TOBDMINU - Teaching Online by Design

Undergraduate Minor

College of Education

Undergraduate

The Teaching Online by Design (TOBD) minor is designed to engage and prepare students on how to design and facilitate online courses/ programs. This minor provides a deep dive into current theories and practices of instructional design and teaching/learning in the field of online education. It further aims to prepare undergraduates for careers in online education involving all levels of education from K-12, higher education, government, and industry. The curriculum has been created by professionals from the field of online education and students will have access to real world situations. The courses are taught by experts with professional instructional design backgrounds and online teaching experience. Students will learn broad knowledge and skills necessary to move into entry level positions in various online educational settings.

- Describe and apply the andragogical/pedagogical practices of online learning to diverse learning contexts.
- Assess and utilize the various theories and frameworks pertaining to instructional design principles, user experience and associated issues.
- Design, facilitate and assess an online course experience with the latest instructional technologies.
- Analyze the innovations, challenges, and opportunities that digital environments pose in diverse learning contexts.