Advancing Learning 2018

The last decade has seen explosive growth in the availability of flexible eLearning opportunities that can positively affect instruction and education at all levels. As such, 21st century learning must embody not only relevant and innovative content but also provide a rewarding learning and supportive experience for students; however, this rapid growth can pose significant institutional challenges when trying to establish and sustain online learning initiatives.  To support a key college strategic goal, which is to advance the use of eLearning methodologies and technologies to provide students the opportunity to access flexible learning options, integrating flexible delivery modes into existing academic and institutional plans and evaluating strategies for growth and support of quality online learning can be hampered by both financial constraints and limited mechanisms for faculty and student support.

This Inspire session will demonstrate one academic school's specially designed courses and their subsequent remixes as eLearning specialists work to create high quality educational experiences with minimal resources.  The session will feature examples of courses that were created with grant money, in-house fully online programs, and templates for DIY instructors.  It will discuss some of the challenges of creating high quality digital learning experience with limited time and funds and showcase some innovative solutions for the curriculum design and instructional design processes.