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The online educator: People and pedagogy

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The online educator: People and pedagogy
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  • 12 hours study
  • Level 2: Intermediate

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      • The Online Educator: People and Pedagogy Page

        Enhance your online teaching with strategies from educational technology experts

        As e-learning becomes ever-more widespread, online educators are being required to design learning experiences that engage and meet the needs of very diverse learners.

        This course, developed by The Open University’s Institute of Educational Technology, explores four myths: that learning design is about technology and content; that innovation and accessibility are incompatible; that researching online learning is an ethics-free zone, and that educators’ online identities are irrelevant. 

        Studying the course will help you enhance your practice through videos, quizzes and discussion with peers.

        A Statement of Participation will be available upon successfully meeting all course requirements, including scoring at least 40% on each end-of-week quiz and 70% on the end-of-course test.


  • Course learning outcomes

    By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

    • Develop personas to inform the online learning design process
    • Identify the ethics considerations involved in researching online teaching
    • Apply accessibility guidelines to online teaching contexts
    • Identify key accessibility issues related to online learning
    • Reflect on your existing digital identity and plan for its future development
    • Explore ways of shaping a digital identity as an online educator
    • Discuss the relationship between technology, content, people and pedagogy in online courses

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    • Course dates:

    First Published 07/02/2025.

    Updated 12/02/2025

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  • Linda Leonie Jewell

    Linda Leonie Jewell9 March 2025 4:53

    I found the course relevant and thought-provoking.

    Some navigation links are missing. E.g. after viewing the results of the polls and some forums it is hard to go to the next section.

    In Week 4: 4.4 and 4.12 it refers to a discussion, but there is no link to a forum

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  • 12 hours study
  • Level 2: Intermediate

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5 out of 5 stars

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