Highlights

Here are some of the highlights for this micro-credential.

  • No admission requirements, no application process, no pre-requisites, open to anyone

  • Take up to 90 days to complete the course

  • Learn at your own pace using a computer, tablet or smartphone

  • Receive a certificate of course completion and digital badge for successfully completing the course which can be shared on social media (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter), downloaded as a PDF, or even embedded in an email signature

In this 20-hour, self-directed online micro-credential, you will explore the importance of quality and accessible online learning design and delivery. Learners will be introduced to different quality frameworks, such as the Quality Matters Rubric and the PBIC Framework.  Learners will explore the different standards for designing quality online learning, as well as familiarize themselves with accessibility standards, such as Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Lastly, learners will be able to apply what they learned by completing a competency-based assignment.

Learners who successfully complete the course will earn a digital badge and certificate of course completion that can be downloaded and shared via social media. 

You will have access to the course for 90 days to work through the content.

The following modules are covered in this micro-credential:

  • Module One: The Pivot and What is Quality Online Learning?

  • Module Two: Quality Frameworks

  • Module Three: Standards and Guidelines for Designing Quality and Accessible eLearning

  • Module Four: Accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

  • Module Five: Competency-Based Assessment

Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies

Upon successful completion of this course, learners should be able to:

  • Describe the importance of designing and developing quality and accessible online courses and eLearning.

  • Use the Quality Matters standards to guide the design and development of quality and accessible eLearning.

  • Identify the five dimensions outlined in the PBIC (Promoting Belonging, Inclusion, and Community) Framework for quality online course design.

  • Analyze the standards, guidelines, and principles in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Community of Inquiry Framework, and the PBIC Framework to ensure effective integration in eLearning design and delivery.

  • Use accessibility checks, such as the colour contrast tool, to ensure that content on eLearning slides adheres to double "A" and triple "A" standards.

  • Produce eLearning slides that adhere to quality and accessibility standards and principles, taking into consideration various eLearning accessibility and quality frameworks.

Curriculum

    1. Land Acknowledgement

    2. Accessibility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (IDEA) Statement

    3. Introduction from Sault College's eLearning Department

    4. What is asynchronous online self-directed learning?

    5. Learner Resources and Supports

    6. Technology Requirements

    7. Privacy and Accessibility Policies

    8. Navigation

    9. Learner Introductions

    10. Discussion Forum: Learner Engagement

    11. Technical Discussion Forum

    12. Frequently Asked Questions

    13. Help & Contact Information

    1. Before we begin...

    2. Welcome and Micro-credential Information

    3. Learning Outcomes & Goals

    4. Modes of Learning

    1. Multimedia Presentation: Modules

    1. Thank you

    2. Before you go...

    3. Congratulations

About this course

  • $325.00