New! Online Programming Institute
Get in on the biggest new growth area in continuing education for universities, colleges and associations.
Discover how to position your online program in the marketplace and create a reputation and image that dominates your market niche.
Acquire the most advanced, practical, how-to techniques on online instructional development from three of the foremost authorities in online learning and teaching.
After attending the Online Programming Institute, you will have the knowledge skills to optimize your online programming development, training of online faculty, and marketing online certificates and courses.
Your instructors each have more than 10 years' experience in online programming, are nationally known experts, and do consulting, speaking and writing on the topic.
Who Should Attend
Anyone engaged in online instructional design, and anyone wishing to do online instructional design, should attend this Institute. The Institute is specific to continuing education, although others will find it relevant as well. Beginners will get the fundamentals at a high level. Current practitioners will discover new advanced techniques and interact with the best experts.
If you want to begin online programming, or are already doing online programming, this Institute is right for you.
Why You Should Attend
With the foremost authorities in the field, you will acquire information not available anywhere else. The Institute is specific to the field of continuing education. You will take home all the information and knowledge you need to position your online programs for success in the marketplace.
Outcomes
After attending the Online Programming Institute, you will have the information to be able to:
• Develop or improve the development of your online certificates and courses.
• Better develop and train online faculty
• Strategically plan and do market research to position your program to dominate your market nice
• Gain the budgeting knowledge to create and run online programs profitably
Unique
Only LERN and your instructors have this information and expertise. You will take home information you won't find at any other meeting or event. You will find out about the latest low cost and free eTools for online courses. You will get information specific to the field of continuing education. You will have the option of going home a Certified Programmer Online (CPO).
Recognition Options
1. ILUs. This course qualifies for 1.0 ILUs upon passing the 50 question exam.
2. Graduate credit. As part of the University of South Dakota and LERN joint Master's Degree.
3. Certificate. For completing the course and passing the exam.
4. Certification. Become a Certified Programmer Online (CPO). Complete this course, three online courses on teaching online, and engage in an online programming project or study.
An additional $795 fee for the online courses, project review, and CPO medal, press relase and framed certificate. Contact Tammy at TammyP@lern.org or 800-678-5376 for info about
becoming a Certified Programmer Online (CPO).
Designing Online Instruction
Overview of the Online Instructional Environment
• Principles behind the adoption of technology innovation
• The nature of the online learning environment
Envisioning Your Online Certificate or Course
• Types of web courses
• Preparing for the move to the Web
• Analyzing your current courses
• Planning your web courses
• Identifying resources
• Design guidelines
Developing a Web course
• Team vs. Individual approach to development
• Phases of design and development
• Models of web courses
Developing Online Faculty
• Orienting faculty to teaching online
• Engaging and training faculty in course creation
• Training faculty to teach online
• Training faculty to engage students online
Issues in the Web Environment
• Copyright issues
• Ownership of online courses
• Assessment and Evaluation of instructors
Tools and Designing Multimedia for eLearning
Designing Multimedia for e-Learning
• What makes a good instructional audio cast
• Design principles for audio casts and auditory learning
• Blending audio and visuals for effective multimedia learning
• Shooting the bullet: designing PowerPoints for knowledge construction
New eTools for Developing Content Objects
• Latest top new eTools
• How to create media rich and interactive web-based learning objects
• Non-commercial free eTools available
Games and Simulations for e-Learning
• How games and simulations teach
• What research says about the pedagogical effectiveness of games/sims
• Design elements for good games and simulation for instruction
• Game design principles and how to design a learning game.
Advanced Online Programming Techniques
• Recording audio lectures
• Continual engagement
• Welcome Pages
• Checklist of Best Practices
Training Needs Assessment
• 3 types of needs assessment
• Using needs assessment to develop new products, new directions and new customers
• Carefully planned 3-phased approach for analyzing the needs of a client
Your Strategic Business and Marketing Plan
Needs assessment
• Market research and selecting audiences
• Establishing online program credibility and uniqueness
• Creating your position in the market
• Recruiting and selecting instructors
Finances and Pricing
• Finances and economics of online certificates and courses
• Instructor pay guidelines
• Pricing online certificates and courses
Marketing Online Certificates and Courses
• eMarketing that works
• The role of print brochures and mail
• Online advertising
• Your third promotion strategy
• Your one year marketing plan |
