Course overview
Learning outcome
Teachers will improve their communication skills in ODFL contexts.
Summary
| Course code: | CS4ODFL |
| Duration: | 4 weeks |
| Workload: | 3 – 5 hours per week |
| Badges: | Six digital badges |
| Certification: | Certificate of Completion |
| Course materials: | Preview online |
What will I learn?
In this short online course you will:
- Develop an understanding of the role of inclusive and equitable communication practices, teaching presence, and course netiquette for successful open, distance and flexible learning (ODFL) delivery.
- Learn about the uses of technology and media for efficient and accessible communication in an ODFL environment.
- Review and discuss key pedagogical considerations when designing course structure, learning activities, feedback and communication strategies.
- Recognise the attributes of an effective online facilitator.
- Gain hands-on experience in weaving online discussions and interactions, including strategies for conflict-management in the ODFL space.
Certification options
Participants who successfully achieve the six digital badges summarised below for the CS4ODFL course will receive a PDF Certificate of Completion.
| Digital badge | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Course netiquette | Prepare a netiquette guideline for your online course. |
| ODFL ecosystem | Create a mind map of the ODFL communication tools suitable for your context to communicate with your students. |
| Communication plan | Design a course communication plan to guide and create opportunities to have more meaningful and engaging conversations with your students. |
| Weaving online discussion | Review and weave sample discussion forum posts. |
| CS4ODFL participant | Complete and pass an online ‘knowledge test’ quiz on core concepts covered during the CS4ODFL course. |
| ODFL Badge | This is an cumulative badge awarded to CS4ODFL participants who have achieved the five preceding badges. Holders of the ODFL Badge will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for the course. |
Prerequisites?
Any teacher is free and welcome to participate in this course. The course will be conducted in English. We recommend that you have:
- Access to a personal computer for 3 – 5 hours per week
- Basic computer skills (saving files in different formats, setting up and deleting folders, starting programs, etc.)
- Access to the internet for 3 – 5 hours per week while working online on the course.
- Basic skills in navigating websites using a browser.
Image attribution
Teachning CS4ODFL by D Prasad published under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported licence.
