Instructional Design - Digital Media, New Tools and Technology edX - online learning platform

Overview

Instructional designers today have a tremendous number of tools and resources available to them to create highly engaging courses. Social media, digital video, and freely available online instructional resources and applications connect and engage people in new, and exciting ways. When creating online learning experiences, instructional designers integrate and infuse these digital tools and digital content in ways that engage and connect learners to course content. 

The Instructional Design - Digital Media, New Tools and Technology Certificate is part of Instructional Design and Technology MicroMasters Program from the University System of Maryland - USMx.

Choosing instructional materials for a course may seem like a simple step, but in fact, there are many important aspects of online learning experience development that are important to consider, such as content creation, copyright and creative commons, accessibility testing, and visual and web design techniques.

Course topics include media and visual literacy, design for online and mobile environments, use and design of open educational resources, emerging technologies, and trends in technology such as mobile learning environments.

What you'll learn

• Integrate visual design principles into digital text-based media
• Apply image editing and publishing practices
• Produce effective video and screencasting materials
• Design an interactive learning module using an authoring tool
• Implement accessibility strategies to develop inclusive, technology-enhanced learning experiences
• Create a variety of digital learning objects, including images, videos, screencasts, audio, and interactives, to enhance an online minicourse
• Build an Instructional Design portfolio to showcase knowledge of digital media