Discover key skills and practical tools to create engaging online learning experiences.
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How to Create an Online Course
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This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. Find out more.
Learn how to design and develop online learning materials.
Digital education is expanding faster than ever before, andlearning online has become an essential part of how weteach and learn.
On this two-week course, you’ll learn how to create onlinelearning materials that are open, accessible, and engaging.
You will complete practical activities to explore key topicssuch as target audience, writing style and narrative, activelearning, and digital tools.
You’ll be equipped to create targeted, interactive, and inclusivecontent to thrive in the eLearning sector. The knowledge and skills you develop will enable you to confidently begin your own course design process.
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0:03Skip to 0 minutes and 3 seconds Discover how to create an online course with experts from the University of Edinburgh’s online learning team. With a portfolio of more than 80 courses and almost four million learners globally, we share knowledge, guidance, and top tips to support you in creating your own online course. You’ll learn how to identify target audience, use narrative, and create active learning opportunities, as well as how to make your content engaging, open, and accessible, and use digital tools to enhance your learning materials. Whatever your role or knowledge in the field of digital education, this course will give you the practical tools and key building blocks to design interactive, inclusive, and enjoyable online learning experiences.
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What topics will youcover?
Understanding Your Learners - Discover what a persona is, what the characteristics of a typical online learner are and the differences between them. Identify how to create content that is targeted to your learner audience.
The Power of Active Learning and Narrative - Learn the differences between passive and active learning types, and examine storytelling techniques like narrative and readability.
How to Make Content Engaging - Explore ways to create content that is engaging to online learners. Practise techniques for producing materials that are bitesize, open and accessible.
Your Digital Toolbox - Find out how to use digital tools and media to enhance your learning materials, and explore useful resources for creating an online course.
Who is this accreditedby?
The CPD Certification Service:
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.
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On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
Create personas to gain a clear understanding of target audiences for short online courses.
Describe the value of active learning and narrative in digital education, and write concise content using appropriate language and tone.
Identify suitable formats for creating engaging online materials in line with accessibility and open licensing guidance.
Evaluate a range of current digital education tools and explain some of their benefits and limitations.
Who is the course for?
The course is designed for subject matter experts who want to create a short online course.
This is an introductory course to help you develop the key skills to produce engaging online learning materials.
Who will you learn with?
Lizzy Garner-Foy
Lizzy is an Instructional Designer at the University of Edinburgh. She has a passion for active learning design, creative approaches to teaching, and educational media production.
Andrés Ordorica
Andrés is an Instructional Designer at the University of Edinburgh working on both short online courses and micro credential programmes. He has been working at the University since 2018.
Marcello Crolla
Marcello is an Instructional Designer at the University of Edinburgh. He has an extensive background in both Further and Higher Education.
Jessica Gramp
Jess is Learning Technology Team Manager for the University of Edinburgh's Instructional Designers and has worked in Higher Ed since 2008. She is passionate about making education accessible to all.
Stuart Nicol
Stuart leads the Educational Design and Engagement section at the University of Edinburgh. He has been a learning technologist for over 20 years, and has a masters degree in digital education.
Who developed the course?
The University of Edinburgh
Founded in 1583, the University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top universities and is globally recognised for research, innovation and high-quality teaching.
