The Online Course Design Badge is focused around outlining online course structure and designing course components that align with the learning objectives and support student learning.
To be awarded a badge, participants must successfully complete TWO courses: Elements of Online Course Design and either one of the courses in the series:
Elements of Online Course Design (required)
The course explores effective instructional design principles and practices for asynchronous online course delivery.
Skills: Online Course Design, Online Instruction, Course Structure, Course Organization
Criteria for Completion: Create a blueprint or course map of an online course outlining content structure, sequencing, and assignments that align with intended learning objectives.
Self-enroll in Elements of Online Course Design course on Bb
The course explores effective instructional design principles and practices for asynchronous online course delivery.
Skills: Online Course Design, Online Instruction, Course Structure, Course Organization
Criteria for Completion: Create a blueprint or course map of an online course outlining content structure, sequencing, and assignments that align with intended learning objectives.
Self-enroll in Elements of Online Course Design course on Bb
Blending Asynchronous and Synchronous Teaching
The course explores approaches and strategies to effectively blend asynchronous and synchronous delivery for online hybrid courses.
Skills: Blended Learning, Online Course Design, Student Engagement
Criteria for Completion: Create a course map or outline that incorporates a balance blend of asynchronous and synchronous formats.
Self-enroll in Blended Asynchronous and Synchronous Teaching course on Bb
The course explores approaches and strategies to effectively blend asynchronous and synchronous delivery for online hybrid courses.
Skills: Blended Learning, Online Course Design, Student Engagement
Criteria for Completion: Create a course map or outline that incorporates a balance blend of asynchronous and synchronous formats.
Self-enroll in Blended Asynchronous and Synchronous Teaching course on Bb
Designing Online Learning Activities
The course explores evidence-based practices in online learning activities and ideas. Participants will create a plan for online learning activity.
Skills: Online Course Design, Online Instruction, Active Learning, Student Engagement
Criteria for Completion: Create an online learning activity plan that incorporates evidence-based practices.
Self-enroll in Designing Online Learning Activities course on Bb
The course explores evidence-based practices in online learning activities and ideas. Participants will create a plan for online learning activity.
Skills: Online Course Design, Online Instruction, Active Learning, Student Engagement
Criteria for Completion: Create an online learning activity plan that incorporates evidence-based practices.
Self-enroll in Designing Online Learning Activities course on Bb
Designing Online Instructional Media
The course explores the Principles of Multimedia Learning applicable to the design of lectures, presentations, or videos.
Skills: Online Learning, Multimedia Learning, Instructional Media Creation
Criteria for Completion: Create instructional media that incorporates the Principles of Multimedia Learning.
Self-enroll in Designing Online Instructional Media course on Bb
The course explores the Principles of Multimedia Learning applicable to the design of lectures, presentations, or videos.
Skills: Online Learning, Multimedia Learning, Instructional Media Creation
Criteria for Completion: Create instructional media that incorporates the Principles of Multimedia Learning.
Self-enroll in Designing Online Instructional Media course on Bb
Designing Online Assessments
The course focuses on optimizing online assessments by exploring strategies for designing and using formative and summative online assessments that promote higher-order thinking skills and deter cheating.
Skills: Online Course Design, Online Instruction, Online Assessments, Student Engagement
Criteria for Completion: Create a plan for an online assessment by implementing one of the online assessment strategies.
Self-enroll in Designing Online Assessments course on Bb
The course focuses on optimizing online assessments by exploring strategies for designing and using formative and summative online assessments that promote higher-order thinking skills and deter cheating.
Skills: Online Course Design, Online Instruction, Online Assessments, Student Engagement
Criteria for Completion: Create a plan for an online assessment by implementing one of the online assessment strategies.
Self-enroll in Designing Online Assessments course on Bb