Program Details
Next Start Date: January 8
Credit Hours: 9
Course Length: 16 weeks
Estimated Program Length: 9-12 months
Design high-impact online learning experiences for students at all levels in all settings with University of West Florida's Online Teaching and Learning Graduate Certificate.
Why Study Instructional Design and Performance Technology at UWF?
With UWF's Online Teaching and Learning Graduate Certificate, you will be able to teach any learner in any setting. Whether you face a classroom of kindergartners or c-suite executives, you’ll know exactly how to design and implement a high-impact, online learning experience for them. Students will also learn to use research, theory, best practices and sound pedagogical principles to manage technology-driven learning experiences.
The credits you earn in the Online Teaching and Learning Graduate Certificate program may be applied to the M.Ed. in Instructional Design and Performance Technology if you decide to pursue the full degree.
What You Will Learn
The Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning will teach you how to use the research, theories and best practices in instructional design, multimedia message design, learner engagement and instructor presence so you can design, develop, implement, evaluate and manage technology-driven learning experiences. Complete the program ready to design learning programs for K-12 education, higher education, business and industry, healthcare, military and other settings.
By completing this certificate, you will be able to:
- Create online learning experiences based on current research, theory, best practices and sound pedagogical principles
- Analyze online teaching and learning policies, principles and technologies
- Implement strategies to facilitate communication and student engagement in online teaching and learning
- Critique the role of administration in supporting online teaching and learning experiences