IDT 540: Systematic Approaches to Digital Design and Development
In this course, students will learn the basics of usability and usability testing, as well as become familiar with important topics in digital design and development including basic HTML, accessibility/508 compliance, open educational resources, and copyright.
This is a graduate instructional design course that I majorly revised over several years. The Portfolio, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 assignments are original to the program, but I redeveloped them as scaffolded assignments. (Chapter 1 and 2 are drafts of writing for masters students final project, which comes the next semester). I revised the learning objectives of the course as well.
Course Description
Focuses on the design, development, and implementation of digital and web-based media for instructional purposes. Emphasis is placed on issues surrounding using the internet for instruction.
Learning Goals
Upon completion of IDT 540, students will be able to:
- Examine, explain and plan use of digital instructional technologies to support and empower diverse communities;
- Utilize the internet to locate resources for research and teaching that supports diverse learners;
- Critique, assess and evaluate the design of internet pages;
- Demonstrate basic HTML coding;
- Plan a website;
- Appraise and synthesize the theoretical basis and issues involved in using the internet in teaching and learning; and
- Research and complete a literature review using APA guidelines, based on a topic related to the teaching and learning process.
Syllabus
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