for instructors at UiB who would like to design and teach online or blended courses. “Blended” courses are courses where a significant amount of the teaching and learning occurs online, often to the extent that some of the face-to-face time is reduced, replaced by online activities.
Content:
The course will provide opportunities to explore multiple approaches to online and blended learning. Participants will learn about best practices, develop course materials and activities, receive feedback, and share their ideas and experiences with colleagues. Participants will develop learning materials and/or activities in the periods between training sessions that address either specific content or a specific learning objective in their course(s) and that participants will give each other feedback on those materials in the sessions.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of the course, the participants will be able to:
Knowledge
- Determine the optimal organization and delivery of course content and activities in the online learning environment
- Follow established best practices for web-based presentation of content
Skills
- Connect course content, activities, and assessments to specific learning outcomes of the course
- Foster interaction between students, content, and the instructor online and in the classroom
General Competencies
- Create and apply pedagogical strategies that enable students to become more active and engaged learners
- Establish a teaching practice anchored on the generation of knowledge rather than the consumption of knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching and Learning Methods
The course consists of a minimum of 30 hours of work, including two full days of face-to-face teaching and additional online activities.
Teaching and learning methods in the course will include the following:
- Presentations
- Discussions
- Technical demonstrations
- Hands-on practice
- Individual projects
Participants will be expected to develop course materials outside class meetings and share them with the class.
Forms of Assessment
Forms of Assessment
Participants have to attend minimum 80% of sessions and complete all assignments to receive credit. Assignments will include the development, presentation, and justification of online course materials presented in and via Mitt UiB / Canvas.
The course will use the following forms of assessment:
- Developing and presenting course materials and activities presented in and via Mitt UiB / Canvas.
- Writing a reflective summary and response to a scholarly article about online or blended learning in their discipline.